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Job Description
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POSITION PURPOSE

The Pricing Analyst executes and maintains the pricing strategies for categories and manages multiple pricing zones based on competitive pricing analysis. The Pricing Analyst is responsible for creating insightful data that enables achieving financial goals through the incorporation of historical and competitor data that impact category sales, margin, and rate performance. This job classification requires knowledge of retail operations and pricing strategies, and the ability to implement pricing objectives within the merchandising system.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

1. *Conducts research, produces analyses, and recommends actions to optimize sales and margin performance.

a. Conducts competitive pricing analysis reviews and analyzes product pricing compared to the competitors in the marketplace.

b. Implements and maintains pricing infrastructures while ensuring pricing complies with guidelines and meets financial targets.

c. Maintains competitive pricing databases designed to support pricing information decisions.

d. Implements and monitors pricing for KVI’s (key value items).

e. Utilizes price optimization tools and systems to deliver Bashas’ pricing strategy.

f. Continuously reviews and pro-actively identifies areas of opportunities for profit and or/margin enhancement.

2. *Manually enters product pricing into merchandising system database including price changes.

a. Periodically audits computer outputs to ensure data accuracy.

b. Researches and resolves pricing issues as reported by stores on the Company intranet, Category Managers, and system-generated reports.

c. Works with Category Managers to ensure pricing goals are accurately captured and translated by the pricing system.

3. *Provides reporting and documentation of pricing structures and serves as the point of contact for pricing inquiries.

a. Prepares monthly analysis and additional reports as required.

4. *May consult with Category Managers regarding pricing strategies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: · High School Diploma or G.E.D. and a minimum of two or more (2+) years of analysis experience.

REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE: · Microsoft Office Suite. · Knowledge of the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of retail pricing. · Knowledge of the pricing system, procedures and business objectives and the impacts on total store value offer.

SKILLS &

ABILITIES: · Strong computer skills plus proficiency with related pricing software packages. Computer skills with a working knowledge of MS Windows and associated MS Office email, word-processing, and spreadsheet applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel · Detail-oriented and organized with an emphasis on prioritization · Strong communication and problem-solving skills · Ability to work independently from written and/or verbal instructions with little supervision · Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

Pearson is the world’s learning company, operating in nearly 200 countries around the world, with over 20,000 employees. We provide content, assessment and digital services to schools, colleges and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners to help increase their skills and lifelong employability prospects. We aim to support learners throughout their lifetime for every moment that matters – whether this is exam preparation and success, graduating from university, getting a new job, studying for a postgraduate degree, changing career, or looking for a new challenge.

From world-class assessment to virtual learning and beyond – we create the products and services that help tens of millions of people reach their goals each year. And we make sure our products fit with our key sustainability targets – to make learning accessible to everyone, to lead responsibly, and to give the next generation the skills they need to shape a better world.

Our vision is to have a direct relationship with millions of lifelong learners and to link education to the way people aspire to live and work every day. To do that, we will collaborate with a wide group of partners to help shape the future of learning. Our purpose is to help people make progress in their lives through learning.

We also believe we are at our best when we harness the unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds of every employee.

The Senior Research Scientist position described here is part of the Pearson Psychometric and Research Services group, which is part of the US School Assessment group and larger Assessment and Qualifications team. Pearson research scientists provide the full range of psychometric support to state and national customers, develop innovative techniques and processes, and conduct cutting-edge research studies.

The education, experience, and responsibilities associated with this position include:

**Education and Work Experience**

Doctoral degree in educational measurement or a related field from a nationally recognized institution of higher education

AND at least three years of relevant job experience, preferably with the complete range of psychometric issues that are faced with operational assessment programs or significant grant-funded research projects

**Familiarity with Psychometric Techniques or Techniques Associated with Other Relevant Areas of Expertise**

Demonstrates the ability to effectively apply, design, and train others in solutions utilizing psychometric techniques—including classical test theory, item response theory, test equating, scaling and linking, and standard setting—to new and unique operational testing settings

OR has experience applying and designing techniques utilizing the scientist's specific area of expertise to new and unique settings

Assists in budgeting, coordinating of resources, and training

**Familiarity with Software Packages and Programming Languages**

Applies packages and programming languages commonly used in psychometric work or measurement research (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS, WINSTEPS, IRTPro, PARSCALE, C++, MPLUS) to new and unique settings faced in operational testing programs or research projects

