Hiring: Lead Data Scientist (Hybrid) Company: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Location: Baltimore, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:49:29 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Agile, Machine Learning, Population Health Management, SQL, Scrum About the job Experience: •8 years of relevant work experience. Required Skills: •Synthesizes analytical findings for consumption by the teams and senior executives. •Leads proliferation of machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions. •Mentors and develop junior data scientists for advanced data analysis. •Translates business priorities and creates data science deliverables. •Leads implementation of ML/AI/DS best practices for new data products and builds robust and scalable software. •Position does not have direct reports but is expected to assist in guiding and mentoring less experienced staff. May lead a team of matrixed resources. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience. •Prior Healthcare analytics experience is a must. •Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (KSAs) •Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively and document objectives and procedures. •Demonstrated capacity to leverage a wide variety of data science tools and frameworks. •Demonstrated capacity to support data exploration and data analysis tasks in support of analytics objectives. •Knowledge in model evaluation, tuning and performance, operationalization, and scalability of scientific techniques. •Proficiency in statistical modeling applications. •Proficiency in advanced SQL in multiple syntaxes. Compensation: •$119,016 - $236,379 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!