Senior Privacy Biostatistician — Risk Analytics (Remote)

Truveta; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 145,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Flexible work hours

Parental leave

Team activities

Job summary

Truveta is seeking a Senior Privacy Biostatistician to independently lead disclosure risk strategies across complex health data modalities, including structured data, imaging, notes, and genomics. You will mentor junior team members, set methodological standards, and interface with partners and regulators.

The role focuses on signing Expert Determinations under HIPAA, applying rigorous statistical principles, and aligning privacy risk with business needs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, or related quantitative field; PhD a plus.
• 6+ years of experience with statistical methods applied to patient health information and de-identification.
• Track record applying de-identification methods to real datasets.
• Experience with non-structured data modalities (imaging or notes) alongside structured data.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and lead disclosure control strategies for high-dimensional health data.
• Serve as Expert Determiner to document risk determinations for audit.
• Own profile-level risk methodology, including k-anonymity thresholds and drift-triggered re-determination.
• Partner with clinical informatics and Legal on modality-specific risk and genomic data.
• Incorporate HIPAA Security Rule posture into Privacy Rule risk determinations.
• Mentor privacy biostatisticians toward independent signing authority and maintain case histories.
• Collaborate with Legal on recipient-side controls for higher-risk modalities.

Skills

Statistical privacy

Mentoring

Documentation

Communication

Education

Master's degree in biostatistics or related

PhD a plus

Tools

sdcMicro

HL7/FHIR

Job description

Truveta is seeking a Senior Privacy Biostatistician to independently lead disclosure risk strategies across complex health data modalities, including structured data, imaging, notes, and genomics. You will mentor junior team members, set methodological standards, and interface with partners and regulators.

The role focuses on signing Expert Determinations under HIPAA, applying rigorous statistical principles, and aligning privacy risk with business needs.