Research Scientist, Clinical Innovation & Trend Analytics

Location: Remote nationwide within the United States; occasional travel to hirify.global offices for training or meetings may be required.

Salary: $78,400–$107,800 per year, plus eligibility for a bonus incentive plan.

Company

hirify.global is a U.S. healthcare and insurance company serving Medicare, Medicaid, individual, family, military, and community populations through hirify.global and CenterWell services.

What you will do

• Conduct exploratory analyses of populations, trends, and clinical conditions to identify opportunities to improve clinical outcomes and reduce trend-related costs.
• Collaborate with clinicians and clinical informaticists to define clinical concepts and extract information from medical, pharmacy, and laboratory claims.
• Apply descriptive, epidemiological, experimental, and quasi-experimental analytical methods.
• Design outcomes studies and evaluate programs using randomized controlled trials, propensity matching, difference-in-difference models, and related methods.
• Conduct literature reviews and intervention research to assess engagement rates and treatment effects.
• Build datasets, analytical variables, visualizations, and statistical models in SQL, SAS, and Python, then communicate actionable findings to business partners.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, Clinical Informatics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience creating datasets and analytical variables from large, complex data environments using SQL, SAS, and Python.
• At least 2 years of experience applying research methods to transform complex, high-volume data into actionable insights.
• Experience with experimental and quasi-experimental methods, including randomized controlled trials, propensity matching, or difference-in-difference models.
• Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, delivering quality analytical work, and clearly communicating results and insights to business partners.
• Ability to make research-method decisions independently, including in ambiguous situations with general guidance.
• For home-based work, a dedicated workspace without ongoing interruptions is required to protect member PHI and HIPAA information.
• Home internet must provide at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speed.

Nice to have

• Healthcare or managed care experience.
• Experience with medical, pharmacy, and laboratory claims.
• Familiarity with clinical concepts across a broad range of conditions and disease states.
• Familiarity with hypothesis testing, statistical methods, comparative effectiveness studies, and modeling techniques.
• Experience with PySpark, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, or Power BI.
• Strong interest in healthcare and improving health outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a 40-hour scheduled work week.
• Remote work with occasional office travel for training or meetings.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); paid time off and holidays; parental and caregiver leave; disability coverage; and life insurance.
• This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.