Full-Time

Senior Data Scientist

Strategic Growth

Posted on 5/10/2025

Vizient

Vizient

1,001-5,000 employees

Healthcare performance improvement and consulting services

Compensation Overview

$102.4k - $179k/yr

+ Incentive Eligible

Senior

Centennial, CO, USA + 3 more

More locations: Chicago, IL, USA | Cape Girardeau, MO, USA | Irving, TX, USA

Category
Data Science
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Python
Data Science
Apache Spark
SQL
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Requirements
  • Advanced degree preferred in applied math, statistics, computer science, econometrics, or related field.
  • 5 or more years of experience managing large disparate data sets and using quantitative and qualitative analysis to draw meaningful and valid insights required.
  • 3 or more years of programming experience using Python required.
  • Expertise managing and analyzing large payer-sourced and provider-sourced claims data required.
  • Knowledge of encounter and care delivery logics, geospatial logic and proxies, and payment methodologies required.
  • Experience in developing, implementing, and validating synthetic datasets for analysis.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills required.
Responsibilities
  • Develop data science solutions and insights across multiple projects, and single or multiple domains, with minimal guidance.
  • Communicate findings from exploratory and predictive data analysis to administrative and clinical leaders for multiple projects.
  • Demonstrate skills in statistical design, efficiency, and sophisticated problem solving for multiple projects.
  • Demonstrate expertise in core data assessment steps including data discovery, structuring, cleaning, enrichment, validation and publishing insights across multiple data sets.
  • Independently leverage traditional statistics, time series forecasting, machine learning, natural language processing, and/or other statistical approaches to create, trouble shoot and implement single platform solutions supporting data science deliverables within individual domains to support project goals.
  • Make autonomous decisions to operationalize data modeling, exploratory data analysis, inferential statistics machine learning model development, project deployment, and visualization based on specified project goals or design objectives.
  • Execute technical code revisions on multiple key data science code repositories and provide guidance on lower complexity and project-specific revisions.
  • Maintenance and refinement of demand estimate methodologies, proprietary grouping logic methods, and medical claims enrichments.
  • Support the delivery of customized analyses, leveraging internal and external, raw or published data, as well as structured and unstructured datasets for Vizient tools, offerings, and consulting engagements.
  • Collaborate with partner teams across Vizient to identify standard and alternative performance measures, validate and test selected measures and algorithms, and assure alignment with targeted use cases, outcomes, and regulatory requirements such as validity, reliability, cell size, HIPAA, and other mandated requirements.
  • Demonstrate expertise in relevant core programming tools including Python and SQL and relevant data platforms such as Apache Spark, Azure, Data Bricks.
  • Provide guidance to other data scientists in the design of data science insights.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Datavant tokenization method preferred.

Vizient focuses on improving healthcare performance by providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. It serves a wide range of clients, including academic medical centers, health systems, community hospitals, rural hospitals, and ambulatory care providers. The company offers knowledge, solutions, and expertise to help its members accelerate performance and deliver cost-effective healthcare. Vizient generates revenue through membership fees, consulting services, and performance improvement programs, and has expanded its capabilities through acquisitions like Intalere. Its services include supply chain management, clinical and operational performance improvement, and strategic consulting. By utilizing data analytics and industry insights, Vizient assists healthcare providers in optimizing their operations and improving patient outcomes.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$2B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1977

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Telehealth growth increases demand for Vizient's supply chain management solutions.
  • Value-based care models align with Vizient's performance improvement services.
  • AI integration in healthcare boosts demand for Vizient's data analytics solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Competition may erode Vizient's market share in healthcare performance improvement.
  • Integration of acquisitions like Kaufman Hall may face operational challenges.
  • Economic pressures could reduce spending on Vizient's consulting services.

What makes Vizient unique

  • Vizient is the largest member-owned healthcare services company in the U.S.
  • The company leverages network-powered insights for clinical and operational performance.
  • Vizient's acquisition strategy expands its capabilities and service offerings.

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Benefits

Five weeks (25 days) of PTO

Nine paid company holidays & one floating holiday

Four weeks to work from anywhere in the U.S.

High-deductible health plans

Dental and vision coverage

Health savings account with company contribution

Flexible spending accounts

Headspace wellness app

401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 5 percent

Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Short-term illness and long-term disability coverage

Tuition assistance program

Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, hotels & much more

Company News

Business Wire
Jun 26th, 2024
Vizient to Acquire Kaufman Hall, Expanding Advisory Expertise for Healthcare Industry

Vizient announced that it has exercised its option to acquire the remaining interest in Kaufman Hall, a strategic advisor to the healthcare industry.

Business Wire
Oct 31st, 2023
Vizient Announces Acquisition of PrefTech OR, a Next-generation Physician Preference Card Management Technology

Vizient announces it has acquired PrefTech OR's next-generation, cloud-based preference card management software for healthcare providers.

Business Wire
Aug 2nd, 2022
Vizient Acquires Safe & Reliable Healthcare, Creates New Streamlined Solution for Sustained Delivery of Safe Healthcare

Vizient has acquired Safe & Reliable Healthcare, a leading provider of high reliability services for sustained delivery of safer patient care.