Remote Health Data Scientist: Outcomes & Analytics

Humana Inc; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Job summary

Humana Inc is seeking a Research Scientist 2 for a remote role within the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, size opportunities, and support evidence-based decisions across Medicare Advantage programs.

You will write SQL, SAS, and Python to assemble data, develop analytic variables, and build models for research use-cases. Collaboration with clinicians and strategy partners is essential to translate findings into

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, or Engineering.
• 2+ years with SQL, SAS, and Python to build datasets and analytical variables from large data environments.
• Experience applying research methods to transform data into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with experimental and quasi-experimental designs such as RCTs and propensity matching.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory analyses on populations, trends, and clinical conditions to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with clinicians to define concepts and extract information from medical, pharmacy, and lab claims.
• Use descriptive and epidemiological methods to inform analytics and modeling efforts.
• Design outcomes studies and evaluate programs using randomized trials or quasi-experimental methods.
• Review literature and assess interventions for engagement and effect sizes.
• Write code in SQL, SAS, and Python; assemble data and create analytic features; design visuals and models.
• Translate results into actionable insights and communicate to business partners.
• Support alignment with department and organizational strategy while choosing research methods.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

Epidemiology

Statistics

Healthcare analytics

Education

Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

PySpark

DataBricks

Azure

PowerBI

Job description

Humana Inc is seeking a Research Scientist 2 for a remote role within the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, size opportunities, and support evidence-based decisions across Medicare Advantage programs.

You will write SQL, SAS, and Python to assemble data, develop analytic variables, and build models for research use-cases. Collaboration with clinicians and strategy partners is essential to translate findings into