Remote Senior Systems Programmer – Healthcare Data & Analytics

American Institutes for Research; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Senior Systems Programmer to drive scalable programming in health research. You will lead design and implementation, overseeing data workflows across CMS-like sources and translating analyses into actionable outputs for policymakers and providers.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with data scientists, ensure secure environments, and contribute to proposal development with analytic approaches. Hybrid/remote options within the U.S. are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Economics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on programming experience with large-scale health datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of advanced programming for large-scale health research.
• Oversee data management workflows: extraction, transformation, validation, integration.
• Develop reusable code libraries, macros, and templates for efficiency.
• Conduct complex analyses and generate outputs (tables, listings, visualizations).
• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentoring.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Economics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Model Space

IDR

CDR

Job description

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Senior Systems Programmer to drive scalable programming in health research. You will lead design and implementation, overseeing data workflows across CMS-like sources and translating analyses into actionable outputs for policymakers and providers.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with data scientists, ensure secure environments, and contribute to proposal development with analytic approaches. Hybrid/remote options within the U.S. are available.