Optum Analytics solutions create a longitudinal view of both individual patients and patient populations. We gather, normalize, and analyze data from disparate sources that, uniquely, span the continuum of care--including EHRs, Practice Management Systems and claims. Our EHR data alone accounts for over 80M patient lives across the U.S.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• We are looking for a senior level data scientist who is eager to tackle the challenges of extracting insights from vast amounts of EHR data originating from multiple sources. 
• You will work with a diverse set of Optum researchers, clinicians, internal and external clients to define the projects and see them through to completion that cover a range of clinical focus.
• You would be participating in the development of our end-to-end NLP pipeline, building descriptive and predictive analytics and producing research validations.
• Specifically, as a member of our collaborative team you will be working with structured and unstructured data to explore the data, develop models, and performing research analytics. I
• f you have the experience, curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle these challenges, we want to talk to you.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.