Senior Health Data Researcher

helloheart; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

helloheart is seeking a senior researcher to lead clinical and economic evidence generation for its cardiovascular-focused digital health platform. You will partner with medical affairs, data science, product, sales, and marketing to produce peer-reviewed publications, white papers, conference abstracts, and client-facing evidence.

This role suits a publication-oriented investigator who can translate complex analyses into actionable insights that inform cardiac prevention outcomes, work across

Qualifications

• Requirements include a graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a clinical field with 5+ years of clinical research experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to prioritize clinical and economic research questions and develop analytical plans for key publications.
• Query, clean, and analyze diverse datasets including clinical, claims, electronic health record, and engagement data.
• Apply advanced statistical techniques such as multilevel modeling, causal inference, propensity score matching, mixed-effects modeling, longitudinal analyses, and sensitivity testing.
• Co-author manuscripts, white papers, and abstracts, incorporating collaborator feedback and revising work in response to anonymous peer review.
• Identify suitable conferences, submit abstracts, and present findings to clinical, technical, commercial, and executive audiences.
• Contribute to research protocols, IRB materials, data summaries, and documentation while staying current on cardiovascular, digital health, behavioral science, and health economics literature.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Excel

AI fluency

Statistical analysis

Education

Graduate degree in epidemiology/biostatistics/public health/clinical field (MS/MPH/PhD/PharmD)

Tools

Job description

Role overview

A senior researcher is needed to lead clinical and economic evidence generation for a cardiovascular-focused digital health platform. The role partners with medical affairs, data science, product, sales, and marketing to produce peer-reviewed publications, white papers, conference abstracts, and client-facing evidence. It suits a rigorous, publication-oriented investigator who can translate complex analyses into insights that inform cardiac prevention outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to prioritize clinical and economic research questions and develop analytical plans for key publications.
• Query, clean, and analyze diverse datasets including clinical, claims, electronic health record, and engagement data.
• Apply advanced statistical techniques such as multilevel modeling, causal inference, propensity score matching, mixed-effects modeling, longitudinal analyses, and sensitivity testing.
• Co-author manuscripts, white papers, and abstracts, incorporating collaborator feedback and revising work in response to anonymous peer review.
• Identify suitable conferences, submit abstracts, and present findings to clinical, technical, commercial, and executive audiences.
• Contribute to research protocols, IRB materials, data summaries, and documentation while staying current on cardiovascular, digital health, behavioral science, and health economics literature.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a clinical field (MS, MPH, PhD, or PharmD) with 5+ years of clinical research experience.
• Track record of co-authoring clinical publications and managing multi-project research timelines.
• Strong statistical programming skills in R, Python, SQL, or Excel, plus experience with data cleaning, management, analysis, and visualization.
• Hands-on experience working with clinical, claims, EHR, or engagement datasets, including testing claims and enrollment data and producing actuarial-style cohort cuts.
• AI fluency with the ability to design AI-enabled research workflows that preserve accuracy, privacy, and human review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with openness to feedback and the ability to explain technical findings to non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with cardiovascular outcomes research, digital health interventions, behavioral science, or chronic disease epidemiology.
• Experience presenting at scientific conferences and engaging with peer reviewers through resubmission cycles.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time position with a published US base salary range of $145,000 to $165,000, determined by role, level, skills, experience, and education; equity and benefits are described separately and not included in the posted salary figure.