OR experience with software (Matlab, IDL, PERL, Java, Javascript, XML) associated with the scientist's specific area of expertise and ability to apply these packages to new and unique settings faced in operational testing programs or significant research projects

**Scaling and Equating**

Demonstrates skill with common scaling and equating designs to review and create technical documentation (including technical specifications)

Conducts, guides, and designs analyses for item calibration, linking, and equating

Designs, documents (including technical specifications), conducts AND/OR coordinates the efforts of others (including external verifiers), in item calibration, linking, and equating analyses

**Grants, Research, and External Funding**

Designs research studies and research analysis specifications

Identifies study limitations, study parameters, and funding requirements to complete proposed research

Coordinates study resources, completes study documentation, and conducts formal reports for written or oral presentation as contractually obligated

**Test Construction/Field Testing**

Organizes and coordinates with other research scientists, data analysts, subject-matter experts, and/or the client all aspects of test form design and construction and field test item preparation and review

**Proposal Development**

Coordinates technical designs for proposals and writes associated text

Serves on proposal review teams as necessary

Demonstrates familiarity with costing process

**Knowledge of Educational Trends**

Identifies implications of relevant national and state trends in education for operational assessment programs or research projects and clients

Proposes measurement plans and provides client advice based on these implications as appropriate

Upholds the principles defined by the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

**Communication Skills, Technical Presentations, and Client Contact**

Demonstrates communication skills, (oral, written, and business), necessary to function effectively in a leadership role with internal and external clients

Communicates about and provides guidance on state and national educational issues

Effectively tailors technical presentations to different audiences (e.g., client groups or technical advisory committees)

Provides guidance for similar presentations made by other research scientists

Makes presentations at national conferences

Submits manuscripts for publication

May serve as the primary contact for Psychometric and Research Services (PRS), (e.g., represents PRS in meetings and other communications), for internal and external clients for multiple testing programs or research projects, or for a single large and complex testing program or research project

**Project and Talent Management**

Demonstrates project management skills necessary to lead and direct all PRS-related aspects of multiple assessment programs or research projects, or a single large and complex assessment program or research project

Understands roles of different departments and how these impact PRS deliverables, schedules, costing, and scope

Exhibits management skills necessary to provide costs, staffing input, and strategic plan information for specific projects to upper management

Supports hiring process through applicant interviewing

Provides career plan information

**Organizational Behavior**

Aligns goals with department goals

Provides advice for, creates, and documents new and existing processes

**Working Location and Travel**

Willingness to travel as necessary

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**Job:** Research, Efficacy, and Psychometrics

**Job Family:** LEARNING\_&\_CONTENT\_DEVELOPMENT

**Organization:** Assessment & Qualifications

**Schedule:** FULL\_TIME

**Req ID:** 20182

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**Overview**

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The **Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate's** (PCSD’s) strengths in experimental, computational, and theoretical chemistry and materials science, together with our advanced computing, applied mathematics and data science capabilities, are central to the discovery mission we embrace at PNNL. But our most important resource is our people—experts across the range of scientific disciplines who team together to take on the biggest scientific challenges of our time.

The Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division (ACMDD) focuses on basic and applied computing research encompassing artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, computing technologies, and data and computational engineering. Our scientists and engineers apply end-to-end co-design principles to advance future energy-efficient computing systems and design the next generation of algorithms to analyze, model, understand, and control the behavior of complex systems in science, energy, and national security.

This is a project hire position with an anticipated duration of approximately six months with the possibility of an extension.

**Responsibilities**

Contribute to PNNL’s goals in modeling and simulation of complex systems as part of the Laboratory’s Computational Mathematics Group of the Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division (ACMDD). As a **Computational Scientist** , you’ll join a talented, diverse team to make a scientific impact in predicting and controlling complex engineered and natural systems by developing multiscale and multiphysics models of these systems, employing advanced scientific machine learning tools to accelerate and enhance our current modeling capabilities, and deploying these models in high-performance computing environments.

+ Implement the Many-Body Expansion Molecular Dynamics (MBE-MD) scheme on different hardware architectures.

+ Establish a new capability of developing physics-based computational tools for modeling complex chemical systems with multiple spatial/temporal scales and various physical and chemical processes.

+ Apply advanced scientific machine learning methods to enhance our understanding and prediction capabilities of complex systems by applying these techniques to make the MBE-MD scheme more efficient.

+ Develop and optimize workflows for large-scale scientific computing.

