As a Lead Data Scientist in Clinical Informatics at CVS Health's Analytics & Behavior Change team, you will play a pivotal role in transforming clinical data into actionable insights that drive health outcomes and business growth. Your responsibilities include serving as a subject matter expert for claims, pharmacy, lab results, and other clinical documentation, designing and maintaining robust data models and taxonomies to ensure consistent interpretation across the organization. You will develop standards for a claims data feature store, enable self-service analytics by creating well-documented data assets, and maintain comprehensive data documentation. Additionally, you will collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs, lead cross-functional projects, mentor team members, establish data quality frameworks, and contribute to data governance initiatives while staying current with clinical data standards such as HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, SNOMED-CT, LOINC, CPT, NDC, and RxNorm. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in clinical informatics or healthcare analytics, proficiency in SQL, and hands-on experience using Google Cloud Platform tools like BigQuery for large-scale healthcare datasets.
Skills
SQL
BigQuery
Google Cloud Platform
Data Quality Principles
Clinical Coding Systems
ICD-10
CPT
SNOMED-CT
LOINC
NDC
RxNorm
HIPAA
Data Governance
ETL Pipelines
OMOP CDM
FHIR
X12
NCPDP
HL7
What you'll do
Serve as a subject matter expert in clinical data to solve healthcare problems.
Design and maintain clinical data models for consistent use across the organization.
Develop and govern claims data feature store standards and best practices.
Enable self-service analytics by building well-documented, reusable data assets.
Create comprehensive data documentation including dictionaries, lineage, and guidelines.
Lead and mentor team members on clinical data interpretation and best practices.
What we're looking for
7+ years of experience in clinical informatics or healthcare analytics.
Expertise in medical claims, pharmacy claims, lab results, and clinical notes.
Knowledge of clinical coding systems like ICD-10, CPT, SNOMED-CT, LOINC.
Experience designing data models and taxonomies for clinical data.
Proficiency with SQL and cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).
Strong understanding of data quality principles in healthcare settings.
Ability to lead cross-functional projects and mentor team members.
Market check
Salary context
This
$130,295–$260,590
range sits above
73%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$110,000–$220,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$126,800–$197,820
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy
CVS Health currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$118,450–$260,590
across 90 roles with salary data.