Director/Principal Research Scientist, Health Economics

Location: Remote

Salary: $130K–$190K base salary

Company

hirify.global is a value-based oncology care organization that combines human support, technology, data science, automation, and AI to improve cancer-care outcomes and reduce costs for patients, caregivers, providers, health plans, and employers.

What you will do

• Lead research scientists evaluating hirify.global’s impact on clinical outcomes for patients with cancer and develop value narratives for customers.
• Plan and conduct internal program evaluations, delivering actionable insights to care teams against operational targets.
• Set the strategy for predictive analytics and risk adjustment, and guide the development and application of related models.
• Oversee analyses estimating potential savings from provider partnerships and new clinical interventions.
• Support models connecting operational activities with claims-based outcomes and financial performance.
• Oversee claims data quality checks, investigate anomalies, resolve root causes with data science teams, and establish consistent measurement definitions and reporting practices.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience conducting health outcomes evaluations at a payer, integrated health system, managed care organization, or value-based care organization.
• Deep knowledge of clinical outcome measures and causal inference methods.
• Expertise in predictive analytics and risk adjustment methods used to evaluate care quality.
• Experience developing Excel-based financial models or forecasts that estimate the cost-of-care impact of clinical interventions.
• Highly proficient in SQL, with experience extracting and transforming data from large healthcare claims databases.
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Looker, Metabase, Tableau, or Qlik Sense.
• Experience working effectively across functions and building strong relationships with data and clinical teams.
• Ability to explain findings, implications, and recommended actions to executives and external audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, actuarial science, or another quantitative field.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python or another programming language.
• Advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment.
• Equity and benefits included in the total compensation package.
• Mission-driven focus on improving the experience and outcomes of people with cancer.
• Values centered on acting with members in mind, moving with purpose, and seeking diverse perspectives.
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace committed to challenging inequality in healthcare.
• Fast-paced, scaling-business environment with comfort for ambiguity and changing priorities.