Share Email Opening Title Health Data Scientist   Description U.S. News & World Report is a digital-first media company dedicated to helping consumers and professionals make important choices. We publish healthcare performance measures, rankings, data-driven journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for more than 85 years. As a trusted authority to consumers and communities, U.S. News empowers better life decisions. Your role in helping us shape the future: The Health Data Scientist serves as a scientific leader on the health analysis team responsible for generating the widely cited annual U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings. This individual will provide recommendations to guide the ongoing evolution of the methodology used to inform potentially life-altering healthcare decisions made by millions of usnews.com users each year. In addition to the significant public visibility, the results of your work are closely followed by diverse healthcare stakeholders, including leaders of health systems. You will have opportunities to engage with healthcare executives, researchers and clinicians. Your primary responsibilities will be to provide oversight of the research activities of a team of data analysts. On a day to day basis, you will write and review code to manage large Medicare administrative claims data sets and other data sources, derive comparable quality measures across a variety of healthcare settings, and combine these metrics into simple and meaningful evaluations of healthcare providers. You will report to the Chief of Health Analysis. Are you up to the challenge? You have experience reading and interpreting code that you didn't write You are always thinking of processes that can make a team more efficient and effective You are able to work on multiple projects at the same time and prioritize them accordingly You value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and approaches You challenge the status quo when necessary to produce better results   Position Requirements You should have: Multiple years of professional experience in biostatistics, health services research, epidemiology, health economics, health policy or a similar field Master’s degree in a quantitative area of study A high degree of comfort with data management of large data sets Strong grasp of modeling and statistical principles relevant to quality measurement Ability to cultivate and mentor a diverse team and lead by example Ability to communicate methods concepts to people with non-technical backgrounds internally and externally High level of proficiency in STATA (strongly preferred), SAS or R. All coding is done in STATA. Attention to detail, strong communication, organizational and time management skills Comfort in presenting research to clinical and scientific audiences It would be nice if you had: Experience analyzing Medicare claims or other healthcare administrative data sets Experience collecting and validating primary data Knowledge of multilevel models and/or confirmatory factor analysis or other structural equation models A Ph.D. or research experience in epidemiology, biostatistics or similar quantitative field Experience in chairing meetings of clinicians Experience in developing patient advisory councils What it’s like to work with us: We are a team-oriented workplace. We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News’ dedication to the millions of people who use information we publish. Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity Focus on fostering teamwork and personal and professional growth Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training Collaborative work environment ~ fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers Other Job Info: Applicants must submit a Cover Letter and either a CV or Resume to be considered. These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job. Please note we will not provide visa sponsorship for this role.   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Number of Openings 1   About the Organization U.S. News & World Report is a publisher of news and information that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   Tags   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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