Lead Data Science Product Mgr

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Job Summary

We are looking to hire a Lead Data Science Product Manager for The AI Innovation Lab at HCSC. The AI Lab is focused on application of leading-edge AI technologies to the business challenges of HCSC, and the product manager of this team owns key responsibilities such as stakeholder engagement, product prioritization, scoping, execution, and delivery on a portfolio that focuses primarily on Generative AI applications. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the adoption of AI to transform one of HCSC's core capabilities and drive tremendous impact for our customers and members.

At the largest customer-owned and not-for-profit health insurer and fourth largest health insurer overall in the United States, you will have the opportunity to work with massive datasets to drive revenue growth, improve our operational and member-facing processes, and affect how healthcare is delivered to our 17 million members.

An ideal candidate is someone who has a demonstrated track record of leading or delivering analytical projects and products with measurable value, can see the big picture and effectively communicate with executives, has an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and has a laser-focused customer and user-centric mindset. Day-to-day tasks include engaging senior and executive leadership in the domain area to understand their most significant business challenges, designing new AI products and solutions to automate or enable better decision making to address these challenges, building long-term product roadmaps, scaling and delivering on those products by working within cross-functional data science, IT, and business teams, and providing overall product leadership for one or more of our machine learning and AI initiatives. Successful candidates will also have indirect leadership over data scientists and engineers assigned to these initiatives.

Note that while this position requires an understanding of data science, machine learning, and AI and its applications, it does not require "hands on" technical work such as coding. We are looking for a businessperson who has a strong technical background that can lead and indirectly influence both IT and business teams to scale and deploy models in a complex organizational environment.

The AI Innovation Lab works within the context of the broader AI Solutions team at HCSC. The role reports to the Senior Director of Product Management for AI Solutions. There are many different domains (or thematic units) within AI Solutions, with topics that include Claims and Payment Integrity, Member Engagement, Utilization Management, Document Intelligence, Risk Stratification, and the AI Innovation Lab. Generally, one (or sometimes two) product managers are assigned for each different domain area.

Required Job Qualifications :

Bachelors degree and 5 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field OR Actuarial credential or Masters degree and 4 years of work experience in an advanced mathematical, statistical , engineering, physics or related quantitative field OR Ph.D. and 2 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field OR 8 years of work experience in an advanced mathematical, statistical , engineering, physics or related quantitative field

Must demonstrate proficiency in at least four of the following six areas : 1) data analysis and relational-style query languages; 2) machine learning and / or statistical modeling; 3) data visualization; 4) a high-level programming language; 5) Generative AI; 6) understanding of healthcare.

Strong learning and growth mindset

Customer-focused

Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

A track record of independently delivering or leading the delivery of multiple complex analytics or data science projects

Preferred Job Qualifications :

Previous product management experience

Experience with Generative AI and other cutting edge AI technologies (e.g., agentic AI) is strongly preferred.

Previous experience working with insurance claims systems and / or healthcare experience

Experience with Iterative / Agile / Scrum development

• Experience successfully implementing at-scale A.I. solutions in cloud environments

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The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range

$110,000.00 - $198,600.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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