Remote Research Scientist: Healthcare Analytics

004 Humana Insurance Company; United States; 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 (Remote) to join the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, size opportunities, and translate findings into actionable insights for Medicare Advantage members.

This role requires a Master’s in a quantitative field and 2+ years of experience with SQL, SAS, and Python. You’ll work with clinicians and partners, design outcomes studies, and communicate results to business

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, Clinical Informatics).
• 2+ years creating datasets and analytical variables from large data using SQL, SAS, Python.
• Experience with experimental/quasi-experimental methods (RCTs, propensity matching, diff-in-diff).
• Collaborative work in multi-disciplinary teams; communicate results clearly to partners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory analyses on populations, trends, and conditions to identify opportunities for improvement and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with clinicians to define clinical concepts and extract information from medical, pharmacy, and lab claims for analytics.
• Use descriptive and epidemiological methods; design outcomes studies and evaluations (RCTs, propensity matching, diff-in-diff).
• Develop analytics in SQL, SAS, and Python; build visuals and models for research use-cases.
• Translate results into actionable insights and communicate them to business partners.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

Statistical analysis

Epidemiology

Education

Master's degree (quantitative)

Tools

PySpark

DataBricks

Microsoft Azure

PowerBI

Job description

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist 2 (Remote) to join the Clinical Innovation and Trend Analytic Team. You will apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, size opportunities, and translate findings into actionable insights for Medicare Advantage members.

This role requires a Master’s in a quantitative field and 2+ years of experience with SQL, SAS, and Python. You’ll work with clinicians and partners, design outcomes studies, and communicate results to business