Data Scientist

Job Description: Medicaid Data Scientist Key Responsibilities • Provide technical expertise in the development and enhancement of analytical reports and dashboards. • Evaluate and recommend modern tools and technologies for data reporting and analysis. • Develop scalable, organization-wide dashboards and reporting solutions. • Perform advanced analysis using Medicaid claims and clinical data to identify patterns, trends, and insights. • Collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams to produce required reports for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other external entities. • Identify gaps in current data systems, reporting processes, and analytics solutions and recommend improvements. • Review reports generated by external entities to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with DOM standards. • Support organizational data literacy initiatives by educating users about available data resources and potential use cases. • Provide data and analytics expertise in agency projects. • Evaluate project opportunities, risks, and impacts across the organization. • Manage deliverables and reporting timelines to ensure project deadlines are met. • Perform additional duties as assigned. Required Skills & Experience Candidates must meet all minimum requirements to be considered. • 7+ years of experience working as a Data Scientist on IT projects • 3+ years of experience working with Medicaid programs, including: • Developing organizational data strategy • Improving data quality • Reinforcing data integrity • 3+ years of experience developing reports and dashboards using tools such as: • R (R Project for Statistical Computing) • Microsoft Power BI • Other reporting and analytics tools • 3+ years of experience working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders • 3+ years of experience presenting, communicating, and teaching technical and non-technical project members • 3+ years of experience managing workloads and meeting critical IT project deadlines Preferred Qualifications (Not Required) • 3+ years of experience in Healthcare IT projects • 3+ years of experience with Medicaid or Healthcare payer systems • Experience working with healthcare data such as claims, clinical, or payer data