Research Scientist

Humana Inc; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Work from home flexibility

Job summary

Humana Inc. seeks a Research Scientist 2 for its Quality and Cost Strategy Analytics Team (Remote).

You will lead research and development of analytic solutions to improve population health and lower costs for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, using statistics, epidemiology, and data science on large datasets. Collaborate with strategy and clinical partners to translate analytic results into actionable recommendations, and drive impact across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in healthcare and improving population health.
• Independent and collaborative working style in a multi-disciplinary team.
• 1–3 years applying mathematics, statistics, epidemiology or econometrics to transform large data into insights.
• Clear written and oral communication, translating complex methods to business insight.
• Proficiency in Python or R for data manipulation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research, prototype and scale new ideas to improve population health and healthcare delivery.
• Collaborate with analytic and business teams to set objectives, approaches, and plans.
• Evaluate existing programs and measure new solutions to impact healthcare.
• Transform high volumes of data into analytics solutions and actionable insights.
• Define clinical concepts and extract information from medical, pharmacy, and lab claims for analytics and modeling.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Healthcare analytics

Python

R

Statistics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in quantitative discipline

Tools

PySpark

Spark

Scala

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

Humana's Quality and Cost Strategy Analytics Team is seeking a Research Scientist 2 (Remote).

Healthcare is rapidly changing, and our members are living longer, often with more chronic conditions. The Quality and Cost Strategy Analytics team identifies opportunities and build solutions to improve clinical outcomes and lower costs for millions of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries leveraging data science & analytics, clinical expertise, strategic mindset, and rigorous study designs. In this multi-disciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with strategy partners and clinicians to shape Humana's future enterprise clinical strategies and initiatives.

The Research Scientist 2 will lead research, evaluation and development of opportunities that optimize healthcare delivery, lower medical cost while improve member health outcomes, through applying mathematical, statistical, epidemiologic and data science methods. The Research Scientist 2 will also partner with stakeholders across the enterprise to identify, prioritize and measure the impact of core and novel solutions to significant problems in healthcare and improve the health of especially underserved population, using high volumes of structured and unstructured data.

Responsibilities

As a Research Scientist 2, you will:

• Research, prototype and scale new ideas to improve population health and healthcare delivery
• Collaborate with analytic and business teams to set objectives, approaches, and work plans
• Collaborate with strategy to evaluate existing programs and identify and measure new solutions to impact healthcare
• Leverage a wide range of analytics methods ranging from descriptive to prescriptive to transform high volumes of complex data into analytics solutions and actional insights
• Collaborate with clinicians and clinical informaticists to define various clinical concepts and extract clinical information from medical, pharmacy, and lab claims for analytics and modeling purposes
• Translates analytic results into key takeaways and make recommendations to business partners
• Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, and translate the strategy to work priorities
• Make decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations with general guidance

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Demonstrated strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated strong interest in healthcare and desire to make a positive impact on population health
• Flexible, dynamic personality who can work independently and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• 1-3 years of experience in applying mathematics, statistics, epidemiologic or econometric principals to transform high volumes of complex data into actionable insights
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex methodologies and analytical results to higher-level business insights and key takeaways
• Proficient in manipulating and analyzing data with at least one of the programming languages such as Python, R

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, Clinical Informatics, Mathematics, Data Science, Data Analysis and/or related fields
• Healthcare or managed care working experience
• Experience working with medical, pharmacy, lab claims
• Experience working with big data and using PySpark, Spark R or Spark Scala
• Experience with causal inference and causal machine learning techniques, and/or advanced machine learning algorithms such as deep learning, NLP, recommender system, network analysis.
• Familiarity with clinical concepts related to a broad range of clinical conditions and disease states, such as oncology, falls, palliative care, behavioral health and/or other chronic conditions
• Deep understanding of healthcare payer economics, and/or other specific healthcare areas such as EMR, Episode grouper, utilization management, value-based care, low value care etc.

Additional Information

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$78,400 - $107,800 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 09-30-2026

About us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

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