Remote Causal Inference Scientist - Contract

Alpheva; United States; Remote; USD 193,000 - 296,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract basis

Hourly pay

Job summary

Alpheva, a US-based expert network, seeks a highly experienced statistician to evaluate causal analyses, experiment design, and statistical inference for high-stakes product and policy questions in a remote, project-based arrangement.

The role emphasizes identifying confounding, bias, leakage, and limitations, while translating rigorous methods for non-technical stakeholders.

Expect flexible scope and hours tied to project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent expertise in statistics, economics, biostatistics, or a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years applying experimentation, causal inference, or advanced statistical modeling.
• Expertise in identification strategy, bias, uncertainty, and communicating limitations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate causal analyses, experiment design, statistical inference, and decision recommendations for high-stakes questions.
• Review identification strategies, estimands, power assumptions, sampling choices, and uncertainty statements.
• Identify confounding, bias, leakage, and conclusions that exceed the evidence.
• Provide reference analyses that translate rigorous methods for non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Experimentation

Causal inference

Statistical modeling

Uncertainty communication

Identification strategies

Bias detection

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent in statistics, economics, biostatistics, or related quantitative field

Job description

Alpheva, a US-based expert network, seeks a highly experienced statistician to evaluate causal analyses, experiment design, and statistical inference for high-stakes product and policy questions in a remote, project-based arrangement.

The role emphasizes identifying confounding, bias, leakage, and limitations, while translating rigorous methods for non-technical stakeholders.

Expect flexible scope and hours tied to project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.