Job Description
Hiring: Lead Data Scientist
Location: Houston, TX
Salary: $125,000+/yr
Schedule: Full-time
Central Texas Recruiting is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive advanced analytics initiatives, lead complex data science projects, and deliver high-impact insights to executive leadership within a healthcare-focused environment. This role plays a critical part in transforming large, complex datasets into actionable intelligence that supports operational efficiency, strategic decision-making, and enterprise-wide performance improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead high-priority, enterprise-level data science projects
Develop, deploy, and maintain advanced predictive and analytical models
Build and manage large, complex datasets from multiple sources
Present insights, models, and findings to executive and C-suite stakeholders
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior data scientists
Partner with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and data opportunities
Ensure data integrity, model performance, and continuous optimization
Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelors degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field (Masters preferred)
7+ years of professional data science experience
Project leadership experience required
Experience building and managing complex datasets
Strong ability to present findings to executive leadership
Cogito experience required
AWS certification required
Advanced knowledge of machine learning, statistical modeling, SQL, and data science lifecycle methodologies
Healthcare, hospital, or EHR data experience preferred