+ Interact, communicate, and solve problems with a diverse team of applied mathematics, computational science, and experimental research staff within the ACMDD group and across PNNL.

+ Publish your results in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals.

+ Present your research at technical conferences and project and program review meetings.

+ Participate in the development of research proposals.

**Qualifications**

Minimum Qualifications:

+ BS/BA or higher

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Computational science and/or applied mathematics background with emphasis on knowledge of many-body expansion molecular dynamics approaches and the ability to implement on various hardware architectures.

**Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment**

Not Applicable

**Additional Information**

**This is a project hire position with an anticipated duration of approximately six months with the possibility of an extension.**

**Testing Designated Position**

This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP).

**About PNNL**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, and flexible work schedules. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3 hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.

**Commitment to Excellence and Equal Employment Opportunity**

Our laboratory is committed to fostering a work environment where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect while solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov .

**Drug Free Workplace**

PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.

If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.

**Security, Credentialing, and Eligibility Requirements**

In accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, new employees are required to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.

For foreign national candidates:

If you have not resided in the U.S. for three consecutive years, you are not eligible for the PIV credential and instead will need to obtain a favorable Local Site Specific Only (LSSO)risk determination to maintain employment. Once you meet the three-year residency requirement, you will be required to obtain a PIV credential to maintain employment.

**Mandatory Requirements**

Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.

**Rockstar Rewards**

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

* Research Associates excluded.

**Once eligibility requirements are met.

Click Here For Rockstar Rewards (https://careers.pnnl.gov/rockstar-rewards)

**Notice to Applicants**

PNNL lists the full pay range for the position in the job posting. Starting pay is calculated from the minimum of the pay range and actual placement in the range is determined based on an individual’s relevant job-related skills, qualifications, and experience. This approach is applicable to all positions, with the exception of positions governed by collective bargaining agreements and certain limited-term positions which have specific pay rules.

As part of our commitment to fair compensation practices, we do not ask for or consider current or past salaries in making compensation offers at hire. Instead, our compensation offers are determined by the specific requirements of the position, prevailing market trends, applicable collective bargaining agreements, pay equity for the position type, and individual qualifications and skills relevant to the performance of the position.

**Minimum Salary**

USD $78,000.00/Yr.

**Maximum Salary**

USD $114,600.00/Yr.

**About this role:**

Wells Fargo is seeking a motivated Senior Information Security Engineer to join an exciting, fast paced team working on cutting edge encryption, tokenization and key management technologies that are leveraged to protect information companywide. This role will be an individual contributor to teams that design, deploy, and operationally maintain cryptographic products and services including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and security appliances.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in the design and deployment of cryptographic products in physical, virtual, and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will also have demonstrated experience in automating processes including product builds, operational maintenance, and customer integration and onboarding.

**In this role, you will:**

+ Design, deploy and operationally maintain Hardware Security Modules and security appliances.

+ Drive design, deployment and automation strategies for encryption, tokenization and key management products and services including Hardware Security Modules, security appliances and security applications deploying in physical, virtual, and containerized environments.

+ Developing and deploying service health features which include synthetic transactions and system monitoring utilizing standard protocols such as Syslog, Splunk and Prometheus.

+ Participate in evaluation and testing of new cryptographic products and services.

+ Develop and maintain documentation including design and build guides, deployment strategies, automation guides and operational processes.

+ Support company driven audits, gather evidence of compliance to company policies, and drive product enhancements, when needed, to remediate findings.

+ Collaborate and work with all levels of professionals, including managers.

+ Support incident response, root cause analysis and corrective action activities.

+ Conduct technical investigation of incidents to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies.

+ Need to be capable of creating technical/engineering documentation and have excellent written and oral communication.

+ Utilize agile scrum and Kanban processes to track work and participate in recurring agile meetings.

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

+ 2+ years of intermediate to advanced level experience with scripting/automation using tools such as: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, VBScript, or JavaScript, UI path, etc.

+ Proven experience successfully designing, developing, and deploying automated solutions for technical and engineering processes.

+ Experience designing solutions using Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) or security appliance devices

+ Experience with Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies.

+ Proven experience with change and incident management practices in medium to large enterprise environments.

**Desired Qualifications:**

+ Experience with DevOps and CI/CD automated build and deployment processes.

+ Advanced scripting skills specifically around log rotation, data collection, error collection and alerting.

