Principal Data Scientist (Remote)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and multidisciplinary professional with deep expertise in health analytics.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about transforming complex healthcare data into actionable insights and scalable solutions.
In this role, you will build and maintain operational-grade machine learning and predictive modeling pipelines, including data processing, model training, inference, and performance monitoring — all in a scalable, reproducible, and well-documented manner. Job ResponsibilitiesDesigns highly complex level studies, models, reports, and analyses.Pulls and stages highly complex data sets.Analyzes data or develops models using highly complex techniques such as neural networks, logistic regressions, factor analyses, and multivariate data reduction techniques.Uses expert knowledge of advanced analytical tools such as SAS in highly complex data analyses.Uses expert knowledge of ICD9/10, CPT4, NDC, lab data, and other clinical fields in highly complex analyses.Leads communications and manages relationship with clients (internal and external) and vendors.May indirectly manage others to complete projects.About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens () has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms.
Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader.
Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before.
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.
To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at Qualifications Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience - or - High School/GED and at least 5 years of experience.Experience should be in healthcare related research or analytics.
Degree should be in a healthcare or analytics related field such as statistics, epidemiology, mathematics, economics.
social or actuarial sciences.At least 2 years of experience manipulating complex data sets.Experience in expert use of advanced quantitative methods.Experience contributing to complex analytical projects from conceptualization through completion.Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).Advanced level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: changing picture styles, customizing animation and/or setting automatic slide timings).Advanced level experience with SAS programming or comparable.At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadershipWilling to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state). Preferred Qualifications Master's degree with at least 6 years of experience -or- Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience.
Experience should be in healthcare related research or analytics.
Degree should be in a healthcare or analytics related field such as computer science, statistics, epidemiology, mathematics.
social sciences, or comparable field. At least 6 years of experience manipulating complex data sets. PhD in public health, statistics, epidemiology, mathematics, economics, actuarial science, or social or health sciences. Experience authoring published manuscripts in peer reviewed journal publications. Experience presenting and reporting on analytical results to appropriate stakeholders including executive level leadership as well as external clients. Advanced level experience with SAS, SQL, python programming or comparable. Extensive experience building models and deploying them in Azure pipelines/Databricks. We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried
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