Lead Director, Data Science - Clinical AI at CVS Health
Work At Home, TN
$144,200–$288,400from the description
Aug 18, 2026
Work At Home, TN
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role leading the AI/ML strategy and a team of data scientists within CVS Health's enterprise clinical intelligence platform. The director sets technical direction for a portfolio of production clinical AI capabilities — spanning model development, evaluation, governance, and responsible AI — and partners closely with product and engineering peers. The role requires hands-on depth in ML/NLP/LLMs applied to clinical data, plus 5+ years managing technical teams.
Senior level · 10+ years · Providence, RI · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4 people in the Providence, RI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 2–6
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $174,985 (middle half $133,768–$217,326). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 20, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting does not specify a work location city; CVS Health is headquartered in Woonsocket, RI (Providence-Warwick CBSA), but this role may be based at other CVS offices or be hybrid/remote — location is unconfirmed.
The role carries direct people-management responsibilities (hiring, performance, retention of a data science team), which points to 11-3021; however, the JD also emphasizes deep hands-on technical work at the code and model level, making 15-2051 a genuine runner-up.
The title 'Lead Director' is treated as Principal for advertised seniority; however, the actual scope — managing one portfolio's data science team — is consistent with a Senior band on the management ladder.
Bachelor's degree is listed as required but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent work experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
NCQA is listed as a required compliance standard alongside HIPAA; 'or equivalent quality standards' is noted in the JD, but no specific named alternative is provided.
EMR systems, digital chart ingestion pipelines, and AI evaluation/benchmarking frameworks appear under Preferred Qualifications only.
The compensation range ($144,200–$288,400/year) represents base salary only; the role is also eligible for a bonus, short-term incentive, and equity award.
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