Insight Global

Senior Data Scientist

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This role is for a Senior Data Scientist on a 12-month contract, paying $60-65/hr. It requires expertise in Python, SQL, and major CSPs, with 8-10 years of data science experience, particularly in healthcare analytics and ML model development. Remote work is available.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
520
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🗓️ - Date
June 6, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Data Engineering #Python #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Azure #SQL (Structured Query Language) #ML (Machine Learning) #Data Science #GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
Role description
Title: Sr. Data Scientist Openings: 1 Duration: 12mo contract + extensions (possibility for FTE based on budget/headcount allocations, client goal is conversion to FTE) Hourly Pay: $60-65/hr approx. (potential flex) Schedule: REMOTE anywhere in the US, Mon-Fri day shift (core hours, EST/CST) Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: 2 rounds Auth: GC/USC so client has ability to convert Must haves: • Strong expertise with Python, SQL, and any of the major CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Masters or PHD • Comfort with live coding assessments • Experienced data scientist with 8 to 10 years of hands-on data science experience. 5 to 8 years of working in a business environment to deliver analytical projects for business stakeholders. • Experienced in building ML and predictive models • Hands-on Gen AI / LLM work • Experienced in healthcare data (e.g., claims, lab results, medical utilization) and analytics • Excellent communication with technical and especially with non-technical business stakeholders, ability to summarize and distill insights • Team technical mentorship, establish and lead execution of best data science practices Bonus: • Production ML and MLOps experience • Experienced in survey design and sampling, survey analytics, Qualtrics (or other popular survey tools) • Health disparity data and analytics, public health background Day to Day Summary We are seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to support a team within a large Health Insurance organization. You will contribute to both ad-hoc requests as well as longer term projects, as well as helping to mentor/guide Jr resources within the organization. There will be frequent stakeholder communications with both technical and non-technical audiences. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, domain experts, and business stakeholders, to understand requirements, define objectives, and deliver actionable insights.