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Richard Young

Senior Data Scientist
Henderson,United States

Summary

Data Scientist familiar with the gathering, cleaning, and organizing of data for use by senior leadership, technical, and non-technical personnel. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Advanced understanding of statistical, algebraic, health care, and analytical techniques. Highly organized, motivated, and diligent with significant background in HealthCare Informatics. Skilled in predictive modeling, data mining, and hypothetical testing. Experienced working with vast data sets to break down information, gather relevant points, and solve advanced business problems. Providing Innovative valued-added solutions with over ten years of experience in analytics and success in delivering results, visualization, and relationship management. Highly accomplished in influencing decision-makers and driving profitability and increasing patient care across multiple divisions. Dedicated with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices, skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the corporate brand. Eager to bring expertise to the growing organization in a challenging new role.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Data Scientist

Optum
Las Vegas, NV
02.2022 - Current
  • Developed innovative new ways to look at problems using data, statistical analysis, and machine learning
  • Communicate findings, verbally and visually, to senor leadership, business partners, and clients
  • Discovered new data sources and verified integrity of data to fill gaps and improve business intelligence
  • Support business needs around analytic models and predictive modeling while maintaining data integrity (PHI / PII / PCI / HIPAA)
  • Provide ongoing tracking and monitoring of performance models and recommend improvements to methods and algorithms
  • Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort, and test coordination.
  • Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
  • Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
  • Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data.

Data Scientist

Optum
Las Vegas, NV
08.2018 - 02.2022
  • Anticipate business and industry trends using knowledge and education to understand how changes in technology will influence reporting, health delivery, and regulations.
  • Simultaneously considers multi-dimensional needs of a diverse group of clients and stakeholders to understand data requirements and reports and provide context when needed.
  • Focused on integrity as the foundation for everything - ensuring that data is accurate, reliable, and timely and that data integrity is maintained at highest level.
  • Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls, and other instruments.
  • Tested and validated models for accuracy of predictions in outcomes of interest.
  • Improved statistical analyses within software to process large datasets and reduce cost and increase accuracy.
  • The technology commonly used MSSQL, Oracle DB, Netsmart, Netgen, TouchWorks, Microstrategy, Tableau Desktop and Server, Excel, SSMS, SSRS, IBM SPSS, Altreyx, Microsoft Power bi-tools, python, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, R, Anaconda, prescriptive analytics, data wrangling, data visualization, and additional advanced data science tools.

Data Scientist

Nevada Institute Of Personalized Medicine
Las Vegas, NV
11.2014 - 06.2019
  • Architected and implemented analytics and visualization components for device data analysis platform to predict hardware
  • Assess effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
  • Conduct data mining, modeling, statistical analysis, business intelligence gathering, trending, and benchmarking.
  • Designed Supercomputers & HPC for high-performance computing.
  • Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
  • Built company A/B testing frameworks to test model quality.
  • Compiled, cleaned, and manipulated data for proper handling.

Genetic Data Researcher /Population Health Informatics

University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
11.2014 - Current
  • Analyzed genetic data and developed techniques for disease detection, gene expression, short reads, long reads, and mRNA .
  • Data mining from primary sources and conducting comprehensive analysis using in-house software tools
  • Designed databases (NoSQL) and custom programmed software to analyze significant big data sources.
  • Worked with NIH and other compliance agencies to ensure all protocols follow local and federal laws.
  • Implemented randomized sampling techniques for optimized surveys.
  • Leveraged mathematical techniques to develop engineering and scientific solutions.
  • Set up SQL and NoSQL database on cloud servers to store client data for query analysis.

Education

Ph.D. - Computational Neuroscience

University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
08.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Data Analytics

University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
01.2021 - Current

Health Care Informatics

Bachelor of Arts - Magna Cum Laude Psychology

University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas
12.2013 - 12.2018

Latin Honors
Neuroscience
Information Technology

Skills

Intelligence gathering

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Timeline

Senior Data Scientist - Optum
02.2022 - Current
University of Nevada - Las Vegas - Ph.D., Computational Neuroscience
08.2021 - Current
University of Nevada - Las Vegas - Master of Science, Data Analytics
01.2021 - Current
Data Scientist - Optum
08.2018 - 02.2022
Data Scientist - Nevada Institute Of Personalized Medicine
11.2014 - 06.2019
Genetic Data Researcher /Population Health Informatics - University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
11.2014 - Current
University of Nevada - Las Vegas - Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude Psychology
12.2013 - 12.2018

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