Data Science Director

This position is incentive eligible.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Data Science Director? At Work from Home, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Work from Home offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients' lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Data Science Director like you to be a part of our team.

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to providing our patients and care providers with the highest quality of healthcare services. HCA's Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I) team delivers a step change in that direction through clinically led integration of digital and AI technologies into care.

The Director, Data Science is a technical managerial position that provides technical and organizational leadership to deliver Data Science products. This person engages with department leadership to understand strategy to align long term data science initiatives and budgets with product roadmaps and business requirements. This person guides planning, development, and implementation of components with the Data Science team.

This role is expected to drive a positive change throughout the organization (both Business and Technology) and is expected to show empathy for the stakeholders and build products which deliver a delightful experience.

What You will do:

• DATA SCIENCE LEADERSHIP: Manage, mentor, and coordinate teams of data scientists, product managers, analysts, and vendors/contractors to meet project goals and expectations. Facilitate the team to master full stack technical capabilities. Deep dive with Data Scientists on the design and performance of AI services. Explain data science approach and results to Business and IT stakeholders in understandable terms.
• AGILE AND VALUE BASED DELIVERY: Lead, research, strategize, design, implement, document and evangelize Data Science products from incubation to deployment to monitoring. Responsible for team level OKRs related to product modules and agile delivery.
• FRAMEWORK, TOOLING, AND BEST PRACTICES: Facilitate the delivery of enterprise wide, production grade, and accurate data science products by establishing and standardizing tooling and process frameworks for best practices that produce maintainable code, automated testing, and CI/CD. Enable good developer experience in code-centric and low-code environments.
• CODE AND DELIVERABLE QUALITY: Provide technical code review for delivery work; ensure adherence to Responsible AI framework, ensure model interpretability, explainability, and model KPIs (both functional and non-functional)
• STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Actively participate in the development of the company's data science strategy and roadmap, working closely with senior leadership.
• DOMAIN LEADERSHIP: Stay up-to-date with healthcare industry trends and AI technologies, bringing new ideas and best practices to the team
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MINDSET: Communicate with senior management and stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals and priorities through an unrelenting focus on end users. Develop and track data product OKRs for measurable value creation for the enterprise.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."
• Typical work week hours can vary depending on workload and project deliverables

• Bachelor Degree Required
• Masters/PhD Degree Preferred

• 8+ years of overall experience in various aspects of data science, machine learning, and generative AI with demonstrated progressive responsibilities

• Expert experience in SQL and Python

• Experience with structured and unstructured data (i.e.. tabular, text, images, video, etc.)
• Experience with SQL relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with data processing and ETL tools (e.g. dbt)
• Experience with data visualization and data monitoring tools
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) such as Terraform, Github Actions, and Docker
• Experience with cloud deployments in GCP or another cloud platform
• Experience with Agile development methods and tools (e.g. Azure Dev Ops)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and managing multidisciplinary data science and engineering teams
• Ability to tell a story using data and insights that drives action and change
• Demonstrated leadership in a fast-paced environment with decisiveness, consensus-building, empathy and kindness

Preferred Skills:

• Healthcare domain knowledge and experience
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Agile Delivery, Product Management, or Scrum Master certifications
• Experience managing and unblocking teams in GCP platform

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Data Science Direcctor opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.