+ Experience designing, developing, and implementing synthetic transactions for the monitoring of applications and/or infrastructure.

+ Experience with Puppet/Chef/Ansible or similar automation tools.

+ Knowledge and understanding of implementing infrastructure upgrades, security patches, or version upgrades.

+ Application development experience.

+ Experience with application support in Linux and Windows server environments.

+ Experience performing technical product assessments, including development of implementation plans, in a large enterprise.

+ Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.

+ Advanced critical thinking, problem solving and technical troubleshooting abilities.

+ Security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC or equivalent.

+ Cloud certifications such as AZ-900, MS-900 or equivalent/higher.

+ Knowledge and understanding of Splunk.

+ Knowledge and understanding of banking or the financial services industry.

+ Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

**Job Expectations:**

+ Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

+ Ability to work onsite in the office in a hybrid model, 3 days per week on-site/in-office and 2 days per week remote

+ Remote work is not available for this position

+ This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

**Pay Range**

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$84,000.00 - $149,400.00

**Benefits**

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

+ Health benefits

+ 401(k) Plan

+ Paid time off

+ Disability benefits

+ Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance

+ Parental leave

+ Critical caregiving leave

+ Discounts and savings

+ Commuter benefits

+ Tuition reimbursement

+ Scholarships for dependent children

+ Adoption reimbursement

**Posting End Date:**

25 Jun 2025

***** **_Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._**

**We Value Equal Opportunity**

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

**Applicants with Disabilities**

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/diversity/disability-inclusion/) .

**Drug and Alcohol Policy**

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-drug-and-alcohol-policy) to learn more.

**Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:**

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

**Req Number:** R-463818

**Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first**

The Senior Research Scientist participates in research study design, analysis and interpretation of results, with special emphasis on statistical and analytical plan development; data acquisition, preparation, and management; statistical analysis and interpretation of findings. The Senior Research Scientist work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

The Senior Research Scientist will lead identification, evaluation and development of opportunities that optimize home health delivery, lower medical cost while improving patient health outcomes, through applying mathematical, statistical, and data science methods. The Senior Research Scientist will also partner with stakeholders across the enterprise to identify, prioritize and measure the impact of core and novel solutions to significant problems in home health.

**Responsibilities**

+ Collaborate with strategy to evaluate existing programs and identify and measure new solutions to impact home health.

+ Leverage a wide range of analytics methods ranging from descriptive to prescriptive to transform high volumes of complex data into analytics solutions and actional insights

+ Collaborate with clinicians and clinical to define various clinical concepts and extract clinical information for analytics and modeling purposes

+ Translates analytic results into key takeaways and make recommendations to business partners

+ Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction.

+ Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

**Use your skills to make an impact**

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's degree

+ 5 or more years of technical experience

+ Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

+ Python or SQL experience

+ Able to dive deep into data to uncover insights as well as the root causes of issues

+ Advanced knowledge of data, modeling, and optimization tools

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Master's Degree

+ Power BI experience

+ SAS experience

+ Subject matter expertise of healthcare data (specifically home health)

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

**Scheduled Weekly Hours**

40

**Pay Range**

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$94,900 - $130,500 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

**Description of Benefits**

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 06-10-2025

**About us**

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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**Equal Opportunity Employer**

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our https://www.humana.com/legal/accessibility-resources?source=Humana_Website.

**Responsibilities**

Using knowledge of scientific principles and concepts Facilitates and supports the organization's scientific research programs/projects by applying a wide variety of scientific principles. Plans and executes laboratory research. Supports manuscript preparation and participates in grant writing related to one or more of the organization's scientific research programs

+ Responsible for operational oversight and implementation of funded epidemiologic research program(s)

+ Facilitates research activities in partnership with laboratory PI(s) and Research Administration leveraging scientific experience in related specialty area.

+ Plans and executes epidemiologic research.

+ Participates in appropriate administrative and programmatic committee work.

+ Serves as a liaison for internal and external project sponsors, routinely informing project plans, status updates and milestones through regular reporting.

+ Serves as a liaison for the training of technical personnel in the neuroepidemiology program including post-doctoral fellows, residents, and graduate and undergraduate students

+ Working knowledge of GCP, ICH, DHHS, OIG and FDA regulations and scientific expertise in the assigned area is required along with familiarity of all applicable federal and state regulations and institutional policies.

+ For translational programs, coordinates the process flow of a study from initial concept to IRB through the final study closure. Facilitates feasibility reviews based upon governing policies.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

**Qualifications**

**MINIMUM**

MD or Ph.D

Proven ability to support research programs.

