Lead Python Developer, Data Analytics

CVS Health

Lead Python Developer enhancing healthcare data analytics with Python at CVS Health. Collaborating on reporting solutions to support strategic business objectives in a remote or hybrid environment.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • Idaho, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $67,900 - $199,144 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformNumpyPandasPostgresPythonReactRedisSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leverage Python to develop new reporting and analytics using healthcare data (medical, pharmacy, lab)
Create business applications to deliver clinical or analytic solutions to constituents in a self-service fashion using Plotly Dash Enterprise
Drive forward enterprise modernization opportunities leveraging Python and cloud-native technologies
Refactor legacy programming code to improve turn-around-times and to take advantage of modern technologies
Communicate with key stakeholders in a way that is easy to understand and actionable
Define and deliver new technical capabilities in support of healthcare business initiatives that drive short- and long-term objectives
Work to expand, scale, and automate the analyses available to the broader team and the Aetna field
Ability to mentor and knowledge share with peers
Monitor and maintain applications and production processes required to deliver on business commitments
Use analytics and technology to solve business needs as well as to demonstrate to customers the value of Aetna’s integration with CVS Health

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience with a Python Data Engineering Stack in a professional environment
3+ Experience with SQL query development, working in a data warehouse environment as well as the ability to work with large data sets from multiple data sources
Proficient in usage of the following Python libraries: Polars, NumPy, Pandas
Proficient with: XML, JSON, YAML
Experience with AI prompting to assist with development with tools like Copilot and, Claude
Proficient in the use of CI /CD pipelines and Git integration
5+ years in a technical analytics/reporting role, with 3+ years of experience focusing on Python, SQL in a professional environment
Experience with callback architecture, including client-side callbacks, pattern-matching callbacks, and callback optimization techniques for complex multi-page applications
Experience with Redis for application caching, session management, and real-time data storage.
Experience with PostgreSQL including complex query optimization, indexing strategies, and database performance tuning
Expertise Celery for distributed task queue management and background job processing, including task routing, retry logic, error handling, and monitoring
Expertise in XlsxWriter for generating complex Excel reports with multiple worksheets, charts, conditional formatting, and data validation
Experience with front end development, e.g., REACT, HTML, CSS
Experience with cloud computing providers (GCP, Azure, AWS)
Experience with specialized Python data management libraries, e.g., with DBT
Must be fluent in English communication skills with excellent presentation skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
equity award program

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLPolarsNumPyPandasXMLJSONYAMLRedisPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringknowledge sharingpresentation