Research Scientist I, Evidence & Strategy

Role overview Use healthcare data to produce reliable research and analysis that informs client strategy and work in health economics and outcomes. The role covers the full analytical workflow, from preparing large claims datasets to running descriptive and basic statistical analyses, contributing to project plans, and ensuring that findings are accurate and reproducible.

Responsibilities - Import, transform, clean, merge, and validate data using SAS and/or SQL to create analysis-ready datasets. - Analyze large medical and pharmacy claims databases and conduct descriptive or basic statistical analyses in support of economic and outcomes modelling. - Develop and troubleshoot code, resolve data issues, and escalate higher-risk methodological or client-impacting decisions for guidance. - Contribute to research proposals, project scopes, budgets, and analysis plans. - Manage assigned workflows and collaborate with analytics colleagues to improve client work and identify opportunities for innovation. - Check analytic outputs for accuracy, quality, consistency, and reproducibility.

Requirements - Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, epidemiology, or a related discipline. - At least three years of professional SAS or SQL programming experience. - Experience analyzing large public or private administrative medical and pharmacy claims datasets. - Experience preparing data and applying thorough quality and accuracy checks. - Working knowledge of basic statistical methods and/or econometrics. - Strong analytical reasoning, problem-solving, organization, and ability to meet deadlines; able to work independently and collaboratively in a remote or hybrid setting.

Nice to have - Background in healthcare policy or analysis. - Experience with healthcare surveys, such as national medical expenditure or Medicare beneficiary surveys. - Ability to interpret basic statistical outputs and analyses.

Benefits and work setup - Remote and hybrid arrangements are available, with the option to work internationally for two weeks each year. - Compensation listed in the source: $90,000–$110,000 per year. - Benefits include a retirement plan with employer matching, health and disability coverage, paid leave and holidays, family and fertility support, counselling, and professional development opportunities.