Solid computer skills. Proficient in MS Office and Google

**PREFERRED**

Five (5) years or equivalent of research-related experience and data analysis following the Ph.D. or M.D. degree.

MD or Ph.D in Epidemiology

Specialized computer analysis program experience

**Overview**

The Barrow Neuro Analytics Center (BNAC) is a data science-focused research facility led by Dr. Brad Racette and co-directed by Dr. Chia-Ling Phuah, that aims to harness the power of big data to advance understanding of neurological diseases and develop new treatments. This 11,000 square foot state-of-the-art dry laboratory space is located in the Park Central Bioscience Hub adjacent to both Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Health Sciences campus. Housed in BNAC are the Racette Laboratory and Criswell Laboratory, which together make up the Neuroepidemiology Research Program. The Neuroepidemiology Research Program focuses on 1) epidemiologic studies, that elucidate risk factors for neurodegenerative disease, with an emphasis on the environment and neurodegenerative disease; and 2) environmental and occupational risk factors in neurodegeneration, specifically neurotoxicants related to parkinsonism and cognitive impairment. We employ a variety of methods in our research, including field-based epidemiology, advanced neuroimaging, and administrative data studies across three continents.

Our highly multidisciplinary team aims to solve intractable problems, such as the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases using innovative research methods.

"Why Join Us?"

Cutting-Edge Research: Be at the forefront of big data research exploring and decoding the complex patterns of neurological diseases and accelerate the discovery of innovative treatments.

+ Stimulating Environment: Thrive in a stimulating, collegial environment conducive to academic, industry, or diverse career aspirations.

+ Competitive Compensation: Enjoy competitive pay and benefits as you contribute to groundbreaking discoveries in neurosciences.

+ Preferred Skills: Candidates skilled in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and grant writing

This is your chance to be part of a dynamic team that leverages cutting-edge technologies to unravel the mysteries of the brain. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the future of neurosciences!

**BNAC Website: https://www.barrowneuro.org/barrow-neuro-analytics-center/**

**Pay Range**

$40.66 - $58.96 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We Are

Accenture is helping companies use generative AI to reinvent their enterprise and optimize business functions for breakthrough innovation and competitive advantage. With over 1,600 professionals dedicated to generative AI, leveraging the depth and experience of more than 40,000 AI and data professionals across the company our Generative AI and LLM Center of Excellence (http://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/applied-intelligence/generative-ai?c=acn\_glb\_largelanguagemonewsroom\_13451725&n=mrl\_0323) brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem.

You Are

As an Advanced AI Research Scientist, you formulate real-world problems into practical, efficient, and scalable AI and Machine Learning problems.

+ You lead a team and provide guidance to explore and implement new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms, and applying these techniques with the right architecture to solve real-world problems.

+ You have a deep understanding and ability to remain at the forefront of generative AI, LLM, and multi-modal models (with a focus on driving innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios).

+ As needed by the specific problem, you train and/or fine-tune generative AI models and evaluate on the specific problem.

+ As a significant part of this role, you will be justifying the value of innovative generative AI or traditional Machine Learning approaches (or a combination of both) in the business problems, and you'll be expected to construct methodologies that clearly demonstrate their value.

+ You'll also work collaboratively with teams from both the business and technical side, including users, use case representatives, business owners, engineers, architects, and UI designers, to achieve end-to-end project development goals.

The Work

+ Participate internal and external discussions to gather business use case requirements, provide on the spot AI expertise and AI solution options for business problems.

+ Design, develop and implement advanced AI/ML models, especially LLM and other Gen AI models from scratch or existing foundation models via self-supervised learning, transferred-learning, and fine-tuning techniques.

+ Design, develop and implement highly sophisticated Gen AI based applications including generative agent and similar architectures which support multiple Gen AI models to work together for complex tasks.

+ Lead technical teams and grow true AI expertise within broader team including offshore

+ Collaborate seamlessly with diverse, cross-functional teams to accurately identify and prioritize requirements, ensuring that the AI solutions meets the needs and expectations of various stakeholders.

+ Develop and execute an AI solution project plan with team, timeline, and infrastructure dependency.

+ Define and implement a value justification approach to the AI solutions; estimate solution cost with right technological choices; and calculate ROI.

+ Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation that comprehensibly captures the intricate details of the solution, capture IP, facilitating seamless understanding, knowledge transfer and future development.

+ Collaborate with academia partners to stay on the cutting edge of AI, especially Gen AI technologies, provide through leadership on AI trend, AI use case innovation trend, new AI opportunities, or foreseeable limitation, risks, and concerns.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

This role requires working onsite at our Generative AI Center of Excellence located in Mountain View, CA.

Here's What You Need

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and developing neural network models, especially deep learning model, and Foundation models.

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience of experience in building, fine-tuning Foundation models including LLMs and multi-modal models.

+ Minimum of 4 years of strong working knowledge of the different technologies, their differences, modalities in the Generate AI space.

+ Minimum of 4 years of working knowledge and familiarity with different LLM driven application architecture patterns.

+ Minimum of 4 years of experience in deep learning and neural networks, in particular training and large language models with popular libraries and GPUs.

+ Minimum of 4 years of working knowledge of computer architecture, and familiarity with the fundamentals of GPU architecture.

+ Minimum of 4 years of proven experience with processor and system-level performance modelling.

+ Minimum of 2 years of experience of technical team management or team mentoring.

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years' work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $73,800 to $220,400

Colorado $73,800 to $190,400

District of Columbia $78,500 to $202,700

Illinois $68,300 to $190,400

Minnesota $73,800 to $190,400

Maryland $73,800 to $190,400

New York/New Jersey $68,300 to $220,400

Washington $78,500 to $202,700

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What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document/Annual-Policy-Statement-Regarding-EEO-2023-Applicant.pdf#zoom=50) .

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/contact-us) or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

We Are

Accenture is helping companies use generative AI to reinvent their enterprise and optimize business functions for breakthrough innovation and competitive advantage. With over 1,600 professionals dedicated to generative AI, leveraging the depth and experience of more than 40,000 AI and data professionals across the company our Generative AI and LLM Center of Excellence (http://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/applied-intelligence/generative-ai?c=acn\_glb\_largelanguagemonewsroom\_13451725&n=mrl\_0323) brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem.

You Are

As an Advanced Senior AI Research Scientist, you formulate real-world problems into practical, efficient, and scalable AI and Machine Learning problems.

+ You lead teams and provide guidance to explore and implement new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms, and applying these techniques with the right architecture to solve real-world problems.

+ You have a deep understanding and ability to remain at the forefront of generative AI, LLM, and multi-modal models (with a focus on driving innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios).

+ As needed by the specific problem, you train and/or fine-tune generative AI models and evaluate on the specific problem.

+ As a significant part of this role, you will be justifying the value of innovative generative AI or traditional Machine Learning approaches (or a combination of both) in the business problems, and you'll be expected to construct methodologies that clearly demonstrate their value.

+ You'll also work collaboratively with teams & leaders from both the business and technical side, including users, use case representatives, business owners, engineers, architects, and UI designers, to achieve end-to-end project development goals.

The Work

+ Participate internal and external discussions to gather business use case requirements, provide on the spot AI expertise and AI solution options for business problems.

+ Design, develop and implement advanced AI/ML models, especially LLM and other Gen AI models from scratch or existing foundation models via self-supervised learning, transferred-learning, and fine-tuning techniques.

+ Design, develop and implement highly sophisticated Gen AI based applications including generative agent and similar architectures which support multiple Gen AI models to work together for complex tasks.

+ Lead technical teams and grow true AI expertise within broader team including offshore

+ Collaborate seamlessly with diverse, cross-functional teams to accurately identify and prioritize requirements, ensuring that the AI solutions meets the needs and expectations of various stakeholders.

+ Develop and execute an AI solution project plan with team, timeline, and infrastructure dependency.

+ Define and implement a value justification approach to the AI solutions; estimate solution cost with right technological choices; and calculate ROI.

+ Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation that comprehensibly captures the intricate details of the solution, capture IP, facilitating seamless understanding, knowledge transfer and future development.

+ Collaborate with academia partners to stay on the cutting edge of AI, especially Gen AI technologies, provide through leadership on AI trend, AI use case innovation trend, new AI opportunities, or foreseeable limitation, risks, and concerns.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

This role requires working onsite at our Generative AI Center of Excellence located in Mountain View, CA.

Here's What You Need

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience in designing and developing neural network models, especially deep learning model, and Foundation models.

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience of experience in building, fine-tuning Foundation models including LLMs and multi-modal models.

