[Remote] Staff Data Scientist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. The Staff Data Scientist drives enterprise impact by translating complex data into scalable, decision-ready intelligence that accelerates growth, improves quality, and optimizes regulated operations.ResponsibilitiesLead high-impact, cross-functional data science initiatives from problem framing through deployment, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and delivering measurable business outcomesDesign advanced analytical models, experimentation frameworks, and optimization strategies that translate ambiguous business challenges into structured, high-value solutionsEmbed data science into operational workflows, ensuring solutions are actionable, interpretable, sustainable, and continuously improved through feedback loops, monitoring, and AI-enabled automationDevelop and deploy sophisticated models including forecasting, causal inference, and optimization, ensuring technical rigor and business relevanceEstablish robust experimentation and measurement frameworks, defining KPIs and success criteria that enable confident, data-driven decisionsTransform complex datasets into high-quality analytical assets, ensuring data integrity, governance, and usability while applying AI-driven feature engineering and data processing techniquesPartner with senior leaders to identify opportunities, challenge assumptions, and shape data-driven strategies that align with business objectives and regulatory expectationsCommunicate complex analytical results through compelling narratives and visualizations, ensuring clarity, trust, and adoptionElevate organizational data science maturity by mentoring peers, promoting best practices, and introducing innovative methodologies and AI capabilitiesSkillsMinimum of 8 years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, statistics, operations research, or a related quantitative field, including ownership of large-scale or cross-functional initiativesBachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline required; master's degree preferred; PhD a plusStrong strategic thinking, executive communication, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder influence, and the ability to solve complex problems in ambiguous environmentsDeep technical expertise in Python, SQL, experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, optimization, KPI and measurement framework design, decision-support analytics, and modern data platforms such as Snowflake, AWS, and Microsoft AzureAdvanced expertise in Python, SQL, and modern data platforms with strong capabilities in forecasting, experimentation, optimization, and causal inferenceDeep understanding of AI/ML techniques and their application to improve speed, scale, decision quality, and automation within complex, regulated environmentsStrong business acumen with the ability to translate ambiguity into structured analytical approaches and communicate insights effectively to executive stakeholdersProficiency in designing KPIs, measurement frameworks, and scalable analytics solutions that ensure data integrity, governance, and operational impactPreferred certification in statistics, experimentation, forecasting, optimization, or causal inferenceBenefitsMedical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off401(k) matchingWellness perksIV therapyCompounded medicationsCompany OverviewCompounding Pharmacy and Outsourcing Facility It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://empowerpharmacy.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipEmpower Pharmacy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.