Principal Data Scientist, 340B Analytics & Program Integrity at AbbVie
Mettawa, IL
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Jul 19, 2026
Mettawa, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor data science role embedded in a pharmaceutical company's 340B Drug Pricing Center of Excellence. The work centers on building predictive models, outlier-detection systems, dashboards, and knowledge graphs to monitor program compliance, identify duplicate discounts and diversion, and forecast utilization trends across complex healthcare datasets. The role suits an experienced healthcare/pharma data scientist comfortable translating large-scale analyses into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374).
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 (8)
The job title is 'Principal Data Scientist' but the posting explicitly states this is a Senior Manager-level individual contributor role with 5–10+ years of experience required — the scope and experience requirements are consistent with a Senior IC, not a true Principal (org-wide technical authority). Seniority is assessed as Senior accordingly.
The posting does not name specific programming languages, querying tools, or visualization platforms — it only references 'advanced proficiency in programming languages and querying tools, advanced analytics and modeling, and visualization tools.' Python/R/SAS and SQL are inferred as the canonical tools for this type of pharmaceutical data science role; these should be verified against the actual tech stack.
Knowledge graphs and emerging AI tools are mentioned in the responsibilities narrative rather than a formal requirements section, so they are marked as preferred.
The work location is not specified in the posting. No CBSA or state could be determined; AbbVie's primary US headquarters is in North Chicago, IL, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
The compensation range is referenced but no actual figures are disclosed in the posting text.
The 340B program domain knowledge is described as 'highly preferred,' not a hard gate, so it is not captured as a must-have skill (it is a domain concept rather than a named technology).
The alt SOC 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is noted as a runner-up given the strong emphasis on reporting, dashboards, KPI tracking, and program optimization alongside the modeling work.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling.
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