+ Minimum of 6 years of strong working knowledge of the different technologies, their differences, modalities in the Generate AI space.

+ Minimum of 6 years of working knowledge and familiarity with different LLM driven application architecture patterns.

+ Minimum of 6 years of experience in deep learning and neural networks, in particular training and large language models with popular libraries and GPUs.

+ Minimum of 6 years of working knowledge of computer architecture, and familiarity with the fundamentals of GPU architecture.

+ Minimum of 6 years of proven experience with processor and system-level performance modelling.

+ Minimum of 3 years of experience of technical team management or team mentoring.

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300

Colorado $132,500 to $292,200

District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200

Illinois $122,700 to $292,200

Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200

Maryland $132,500 to $292,200

New York/New Jersey $122,700 to $338,300

Washington $141,100 to $311,200

#LI-NA-FY25

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document/Annual-Policy-Statement-Regarding-EEO-2023-Applicant.pdf#zoom=50) .

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/contact-us) or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

**At Caris, we understand that cancer is an ugly word—a word no one wants to hear, but one that connects us all. That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives.**

We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: _“What would I do if this patient were my mom?”_ That question drives everything we do.

But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.

**Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins.**

**Position summary**

Looking for highly-trained and passionate research scientists to lead research projects to leverage the world’s largest cancer database of comprehensive and deep molecular data and clinical outcome to advance precision medicine in oncology. The Research Scientist, Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) will manage a team of scientist and/or analysts working closely with numerous leading biopharma partners and a network (Caris Precision Oncology Alliance) of leading cancer institutions and centers. Research results will be presented at major conferences and published in top clinical oncology journals, and leveraged to inform critical elements of drug development including biomarker strategy, cohort builds and assessment, and treatment patterns in patient populations of interest. The CTR will develop and manage strategic plans for functional areas or significant projects. Help to aligns policies, products, and development efforts with strategies.

**Job responsibilities:**

+ Carry out assigned research projects, initiated either internally or externally as collaborative efforts; apply knowledge of cancer biology, molecular genetics, and clinical oncology to ensure the quality and novelty of the projects.

+ Work under the supervision of CTR leadership for study design, planning and data interpretation; work in close collaboration and synergy with data scientists on data extraction and perform the most appropriate statistical analysis.

+ Communicate effectively with external stakeholders including POA collaborators, biopharma partners and/or company leadership and to formulate and refine research ideas and proposals to ensure the scientific originality and maximum impact to advancing precision oncology.

+ Work closely with cross-functional teams internally or externally, including but not limited to data science team, POA Strategy team, Biopharma & business Development, Medical Affairs scientists, Bioinformatics, Molecular Science Liaison Team, Molecular Geneticists, pathologists, and statisticians.

+ Draft manuscripts, conference abstracts, posters, and/or presentation slides for various audiences

+ Work collaboratively with internal/external researchers on editing drafts until finalization and publication.

+ Be familiar with the CMI reports, including the tests and evidence review process, in order to align research projects with the overall goal of the company.

+ Stay abreast of the fast emerging scientific and clinical literature in the field of clinical oncology, share with the CTR team and medical affairs team knowledge and progress in the space.

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Ph.D. in computational biology, statistics, bioinformatics, cancer biology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology or biostatistics or equivalent training and experience required.

+ Extensive knowledge in cancer biology of solid tumors, deep understanding of molecular genetics and familiarity with targeted and immune therapies in cancer treatment required.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.

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**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Extensive knowledge in cancer, deep understanding of molecular genetics and familiarity with targeted and immune therapies in cancer treatment required.

+ Previous research experience in the molecular diagnostic field of oncology is preferred. Strong background in biostatistics or data science is preferred.

+ Understanding of clinical development and/or how translational research can impact decision making to the oncology asset journey is preferred.

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

+ Proven ability to work independently as well as in a team

+ Strong attention to detail, well-organized; proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and to meet strict deadlines.

+ Proficient with statistics and familiarity with statistical software (Python and R preferred)

**Physical Demands:**

+ None

**Training**

+ All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.

**Other**

+ Travel required: minimal.

**Conditions of Employment:** Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Caris Life Sciences is a leading innovator in molecular science and artificial intelligence focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine through quality and innovation.

Caris is committed to quality and excellence at our state-of-the-art laboratories. Learn more about our tissue lab and the advanced technologies that are helping improve the lives of cancer patients.