Data Scientist

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

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field (Master’s 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