Healthcare Data Scientist II: SAS & HEDIS Analytics Lead

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care seeks a Data Scientist I to provide statistical support for measurement and analysis across quality improvement projects and HEDIS needs. Assist with data activities for specific projects and ensure compliance with protocols and contractual requirements.

Responsibilities include developing sampling frames, extracting data, writing SAS code, and presenting findings to internal and external clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related field.
• Base SAS certification or equivalent certification.
• Desirable: Master’s in statistics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead analyst on assigned projects.
• Develop and write data sampling frames to meet project goals.
• Download/export data and generate SAS code for data quality.
• Interpret, summarize, and document results from statistical analyses.
• Produce graphs, charts, and visual representations of data.
• Prepare summary reports of analysis for clients.
• Present findings at state and national conferences.
• Ensure adherence to AFMC protocols and HIPAA requirements.

Skills

MS Office

SAS

Typing 40 wpm

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/Statistics

Masters in statistics or related field

Tools

REDCap

ArcGIS

Job description

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care seeks a Data Scientist I to provide statistical support for measurement and analysis across quality improvement projects and HEDIS needs. Assist with data activities for specific projects and ensure compliance with protocols and contractual requirements.

Responsibilities include developing sampling frames, extracting data, writing SAS code, and presenting findings to internal and external clients.