Senior Director of Data Science Engineering

Health Care Service Corporation

Lead data science teams at HCSC ensures data quality, pipeline management, and machine learning readiness. Collaborate closely with IT for implementation and product deployment.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $161,500 - $299,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading a team or multiple teams with primary responsibilities that include ensuring data quality
Creation of new data pipelines
Optimization and management of existing data pipelines
Ingestion and curation of data sources for analytical purposes
Transformations of structured and unstructured data into formats suitable for machine learning and advanced analytics
Leading deployment and ensuring products are production-ready and run smoothly
Working closely with IT on implementation of data products where traditional application development support is needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of work experience in a computer science, engineering, or related field OR Master’s degree and 6 years of work experience in a computer science, engineering, or related field OR Ph.D. and 4 years of work experience in a computer science, engineering, or related field
4 year management or leadership experience.
Learning and growth mindset.
Customer-focused.
Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Must demonstrate proficiency in at least five and mastery in one of the following six areas:
1) data analysis and relational-style query languages
2) data pipelining and ETL
3) working with semi-structured and unstructured data
4) a high-level programming language
5) distributed computing
6) understanding of healthcare.
Iterative development practices.
Independently delivering or leading the delivery of data engineering solutions for multiple complex analytics or data science projects and products.
Overseeing the annual budget and allocating resources for various projects and operational needs.
Translating needs and initiatives into compelling business cases.
Conducting cost-benefit analyses to justify investments and ensure ROI.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and wellness benefits
401(k) savings plan
Pension plan
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Supplemental life insurance
Employee assistance program
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Other incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisrelational-style query languagesdata pipeliningETLsemi-structured dataunstructured datahigh-level programming languagedistributed computingmachine learningadvanced analytics

Soft Skills

leadershipinterpersonal skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationcustomer-focusedlearning mindsetgrowth mindsetorganizational skillstranslating needscost-benefit analysis

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePh.D.