Research Scientist – Health Services Research
Elevance Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wilmington • North Carolina, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Leads high quality research project proposal development from early conceptual stages for external and internal submissions
- Provides scientific rigorous input in the design and development of the research studies to fulfill study objectives
- Executes statistical analyses plans independently with effective problem solving and decision making as principal investigator across a broad program of studies related to a therapeutic area/healthcare intervention and/or external collaborator
- Collaborates with project team members to implement the study design and statistical analyses plans utilizing advanced statistical techniques such as propensity score modeling, GEE (generalized estimate equation) difference-in-difference, and graduate-level statistics in performing research study design and analysis
- Conducts review of administrative claims, electronic medical records, and survey and clinical data and statistical output and review of statistical output to ensure the superior quality of research activities and client deliverables
- Summarizes key findings and generates value messages for incorporation into project deliverables, publications, and presentations
- Prepares study reports and manuscripts for submissions to peer-review journals demonstrating subject matter expertise
- Performs key project functions with minimal oversight
- Responsible for the final quality and accuracy of study deliverables, presentation of study deliverables and facilitation of the collaboration among project team members towards development
- Manage relationships with study champions/clients, communicates scientific decisions, and presents key study insights to the champions, including Elevance Health senior leadership team, internal decision makers, and other external stakeholders/clients
Requirements
- Requires a MS in health sciences or related advanced degree, or clinical degree such as PharmD, or MD, combined with Master level degree
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in health service research, biostatistics, epidemiology, health policy, economics or related field
- Ph.D. or MD strongly preferred
- Postgraduate or post-doctoral training or relevant experience in conducting observational and/or prospective research studies
- Understanding of the U.S. health care system, population health and implementation sciences strongly preferred
- Successful experience with research grants/funding applications is strongly preferred
- Proficient in statistical software, including SAS, STATA, R, and/or Python strongly preferred
- Proficient in data management tools, including SQL strongly preferred
Benefits
- merit increases
- paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- incentive bonus programs
- medical
- dental
- vision
- short and long term disability benefits
- 401(k) +match
- stock purchase plan
- life insurance
- wellness programs
- financial education resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
statistical analysispropensity score modelinggeneralized estimate equation (GEE)graduate-level statisticsdata managementobservational researchprospective researchhealth service researchbiostatisticsepidemiology
Soft skills
problem solvingdecision makingcollaborationcommunicationpresentation skillsproject managementquality assuranceleadership
Certifications
MS in health sciencesPh.D.MDPharmD