Senior Health Policy Data Scientist (Visiting)

University of Illinois Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois Chicago seeks a Visiting Research Assistant Professor to act as a senior technical lead for a project with the State of Illinois. You will own the data pipeline turning claims submissions into analysis-ready data and lead substantive analyses for statutory reports and peer‑reviewed work.

The role combines project management, applied data science, reproducible data engineering, and report writing, with a path toward publication and policy impact.

Qualifications

• PhD in health economics, health services research, health policy, pharmacoeconomics, biostatistics, epidemiology, informatics, data science, or related field.
• Experience working with large administrative claims or other large-scale administrative datasets.
• Proficiency in at least one statistical programming language (R, Python, SAS, or Stata).
• Experience with version control (Git) and reproducible analytic workflows.
• Demonstrated scientific and technical writing ability.
• Ability to manage concurrent workstreams against firm external deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses of transaction-level pharmacy claims and related metrics.
• Develop cross-PBM comparison measures and benchmark against reference data.
• Design descriptive and inferential analyses for regulatory questions.
• Conduct sensitivity and robustness checks to defend findings.
• Identify data quality issues in PBM submissions.
• Draft statutory and technical reports for the Illinois Department of Insurance.
• Write methods documentation explaining analytic choices.
• Prepare briefing materials and presentations for state audiences.
• Contribute to peer-reviewed manuscripts and conference talks.

Skills

Statistical programming

Git & workflows

Scientific writing

Project management

Data science

Education

PhD in health economics/health policy/biostatistics

Tools

R

Python

SAS

Stata

Job description

The University of Illinois Chicago seeks a Visiting Research Assistant Professor to act as a senior technical lead for a project with the State of Illinois. You will own the data pipeline turning claims submissions into analysis-ready data and lead substantive analyses for statutory reports and peer‑reviewed work.

The role combines project management, applied data science, reproducible data engineering, and report writing, with a path toward publication and policy impact.