Lead Data Scientist: Causal Inference for Better Outcomes

Phamily; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 243,000; Part time

Job summary

Phamily is seeking a Lead Data Scientist specializing in Causal Inference and Clinical Outcomes Research for a flexible, remote consulting engagement. The role targets a senior-level candidate with experience evaluating healthcare interventions using real-world data.

The consultant will design and execute rigorous clinical outcomes studies, focusing on APCM and CCM programs, aiming to establish defensible evidence of program impact while collaborating with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in data science, biostatistics, epidemiology, health economics, or clinical outcomes research.
• Demonstrated expertise in causal inference and observational study design.
• Proven experience evaluating healthcare interventions and measuring clinical outcomes.
• Strong proficiency in Python, R, and SQL.
• Experience analyzing large-scale healthcare claims and EHR datasets.
• Deep understanding of propensity score matching, quasi-experimental methods, and confounding adjustment.
• Ability to independently design and execute technically sophisticated analytical studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of longitudinal, quasi-experimental clinical outcomes studies.
• Evaluate APCM and CCM programs using claims and EHR data.
• Establish cohorts, comparison groups, outcome definitions, and analytical frameworks.
• Quantify differences in hospitalizations, readmissions, and follow-up outcomes.
• Develop rigorous, reproducible methodologies for actuarial and clinical review.

Skills

Data science

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Health economics

HEOR

Education

Advanced quantitative degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

dbt

Looker

Amazon Redshift

Job description

Phamily is seeking a Lead Data Scientist specializing in Causal Inference and Clinical Outcomes Research for a flexible, remote consulting engagement. The role targets a senior-level candidate with experience evaluating healthcare interventions using real-world data.

The consultant will design and execute rigorous clinical outcomes studies, focusing on APCM and CCM programs, aiming to establish defensible evidence of program impact while collaborating with internal stakeholders.