Research Scientist I

Avalere Health · full-time · posted 31 Aug

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Research Scientist I

Avalere Health

Top skills
SQL
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Full-time
Posted
5 days ago

What the posting asks for

  • 3 years of experience
  • SAS
  • SQL
  • Healthcare policy analysis
  • Large claims database analysis
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About Avalere Health

United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind. 

Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere. 

Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.  

Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs. 

We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.  

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

About The Role

Avalere Health is seeking a Research Scientist I to join our Evidence & Strategy Practice. The practice focuses on a range of issues including developing value-based assessments and supporting evidence generation; quantitative, qualitative, and feasibility studies utilizing a broad range of open and closed source datasets; go-to-market strategies and tactics for an evidence-differentiated offering.

We rely on deep subject matter expertise and understanding of the business issues facing our clients to assess how the changing healthcare evidence, market access and policy landscape impacts the pharmaceutical industry, managed care plans, providers, and consumers.

We provide analytic support and advisory services, including legislative strategy, regulatory analysis, and quantitative modeling of proposed and enacted policies to a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry.

What you'll do

  • Perform data management activities to generate analytic-ready dataset, such as importing, transforming, merging and validating data to deliver accurate, reproducible results using SQL and/or SAS.
  • Perform descriptive and basic statistical analysis using large patient and/or claims databases in support of economic and outcomes modeling to execute analysis plans and support client strategic objectives.
  • Independently develops and troubleshoots code, resolves data issues, and seeks guidance on higher-risk methodological or client-impacting decisions.
  • Contributes to the development of concept proposals, scope of work, budgets, and analysis plans.
  • Independently manages workflow and make direct contributions to the research and analysis process.
  • Works within and across organizational analytics teams to identify areas for delivering innovation to clients.
  • Ensuring the accuracy, quality, and consistency of analytic outputs.

About you

Minimum Requirements:

  • BA/BS or higher in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, epidemiology, statistics or related discipline
  • 3+ years of SAS or SQL programming experience in a work setting
  • Experience analyzing large administrative pharmacy and medical claims databases (public and private)
  • Experience with importing data, transforming, cleaning, merging, and editing data and extensive quality/accuracy measures
  • Working knowledge of basic statistical techniques and/or econometric skills
  • Demonstrated problem solving, analytical reasoning and decision-making skills and strong commitment to meeting goals and deadlines
  • Positive, flexible and self-motivated attitude, with excellent teamwork skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment
  • Comfortable working in a remote/hybrid environment with demonstrated ability to be productive and self-guided.
Additional Skills and Competencies:
  • Healthcare policy and analysis background
  • Experience with analyzing healthcare survey data (e.g Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey)
  • Experience interpreting basic statistical output and analyses
$90,000 - $110,000 a year
What we can offer

You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August. 

Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.  

We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.
We may use AI tools to support elements of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing CV/resumes, assessing responses, or transcribing interviews. These tools assist our Talent team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please review our candidate privacy policy.
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