Research Scientist I, Evidence & Strategy (Healthcare Analytics)

Location: Remote (US); Washington, DC is also listed as a location. The role is remote, with flexible remote/hybrid arrangements available across the wider company.

Salary: USD 90,000–110,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides healthcare advisory, medical, marketing, evidence-generation, market-access, policy-analysis, and strategic services for pharmaceutical, managed care, provider, and consumer clients.

What you will do

• Import, transform, merge, clean, validate, and manage data to create accurate, reproducible analytic-ready datasets using SQL and/or SAS.
• Perform descriptive and basic statistical analyses on large patient and pharmacy or medical claims databases for economic and outcomes modeling.
• Develop and troubleshoot code, resolve data issues, and escalate higher-risk methodological or client-impacting decisions when needed.
• Contribute to concept proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and analysis plans.
• Manage workflow and contribute directly to research, analysis, and accurate, consistent analytic outputs.
• Collaborate across analytics teams to identify opportunities for client-focused innovation.

Requirements

• BA/BS or higher in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, epidemiology, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of SAS or SQL programming experience in a work setting.
• Experience analyzing large public and private administrative pharmacy and medical claims databases.
• Experience importing, transforming, cleaning, merging, and editing data, with extensive quality and accuracy controls.
• Working knowledge of basic statistical techniques and/or econometric skills, including the ability to interpret basic statistical outputs and analyses.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical reasoning, decision-making, goal ownership, and deadline management skills.
• Positive, flexible, self-motivated approach with strong teamwork skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Comfort working in a remote/hybrid environment with the ability to remain productive and self-guided.

Nice to have

• Background in healthcare policy and analysis.
• Experience analyzing healthcare survey data, such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time employment with flexible remote and hybrid working arrangements.
• Option to work from anywhere globally for up to two weeks each year.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match of up to 4%, immediately vested, plus life, disability, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 20 vacation days, one personal well-being day, nine public holidays, additional end-of-year holidays, and early Summer Friday finishes in June, July, and August.
• Employee assistance counselling, personalized health support, enhanced family and fertility policies, on-demand training, and global mobility opportunities.
• Employee Network Groups and support for disability-related application adjustments.

Hiring process

• Applicants are encouraged to read hirify.global's candidate privacy notice before applying.