Healthcare Programmer, Medicaid and Pharmacy

Join AIR as a Healthcare Programmer Medicaid and Pharmacywith our Healthcare Innovations team. Our team works collaboratively to unravel the intertwined challenges of health care quality costs and access. Our team of expertseconomists data scientists statisticians public health experts sociologists nurses physicians and psychologists advance evidence and save lives by leading rigorous research and evaluation; program implementation and monitoring; results-driven technical assistance and training; and leading-edge data science and technology tools.

TheHealthcare Programmer - Medicaid and Pharmacy willapply programming skills to manage analyze and report on complex datasets to implementand support research design documentation and project coordination and to ensure high-quality data-driven insights.

Candidates with expertise with Medicaid policy and data and/or pharmaceutical pricing and related data sources are especially encouraged to apply.

This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIRsU.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington Virginia the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.

Responsibilities:

• Extract recode merge and de-duplicate datasets to prepare them for analysis.
• Conduct outlier analyses manage missing data and create derived analysis variables.
• Perform statistical analyses to support research and reporting needs.
• Generate customized reports summarizing data analysis results.
• Produce high-quality computer-generated data listings summary tables and data collection outputs.
• Provide technical oversight mentorship and training to junior SAS programmers.
• Debug and revise code by identifying and resolving programming errors.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for code programs and technical specifications.
• Prepare technical reports and contribute to proposal development.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Statistics Data Science Public Health Economics Epidemiology or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with large-scale healthcare administrative or claims data.
• Direct experience processing and analyzing Medicare Medicaid and/or other commercial claims data.
• Direct experience with pharmaceutical pricing data prescription drug encounter data or other related data sources.
• Experience using SQL Python R and/or other data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of data analysis and data management techniques.
• Experience applying SAS in research or analytical settings particularly in health or social sciences.
• Knowledge and experience with advanced analytic techniques such as machine learning preferred but not required.
• Proposal and report preparation experience preferred but not required.

Skills

• Skilled in all aspects of data processing management.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate efficiently in a virtual work environment.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Adept in a fast-paced environment to manage multiple concurrent deliveries.
• Demonstrated analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on details.

Disclosures:Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basisof any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law including but not limited to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture hair type and protective hairstyles such as braid locs and twists) creed color religion alienage or national origin ancestry citizenship status age physical or mental disability medical condition (e.g. cancer) sex gender gender identity or expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status civil union status pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions genetic information or military or veteran status.AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.

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