Director, Data Science- Store No.8 (Head of Health...

Company: Walmart
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Director, Data Science- Store No.8 (Head of Health... Position Summary... What you'll do... This is the opportunity to get in early with a stealth health & wellness project currently incubating in Walmart's Store N o 8. At Store N o 8, the team will discover and deliver the insights that will power the future of healthcare for our customers, through the unparalleled scale of Walmart's platform. In this role, you will lead the data science team from initial design to development and production. You will work closely with the core Store N o 8 team, and our partners within the Walmart Health & Wellness business. Top reasons to work with us:

• This is a rare opportunity - you will architect and shape the growth of a stealth health & wellness project from the ground up, ultimately helping Walmart's millions of customers to live better every day
• Startup energy, Walmart backing - you will move at the speed of a startup without time lost to fundraising and finding customers; you will have clarity of mission from Day One and the full support of our leadership team in this audacious mission
• Access - our affiliation with the Fortune 1 company enables us to access the best and the brightest in the industry, and you will be empowered to form and own those relationships
• Long term vision - we are focused on making a contribution to Health at the scale of Walmart, you will bridge the art of the possible across today's rapidly evolving healthcare data and informatics landscape, such that Walmart is positioned to drive the consumerization of health Who will love this job:
  • A health Informaticist - you are passionate about working with clinicians and care teams to integrate and apply the right mix of data, systems, architecture, protocols, and data science to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes for patients and stakeholders
  • A healthcare evangelist - you believe that our healthcare system is at a positive inflection point and building the right solution at scale will unlock the transformative power of the consumer
  • A clear communicator - you break down complex concepts and make them easy to understand
  • A creator and a problem solver - you identify a problem, envision a solution, take a hands-on approach to build it, and flexibly adapt as you analyze feedback loops
  • A strong leader - you know how to motivate your team to do top-notch work and do it by working smartly, while having fun too About the role:
    • As Head of Health Data Science, you will own all data, architecture, engineering, and analysis decisions required to stand up and scale this high priority initiative inside of Store N o 8. You will build a team and develop the roadmap to bring your vision to life. You will coordinate with leaders from Store N o 8 and Walmart ' s Health & Wellness organization to design and build the solution that achieves Walmart ' s strategic goals. You will be empowered to build at the speed of a startup with the full support of Walmart ' s massive scale and resources. --- What you'll do:
      • Leverage your data science expertise to build a source of sustained competitive advantage for Walmart in identifying, acquiring, integrating, mining, and applying diverse healthcare data
      • Uncover insights for clinicians, care givers and patients to optimize their care journey and improve health outcomes
        • Navigate evolving healthcare regulatory landscape (e.g., HIPAA, 21 st Century Cures Act) to design and build a privacy compliant system architecture
        • Develop data strategy and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of external data sources/partners (e.g., clinical, claims, Rx, synthetic) in targeted disease areas
        • Build, coach and mentor a team of data scientists to foster a culture of success, including Pipeline Engineers, Data Science, and Product Management
        • Drive disciplined and transparent decision-making processes to shape informatics approaches and strategies to achieve defined goals
        • Act as an internal and external spokesperson for the initiative
        • Collaborate with Health & Wellness team, Global Tech team, product teams, ecosystem partners, and managed contract vendors
        • Build and integrate products into the broader Walmart Health & Wellness portfolio
        • Manage and develop top-tier talent, including recruitment, engagement, and well-being ------Experience:
          • Extensive experience in a health data and biomedical informatics/analytics leadership role, with robust network across healthcare industry stakeholders
          • Superb communication and relationship skills, including the ability to work with and present to C-level executives and board members; proven ability to influence strategic decision making
          • Deep technical experience leading data science teams combining various forms of health data to uncover new insights and novel data science approaches (e.g., clinical, pharmacy, claims) in broad array of use cases including population health and chronic disease management
          • In-depth experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align health data science efforts with regulatory compliance, and business and clinical value
          • Expertise with clinical data standards, medical terminologies and vocabularies used in healthcare data and ontologies; recognized as an informatics/ISA expert
          • Demonstrated ability to manage full-time and contract teammates, both in-person and remote
          • Strong record of delivering data science projects with significant impact
          • Experience directing budgets, and resources to achieve maximum value
          • Strong track record of delivering large, cross functional projects
          • Contribution to external open source projects a plus
          • Success in an entrepreneurial environment, ideally within a high growth technology company
          • Experience and passion for rapid prototyping and development in a fast-paced environment
          • MS or PhD in bioinformatics or equivalent with a strong publication record preferred Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 6
            years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science,
            Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 8 years' experience in an analytics or related
            field.
            2 years' supervisory experience. Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Supervisory experience, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch) About Walmart At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
            
            Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity - unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people. All the benefits you need for you and your family
            • Multiple health plan options
            • Associate discounts in-store and online
            • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans and more
            • Education assistance for Associate and dependents Frequently asked questions On average, how long does it take to fill out an application? Can I change my application after submitting? How do you protect my personal information?

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