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Data Scientist (Mid or Senior)

Job ID: 238469
Category: Information Services/Technology/Service Desk/Telecom
Work Type: FT
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Work Schedule: Hybrid, M-F, Daylight

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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity: Corporate Services
Department: COO Health Services
Location: 3400 Spruce Street, 5th Floor, Silverstein
Hours: Hybrid, M-F, Daylight
(The role involves on-site presence for the first 6 months with the possibility of remote work after the introductory period is complete)
 
Data Scientist
As part of the team charged with improving the delivery of Penn Medicine healthcare services using data, the Data Scientist will provide statistical analysis of medical claims. This position will function to make significant contributions related to claims analysis. This individual will jointly report to the Physician Leader and the Chief Data Scientist, and collaborate with the entire team.
 
Accountabilities

  • Extract, transform and load data from across platforms to prepare for data use by team
  • Create real-time dash boards for strategic planning
  • Plans and performs analysis of data across the enterprise; can provide conclusions based on data and show differences among parts of the operation using data
  • Demonstrates knowledge of data analysis and data modeling; Understands data governance; can use data to “tell a story” and to support recommendations from leadership group
  • As a data analyst works to increase the data understanding of others; advances the program in formal and informal ways
  • Work with others to ideate novel and interesting models to address business needs
  • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization
 

Minimum Requirements
Re
quired Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree (In a Relevant field) And 4+ years Claims analysis experience
  • Or
  • Master's Degree (in a Relevant field) And 2+ years Healthcare data analysis experience is required.
  • Prior experience with medical claims is preferred.
  • Prior experience with Medicare claims is preferred.

Required Skills and Abilities
  • ANALYTICS: Knowledge of healthcare operations and data structures and the use of information system applications in the practicing healthcare environment
  • ANALYTICS: Strong quantitative and analytical abilities
  • TECHNOLOGY: Proficient with database use including queries and reporting
  • Working knowledge of R, Python and SQL
  • Knowledge of relational databases
  • Working knowledge of data science and machine learning libraries (e.g. caret, scikit-learn, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Dashboarding tools like Power BI, Tableau or others.
  • Knowledge of Jupyter notebooks and git


Senior Data Scientist
The Center for Healthcare Transformation and Innovation (CHTI) at Penn Medicine facilitates the rapid development, testing, and scaling of new strategies to reimagine health care delivery to improve patient outcomes and provider satisfaction. Sitting within CHTI, the Core for Precision Resource Utilization (CPRU) is a data science team working towards these goals by using advanced analytics and predictive modeling to build actionable, data-driven deliverables for the health system. In this role, the Senior Data Scientist will leverage electronic health record (EHR) and medical claims data to meet stakeholder needs, including but not limited to: data extraction and cleaning; statistical analysis; predictive analytics; and machine learning workflows. This position will function to make significant contributions to process improvement and healthcare innovation efforts by working closely with physician and administrative leaders to ensure valid and reliable data products. This position requires the ability to collaborate with the team and to communicate complex data to different audiences in diverse ways.

 
Accountabilities
  • Extract, transform and load data from across platforms to prepare for data use by team.
  • Create real-time dash boards for strategic planning.
  • Plans and performs analysis of data across the enterprise; can provide conclusions based on data and show differences among parts of the operation using data.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of data analysis and data modeling; Understands data governance; can use data to “tell a story” and to support recommendations from leadership groups
  • Works to increase the data understanding of others; advances the program in formal and informal ways
  • Work with others to ideate novel and interesting models to address business needs.
  • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization
 
Minimum Requirements
Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree (In a Relevant field) And 6+ years Claims analysis experience
  • Or
  • Master's Degree (in a Relevant field) And 4+ years Healthcare data analysis experience is required.
  • Prior experience with medical claims is preferred.
  • Prior experience with Medicare claims is preferred.
  • Healthcare data analysis experience is preferred.
Required Skills and Abilities
  • ANALYTICS: Demonstrated proficiency to manage complex data sets
  • ANALYTICS: Strong quantitative and analytical abilities
  • Proficient with relational databases, including writing and reading queries
  • Working knowledge of R, Python and SQL
  • Knowledge of relational databases
  • Working knowledge of data science and machine learning libraries (e.g. caret, scikit-learn, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Dashboarding tools like Power BI, Tableau or others.
  • Knowledge of Jupyter notebooks and git

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

   Current UPHS employees must apply HERE
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