Lead Research Scientist

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 Humana’s Clinical Strategy and Analytics (CS&A) Team is seeking a Lead Research Scientist (Remote).

Healthcare is rapidly changing, and our members are living longer, often with more chronic conditions. The Clinical Strategy & Analytics team identifies opportunities and build solutions to improve clinical outcomes and lower costs for millions of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through an evidence-based approach using data analytics, clinical expertise, strategic mindset, and rigorous study designs. In this multi-disciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with strategy partners and clinicians to shape Humana’s enterprise clinical strategies and initiatives.

The Lead Research Scientist will play a key role in all aspects of analytics needed to support the launch and success of clinical intervention programs. This can include analytic tasks related to population health opportunity sizing, trend and financial alignment, study design, data engineering and operational support, marketing analysis support, clinical outcomes analysis, presentations/publications, and work management. A Lead Research Scientist is a senior member of Clinical Analytics and often independently represents the work and moves initiative forward.

As a Lead Research Scientist in this role, you will:

• Be fluent working with large, complex medical claims data using analytics technologies (SQL, SAS, Python/Pyspark, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, PowerBI) and analytics methodologies (exploratory/descriptive analysis, predictive modeling, causal outcomes research, and data visualization).
• Deliver trusted analysis in a timely manner.  This involves prioritizing and planning your work, setting realistic timelines for delivering analysis results, and communicating with business partners on the status of work.
• Have expertise on Humana’s business, clinical, and Rx performance measures and KPIs.  This will involve collaboration with clinicians, clinical informaticists, and business partners to understand terminology, measurement, and coding specifications.
• Lead with the leveraging of analytics to help the business and clinical intervention programs be more successful.  This involves you filling a variety of roles in a project that can range from data engineering/architecture, business intelligence, behavioral economics, machine learning, to analytics DevOps support.
• Build strong rapport with Humana decision-makers and business partners.  This will involve keeping a great attitude working with others who are not as strong with analytics, being able to explain things well, and trying to serve the needs of decision-makers you work with.
• This role is in leads and supports strategic analytics for development and execution of BH Strategy and to support opportunity sizing and viability of multiple vendors brought forward by our Discovery and Strategic Partnership stakeholders.

               

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Economics, Statistics, Clinical Informatics, and/or related fields
• Experience and comfort with manipulating and analyzing data using SQL plus another language such as SAS, Python/Pyspark, or R.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to build predictive models from start to finish.
• 6+ years experience in analytics and/or quantitative research

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with medical or pharmacy claims data
• Familiarity with clinical concepts related to a broad range of clinical conditions and disease states
• Experience evaluating clinical interventions used to improve clinical outcomes

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$123,800 - $170,400 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
 Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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