Oscar Health: Senior Director, Data Science, Core Insurance & Network — New York, New York, United States

About Oscar Health

Oscar Health is a health-insurance business built around a technology platform and member services. Its recruitment board also describes Oscar Medical Group activities in virtual health assessments and virtual care. Those notices reflect distinct parts of the wider operation: insurance products and member administration alongside clinical services. Technology, insurance operations and care delivery consequently appear in different roles on the board, with the employing team determining the service and professional responsibilities of an individual position.

The position and its setting

Oscar Health lists Senior Director, Data Science, Core Insurance & Network in New York, New York, United States, under reference 8233063. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Data
• Employer listing date: 25 September 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• The Senior Director of Data Science, Core Insurance & Network leads data science across Oscar’s Core Insurance and Network businesses, including Claims, Authorization Services, Pharmacy, Payment Integrity, and Network
• This leader sets strategy across multiple teams, develops leaders, and partners across the business and technology organization, including Analytics, Engineering, and Product, to improve affordability, operational performance, and member and provider experience
• As a member of Data’s senior leadership team, they own portfolio priorities, organizational health, and impact
• Report into the VP, Data
• Work: Location: This position is based in either our New York City office, Los Angeles office, Tempe Office, or can sit remotely in San Fransisco, Boston, Dallas, or Atlanta markets
• If you live in the NYC, LA, or Tempe markets, this will be a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week
• Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. #LI-Hybrid
• Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $240,120- $315,158 per year
• You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses
• Set the strategy, roadmap, outcomes, and resource allocation for the Core Insurance and Network data science portfolio
• Leadership: a multi-team organization through managers and senior technical leaders; develop talent, plan succession, and build an inclusive, high-performing culture
• Partner with leaders across the technology organization and across Core Insurance and Network to align priorities and resolve tradeoffs
• Own measurable portfolio impact, applying analytics, experimentation, statistical methods, and machine learning to improve affordability, operational performance, and member and provider experience
• Technical guidance: the delivery of scalable, reliable, and explainable data science solutions embedded in business workflows, while upholding standards for rigor, governance, privacy, security, and compliance
• Establishment: clear decision rights, planning cadences, and ownership for cross-team work, including care navigation and cost-estimation capabilities
• Define success measures and communicate progress, risks, resource needs, and impact to executives; help shape Data strategy and technical standards

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 12+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or another quantitative field, including setting strategy and delivering cross-functional data products or programs
• 8+ years of experience using SQL and Python, R, or another analytical language to analyze large, complex datasets
• 8+ years of experience applying advanced analytics, experimentation, statistical modeling, machine learning, or large-scale data processing to business decisions
• 7+ years of experience working with data in healthcare
• 7+ years working in a complex environment and managing interactions with multiple cross-functional stakeholders (business, product, engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of people management experience, including leading managers and multiple data science or analytics teams

Education and qualification routes

• Degree / qualification: Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative or technical field, or equivalent applied experience

Experience and professional background

• Leadership experience in health insurance or another regulated industry; experience in claims, authorization, pharmacy, payment integrity, provider networks, care navigation, or cost estimation is especially valuable

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity
• Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience
• Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements
• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Our AI Guidelines outline the acceptable use of artificial intelligence for candidates and detail how we use AI to support our recruiting efforts
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Location, schedule and contract conditions

For this overseas or regional listing, confirm work authorisation and any location restrictions with the employer. The location does not establish visa sponsorship or permission to work remotely from India.

• Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members
• We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family
• Advertised location: New York, New York, United States

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Senior Director, Data Science, Core Insurance & Network vacancy is not an offer for reference 8233063; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

A closing date is not confirmed in this article. Check the current employer page before submitting: an undated posting can change or be withdrawn.

How to apply to Oscar Health

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Oscar Health posting below and match the title and reference 8233063.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the New York, New York, United States position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

Prepare an accurate CV and the supporting items requested in that employer’s application. Provide only information and documents you are authorised to share.

Use the employer’s application option, complete the required fields and review the submission. Retain the acknowledgement when one is provided. Job Alerts World does not receive the application.

Practical preparation: Python

Python work is easier to assess through a concrete example than a list of libraries. Explain the problem, the input data, the parts you implemented and how you checked the output. Include a repository or a short technical note when you can share it.

Relevant skills

• Python
• R
• SQL
• AI/ML
• machine learning
• AI
• embedded systems
• pharmacy
• compliance
• insurance