Actuary - Value-Based Operations

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Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and make a lasting, meaningful impact on patient care. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

At Cleveland Clinic, everyone is a caregiver supporting our mission to provide world-class patient care. Utilizes statistical and machine learning techniques, high-performance data architectures and technologies to address complex business problems and analyze large, unstructured data sets. Assists senior/lead data scientist or project lead on advanced analytic requests. Provides guidance and insights into the daily operations of various Departments or Institutes.

A caregiver in this position works remotely from 8:00AM - 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Engage business leadership, internal stakeholders and technology partners to discuss the business benefits that Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can provide. 
• Lead evangelization and Data Science service education activities to stakeholders and internal customers. 
• Lead problem formulation/model building and leverage Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, working directly with data to define analytics and synthesize findings that address customer requirements for value generation. 
• Advise customers and prospects on technology and tool selection to best meet emerging analytics requirements and drive value-generation on existing and future data. 
• Lead the launch and implementation of proof-of-concept projects and subsequently operationalize successful concepts. 
• Actively contribute to scientific literature and academic partnerships. 
• Actively contribute to Data Science education to stakeholders and internal customers, teaching the field how to communicate the vision and value of advanced analytics, qualify interested prospects and propose Data Science services. 
• Lead in relationship development and technology evaluation for new prospective enterprise partnerships. 
• Lead the instruction of Analytics University curriculum to Cleveland Clinic caregivers. 
• Provide independent peer review model assessment and feedback communication. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistician, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, Physics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance or a related field and six years of related experience working with relational databases and/or distributed computing platforms and their query interfaces, such as SQL, Teradata, MapReduce, PIG and Hive OR PhD and two years of experience OR Master’s Degree and four years of experience 
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English and ability to explain the value of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to business leaders 
• Experience working with a variety of statistical languages/packages (e.g., SAS, R, Python, Spark and/or SPSS) 
• Knowledge applying advanced statistics to complex business problems (e.g. modeling, AI, ML, Deep Learning [DL] and/or Natural Language Processing [NLP]) 
• Familiarity with additional programming languages, including Python, Java, or C/C++ 
• Experience leveraging visualization software and techniques and business intelligence (BI) software 
• Technical knowledge of distributed computing platforms and common data processes flows from data instrumentation & generation, to ETL, to the data warehouse itself.    
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, including presentation, influencing and negotiation 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s or Ph. D. 
• Certification or fellowship in analytics, big data, data science or a related subject 
• Technology Partner Certification (e.g., technology, big data, business or advanced analytics, data science) 
• Experience in Microsoft, Oracle, Teradata, IBM, EMC, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Informatica, Tableau, SAS, R, Python 
• Healthcare or life science experience 
• Lead Experience with project management and change management methodologies 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/     

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities