Research Scientist

Aledade, Inc.

Research Scientist guiding intervention strategy and evaluating population health impacts at Aledade. Collaborating across teams to drive data-informed decision making in primary care analytics.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide intervention strategy and development.
Evaluate the impact of Aledade’s population health interventions.
Use innovative methods to answer pressing business questions.
Design and conduct analyses that leverage rich data sources including national Medicare claims, other payer claims, electronic health records, event notification, and patient-reported data.
Work across teams to understand key performance and policy questions facing the business and bring data to inform strategic and tactical decision making.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.
Advanced degree may substitute for some experience.
Masters or PhD in health services research, mathematics/statistics, epidemiology, biostatistics, econometrics, computer science or related field.
Excellent quantitative analysis abilities, grounded in econometrics, health services research, epidemiology, statistics, or related field.
Experience with causal inference methods including designing and/or conducting experimental and quasi-experimental studies (e.g., randomized trials; regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and matched designs).
Experience with SQL for data manipulation and R, /or Python, or Stata for statistical programming.
Experience with healthcare data sources such as medical or pharmacy claims, electronic health record, event notification, clinical, and patient reported data, and working in a complex enterprise data warehouse.
Knowledge of standard methods for measuring health care utilization, spending, quality, and related outcomes.
Experience navigating complex data environments and working with messy data.
Ability to manage research projects through the entire life cycle, from design through implementation, documentation, and presentation of findings.
Experience using AI tools for programming and project management.
Demonstrated ability to conduct nuanced analyses to produce accurate and unbiased results and tell the story of those results in data visualizations, presentations, and reports.
Experience working with product and engineering teams to deliver data and actionable insights to clients and vendors.
Attention to detail, particularly with version control (e.g. Git), quality assurance, documentation, and building repeatable processes.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines and priorities.
Values people with differing backgrounds and perspectives; supports effective interpersonal and intercultural engagement.
Well-versed in Equity and Inclusion language, concepts, and principles (i.e. health disparities, social drivers of health, implicit bias) and able to communicate and explain them to larger audiences.
Committed to serving teammates and patients with empathy and respect.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles
Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
401(k) with up to 4% match
Stock options
And much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

quantitative analysiscausal inference methodsexperimental studiesquasi-experimental studiesSQLRPythonStatahealthcare data analysisdata visualization

Soft Skills

project managementattention to detailinterpersonal engagementcommunicationempathyadaptabilityproblem-solvingcollaborationcritical thinkingcultural competence