Remote Research Scientist 2 - Healthcare Analytics Impact

Humana Inc; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Remote work

Travel may be required

Job summary

Humana Inc. invites applications for a Research Scientist 2 (Remote) to join the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply advanced analytics, epidemiology, and modeling to inform trend savings and improved clinical outcomes for Medicare Advantage members.

The role requires expertise in SQL, SAS, Python, and experience with experimental designs. Collaboration with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams is essential to deliver tangible insights and business impact.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative field such as Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, Clinical Informatics, Engineering, or related.
• 2+ years of experience creating datasets and analytical variables from large data by SQL/SAS/Python.
• Experience with experimental and quasi-experimental methods (RCTs, propensity matching, difference-in-difference).
• Strong interest in healthcare and ability to communicate insights clearly to business partners.

Responsibilities

• Perform exploratory analysis on populations, trends, and clinical conditions to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with clinicians to define clinical concepts and extract information from medical/pharmacy/lab claims.
• Apply descriptive and epidemiological methods across datasets.
• Design outcomes studies and evaluate programs using RCTs or quasi-experimental approaches.
• Review literature and measure engagement and treatment effects of early-stage interventions.
• Write SQL/SAS/Python code to assemble data, create features, and build models for research use-cases.
• Translate analytic results into actionable insights for business partners.
• Align research with department and organizational strategy.
• Decide research methods, even in ambiguity.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

Epidemiology

Statistical methods

Education

Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

DataBricks

PowerBI

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Humana Inc. invites applications for a Research Scientist 2 (Remote) to join the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply advanced analytics, epidemiology, and modeling to inform trend savings and improved clinical outcomes for Medicare Advantage members.

The role requires expertise in SQL, SAS, Python, and experience with experimental designs. Collaboration with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams is essential to deliver tangible insights and business impact.