Remote Healthcare Programmer: Medicaid & Pharmacy Analytics

DaMar Staffing; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research is seeking a Healthcare Programmer focusing on Medicaid and Pharmacy to join our Healthcare Innovations team. You will manage, analyze, and report on complex healthcare datasets and contribute to research design and project coordination.

The role offers remote work within the United States and opportunities to mentor junior SAS programmers while delivering high-quality data-driven insights for policy and program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Economics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with large-scale healthcare administrative or claims data.
• Direct experience processing and analyzing Medicare, Medicaid, and/or other commercial claims data.
• Direct experience with pharmaceutical pricing data, prescription drug encounter data, or other related data sources.
• Experience using SQL, Python, R and/or other data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of data analysis and data management techniques.
• Experience applying SAS in research or analytical settings, particularly in health or social sciences.
• Knowledge and experience with advanced analytic techniques such as machine learning preferred, but not required.
• Proposal and report preparation experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Extract, recode, merge, and de-duplicate datasets to prepare them for analysis.
• Conduct outlier analyses, manage missing data, and create derived analysis variables.
• Perform statistical analyses to support research and reporting needs.
• Generate customized reports summarizing data analysis results.
• Produce high-quality, computer-generated data listings, summary tables, and data collection outputs.
• Provide technical oversight, mentorship, and training to junior SAS programmers.
• Debug and revise code by identifying and resolving programming errors.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, programs, and technical specifications.
• Prepare technical reports and contribute to proposal development.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Data processing management

Communication skills

Time management

Multitasking

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Data Science/Public Health

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Job description

American Institutes for Research is seeking a Healthcare Programmer focusing on Medicaid and Pharmacy to join our Healthcare Innovations team. You will manage, analyze, and report on complex healthcare datasets and contribute to research design and project coordination.

The role offers remote work within the United States and opportunities to mentor junior SAS programmers while delivering high-quality data-driven insights for policy and program evaluation.