Health Analytics and Application Developer (Hybrid)

Summit Consulting, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Summit Consulting LLC is seeking a Health Analytics and Application Developer to support federal government work in a role at the intersection of health claims analysis, statistics, and web development.

The ideal candidate has strong skills in SAS, Python, or R with web application development, and will work with React, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, and REST APIs to deliver analytical tools for federal staff.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in application development, data analytics, and statistical programming.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field as listed.
• Experience reviewing health claims data and building web apps or analytics tools.
• Proficiency with React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, REST APIs, SQL, and databases.
• Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitLab.
• Ability to write clean, reproducible code and participate in QA processes.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a public trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and enhance analytical tools and web-based applications for federal staff.
• Support full-stack development using modern frameworks and technologies.
• Gather requirements and translate user needs into technical specs and acceptance criteria.
• Perform code reviews, debugging, unit testing, and QA testing for analytical apps.
• Create and maintain technical and user documentation.
• Support deployment planning, troubleshooting, and production monitoring.
• Work with structured datasets for sampling, validation, and investigative analysis.
• Assist with SAS, Python, or R based statistical programming tasks.
• Help design reproducible workflows for data cleaning, analysis, and QC.
• Collaborate with PMs, developers, analysts, and stakeholders to prioritize work.
• Provide training and user support for analytical tools and data products.

Skills

Web application development

Statistical programming

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

R

SAS

Data analysis

REST APIs

SQL

React

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, economics, information systems, engineering, or a related field

Tools

React

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

REST APIs

SQL

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Health Analytics and Application Developer

Location: Washington, DC Area

We currently have an opening for a Health Analytics and Application Developer to support Summit's work with the federal government. This position will sit at the intersection of health claims investigations, statistical analysis, and full-stack application development. The ideal candidate will bring skills in statistical sampling, modeling, and data analysis using SAS, Python, or R along with a commensurate background in web application development.

Summit Consulting LLC is a quantitative and qualitative analysis firm that uses economics, statistics, and data science to solve problems for federal and private-sector clients. Our services in federal infrastructure finance, evidence-based program evaluation, program and business modernization, and enforcement analytics help make government effective and society just.

Primary Duties

• Develop, test, maintain, and enhance analytical tools and web-based applications used by federal staff
• Support full-stack application development using modern frameworks and technologies
• Participate in requirements gathering and translate user needs into technical specifications, business rules, application features, and testable acceptance criteria
• Perform code reviews, debugging, unit testing, and quality assurance testing for analytical applications
• Create and maintain technical documentation, user documentation, and development notes
• Support deployment planning, application troubleshooting, user acceptance testing, and production monitoring
• Work with structured datasets to support statistical sampling, data validation, and investigative analysis
• Assist with casework requiring SAS, Python, R, or related statistical programming tools
• Help design and implement reproducible workflows for data cleaning, analysis, and quality control
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, analysts, and client stakeholders to prioritize work and deliver high-quality products
• Support training, demonstrations, and user support for analytical tools and data products

Minimum Technical Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience in application development, data analytics, and statistical programming
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, economics, information systems, engineering, or a related field
• Experience reviewing/analyzing health claims data
• Experience developing, testing, and maintaining web applications or analytical tools
• Experience with app development technologies and languages, including React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, REST APIs, SQL, and relational databases
• Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitLab
• Experience writing/debugging/testing clean, well-documented, reproducible code
• Experience developing or supporting software testing, QA/QC processes, unit testing, user acceptance testing, and code review workflows
• Experience performing data cleaning, data validation, data analysis, and statistical programming in SAS, R, Python, SQL, or similar tools
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a public trust clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working with health claims data, Form 5500 data, or other large administrative datasets
• SAS certification or demonstrated professional SAS programming experience
• Experience building web applications with React and Python
• Experience supporting federal government clients
• Experience creating technical documentation and user guides

Compensation and Benefits

Full-Time Salary Range: $80,000-105,000

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account (HSA) options; 401(k) with 4% employer match; disability, life, and accident insurance; holidays and generous paid time off, including to vote and volunteer; paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal/state sick leave. We also provide flexible work arrangements and the office is located in DC's Chinatown neighborhood, offering convenient public transportation.

EEO Statement

Summit is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status. EEO is the law. Click here to view information on your protections under federal law from discrimination.