
Senior Systems Programmer, Healthcare Innovations
American Institutes for Research
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and support the design, development, and implementation of advanced programming solutions for large-scale health research and evaluation projects.
- Oversee data management workflows, including data extraction, transformation, validation, and integration from multiple sources (e.g., claims, EHR, survey data).
- Develop and optimize reusable code libraries, macros, and templates to improve efficiency and consistency across projects.
- Conduct complex statistical analyses and generate high-quality outputs including tables, listings, and visualizations for technical reports and publications.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to programming teams, including code reviews, training, and guidance on best practices.
- Collaborate with statisticians, researchers, and data scientists to translate analytical requirements into executable code.
- Ensure compliance with data security protocols and regulatory requirements in secure computing environments.
- Contribute to proposal development by designing analytic approaches, estimating level of effort, and drafting technical sections.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance data quality, reproducibility, and workflow automation.
- Represent AIR in client meetings and technical discussions, communicating complex programming concepts clearly and effectively.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Economics, Epidemiology, or a related quantitative field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in SAS programming, including experience with large-scale administrative or healthcare datasets.
- Demonstrated leadership in managing programming teams and delivering high-impact analytic products.
- Experience working in secure or virtual research environments and familiarity with data governance best practices.
- Experience with other statistical or data science tools (e.g., R, Python, SQL) is preferred, but not required.
Benefits
- AIR’s Total Rewards Program
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SAS programmingstatistical analysisdata extractiondata transformationdata validationdata integrationcode optimizationworkflow automationdata quality improvementanalytical approach design
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcommunicationcollaborationprocess improvementproblem-solvingtrainingguidanceclient representationclear communication