Healthcare Payer AI Decision Science Consultant at Accenture
Cleveland, OH
$54,400–$205,800from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Cleveland, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on applying data science, machine learning, and AI to healthcare payer operations. The work centers on building and deploying analytical models for payer-specific functions — such as prior authorization, claims management, and risk adjustment — while bridging business and technical stakeholders. Suits candidates with hands-on AI/ML experience who also understand payer data, regulatory constraints, and can contribute to client-facing solutioning. Significant travel is expected.
Mid level · 3+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,100 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 460–2,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $103,548–$176,968). 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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role is posted across many US locations (California, Colorado, DC, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Cleveland/Ohio); the salary range shown ($54,400–$205,800) spans all listed geographies. No single metro is designated as primary.
The role requires up to 80% travel to client sites, so it is not remote despite no fixed office requirement.
Claude (or an equivalent frontier AI tool) is listed under the hard-requirements section ('Here's What You Need'), making it a required skill. The 'or equivalent' qualifier means the specific tool is interchangeable; common alternatives are listed.
Python, R, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, cloud platforms, big data tools, and visualization tools all appear under the 'Nice to Have' section and are treated as preferred.
The role blends consulting, data science, and AI solution design in the healthcare payer domain. The alt SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) reflects the strong consulting/business-analysis dimension, but the primary day-to-day work centers on building and advising on ML/AI models.
A Master's degree is listed under 'Nice to Have' and is therefore preferred, not required. The hard requirement is a Bachelor's degree.
The 3+ years of consulting, workstream leadership, and large-scale delivery experience items are all listed under 'Nice to Have' and are treated as preferred.
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