• Structure, lead and develop the team, taking responsibility for selecting new talent, managing team morale and conducting 1:1s, continuous feedback and performance reviews; • Act as a strategic partner, negotiating scope, deadlines and priorities with stakeholders and senior leadership; • Define the technical vision and roadmap for the data platform, aligning architecture with business objectives; • Prioritize the backlog together with Product Managers, ensuring predictability and quality of deliveries; • Manage incidents and risks, coordinating war rooms and leading post-mortems with a focus on continuous improvement; • Make architecture and stack decisions, evaluating trade-offs between cost, performance and market solutions (build vs. buy); • Establish engineering standards, such as code guidelines, design reviews and reusable frameworks; • Solve complex technical challenges and perform critical code reviews on strategic projects; • Ensure governance and compliance, overseeing LGPD (Brazilian Data Protection Law), security and cost optimization (FinOps).

Role Description The Data Scientist 2 – LLM, Agentic AI & Predictive Modeling is a hands-on role focused on designing, deploying, and scaling predictive models, LLM-based, and agentic AI solutions in enterprise environments. The role combines advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI with strong MLOps, cloud deployment, and Responsible AI practices to deliver production-ready solutions that drive measurable business and customer impact. Key Responsibilities: - LLM, Agentic AI & Predictive Modeling: - Identify, design, and implement AI use cases leveraging LLMs, Agentic AI, generative AI, predictive modeling, machine learning, deep learning, and advanced analytics. - Develop, fine-tune, and deploy LLM-based and agent-based systems for enterprise use cases such as conversational AI, workflow automation, reasoning systems, and decision support. - Design and deploy predictive models including: - Classification, regression, and ranking models - Time series forecasting - Anomaly and fraud detection - Churn, propensity, and risk models - Recommender systems and uplift modeling - Translate predictive model outputs into actionable business signals, integrating them into downstream systems, dashboards, and AI-driven workflows. - Structured & Unstructured Data Modeling: - Engineer, train, and validate machine learning and deep learning models in Python for both structured and unstructured data, including tabular, text, and image data. - Apply feature engineering, model calibration, interpretability, and performance optimization techniques to predictive models. - Combine predictive models with LLMs and agentic systems (e.g., predictive scoring feeding agent decisions or RAG pipelines). - NLP, Multimodal & Computer Vision: - Apply NLP techniques such as text mining, semantic search, sentiment analysis, embeddings, and knowledge graph construction. - Build and deploy computer vision and multimodal models, including image classification, object detection, semantic segmentation, and visual search using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, and OpenCV. - Delivery, Consulting & Collaboration: - Lead hands-on execution for rapid prototyping, MVP development, and scaled production delivery of identified opportunities for predictive analytics, LLMs, and agentic AI that deliver measurable business value. - Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineering, product, and business teams to ensure solutions meet operational and strategic goals. - Deliver clear insights, recommendations, and technical guidance to support enterprise AI adoption. - MLOps, Cloud & Responsible AI: - Experience deploying and monitoring predictive, LLM, and deep learning models, including performance, drift, bias, explainability, and business impact, using advanced metrics and A/B testing. - Knowledge of MLOps, cloud platforms, and Responsible AI, including CI/CD, model lifecycle management, Docker/Kubernetes deployment, and enterprise governance across Azure/AWS/GCP. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or related quantitative field. - 4+ years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, or advanced analytics. - Experience with language model fine-tuning. - Experience working with structured and unstructured data, including feature engineering and model development. - Experience building and deploying predictive models to support business decision-making. - Experience applying statistics, modeling, and analytics to translate complex data into insights, reports, and presentations. - Familiarity with LLMs, NLP, or generative AI and their application to enterprise use cases. - Working knowledge of MLOps, cloud platforms, and production deployment practices. - Ability to operate independently, make sound technical decisions in ambiguous situations, and collaborate across teams. Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree. - Healthcare experience. Location & Work Style - This role is open to a remote work style in the US. - Eastern or Central time zone is preferred. - Ability to travel for on-site team meetings (occasionally) on East Coast. Work at Home Guidance - To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service must meet the following criteria: - At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. - Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership. - Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense. - Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. - Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information. Scheduled Weekly Hours - 40 Pay Range - The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. - $97,900 - $133,500 per year. - This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based upon company and/or individual performance. Description of Benefits - Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries offer competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including: - Medical, dental and vision benefits. - 401(k) retirement savings plan. - Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave). - Short-term and long-term disability. - Life insurance and many other opportunities. Application Deadline - 05-07-2026 Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

• Identify meaningful business and product opportunities that are currently unaddressed, and develop the insights, models, and systems needed to drive measurable impact • Build advanced machine learning, optimization, and analytics solutions that improve marketplace efficiency at scale • Design and execute experiments and observational studies that generate actionable business and product insights • Partner cross-functionally to define key metrics, improve logging and instrumentation, and build data visualizations and diagnostic tools that enable smarter decision-making • Deliver ad hoc analyses and investigate performance trends, operational issues, and metrics-based opportunities with minimal guidance • Translate complex analyses into clear recommendations and compelling narratives that influence strategic direction across the organization • Help orient teams around data-driven product development and foster a culture of thoughtful experimentation and rigorous decision-making

Role Description At BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, we’re building the foundation for an AI‑enabled future where teams work smarter, operations move faster, and members receive a more responsive and reliable healthcare experience. Join us as an Associate Data Scientist, where you’ll support data science work that helps turn complex data into clear, trusted insights that improve business decision‑making. In this collaborative role, you’ll work closely with data scientists, engineers, and business partners to help shape analytical questions, build and validate analyses, and deliver results that stakeholders can use. You’ll contribute to data preparation, modeling, and visualization efforts while continuing to build your technical and analytical skills in a production environment. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or related field or equivalent work experience required. Master’s and/or PhD degree a plus. - 3 years of relevant work experience in analytics, technology, or healthcare (academic experience included), or related equivalent experience. - 1 year experience with machine learning or advanced statistical methods is required. - Experience handling large datasets to build data science pipelines. - Experience writing SQL, and using Data Visualization tools. Requirements - Experience translating business questions into analytical tasks with guidance and support. - Ability to design, extract, clean, and analyze data from enterprise data sources (e.g., data warehouse extracts) in partnership with SMEs. - Hands‑on experience applying statistical or machine learning techniques to structured data, with exposure to text or semi‑structured data where needed. - Experience building or contributing to data visualizations and supporting the data pipelines behind them. - Software engineering fundamentals in Python, including writing readable, testable, and maintainable code. - Experience working with APIs and production data interfaces. - A quality mindset around checking, validating, and documenting analytical results. Benefits - This is a fully remote role, but onsite interviews at our Chattanooga, TN headquarters may be required. - Sponsorship is not available for this role. Company Description BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee via email, the Internet or any other method without a valid, written Direct Placement Agreement in place for this position from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee HR/Talent Acquisition will not be considered. No fee will be paid in the event the applicant is hired by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as a result of the referral or through other means.