Principal Data Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee both independent and collaborative research initiatives in biostatistics and health outcomes research.

• Collaborate with public health governmental agencies, hospitals, health systems, and academic institutions.

• Utilize advanced statistical and epidemiologic techniques on real-world evidence (RWE) datasets, which include electronic health records, administrative billing, and post-adjudicated claims data.

• Design, implement, and assess observational studies.

• Create statistical analysis plans and research protocols.

• Convert study outcomes into products, services, and features that promote quality improvement, population health management, and policy development.

• Act as a subject matter expert in biostatistics and epidemiology across various business sectors.

• Formulate and evaluate hypotheses and interpret study findings for clinical, operational, and policy stakeholders.

• Conduct meetings with public health agencies, health system and hospital partners, academic collaborators, and internal teams.

• Assess partner needs, design research methodologies, and propose recommendations.

• Transform research results into product features and specifications.

• Produce peer-reviewed publications as the first or lead author.

• Prepare submissions for patents.

• Showcase innovative work at public conferences and symposiums.

• Offer statistical and research methodology guidance, demonstrations, and presentations.

• Mentor and train junior staff.

• Develop project estimates, timelines, and work plans for research activities.

• Identify, create, review, and enhance best practices, standards, and processes for rigorous, reproducible research.

• Evaluate analyses and deliverables from team members.

• Provide scientific leadership for large-scale implementations in collaboration with product and engineering teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

• A Doctorate is required.

• Strong skills in business/healthcare analytics, statistics, simulation and advanced mathematics, data searching, and matching.

• Proven experience in leading collaborative research projects with government, health systems, and academic partners.

• Exceptional writing and verbal communication abilities.

• Technical expertise in R (Tidyverse), Python, and SQL; experience in data modeling.

• Significant post-doctoral research experience leading observational studies in healthcare, public health, or epidemiology.

• Experience in biostatistics, epidemiology, and health outcomes research.

• In-depth knowledge of real-world evidence (RWE) datasets, including administrative and EHR data.

• A strong record in applied statistics, including generalized linear models (GLMs), generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs), generalized additive models (GAMs), zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) models, hypothesis testing, propensity score matching, and inverse probability weighting (IPW).

• Demonstrated experience in developing statistical analysis plans and leading research projects.

• Proven success in publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals as first or lead author, with a focus on observational study designs such as cohort and cross-sectional studies.

• Experience with patent application submissions.

• Background in customer engagement, collaboration, and conflict resolution.

• Teaching experience in a related field within a university setting.

• Familiarity with causal inference techniques, including mediation analysis and structural equation modeling.

• Experience with tools such as Posit and Databricks.

• Ability to maintain a stationary position for extended periods.

• Capability to adapt quickly, shift priorities, and meet deadlines.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Proficient in operating computer programs and software.

• Effectively communicate with audiences both in-person and electronically.

• Team-oriented, able to collaborate closely with peers while managing interruptions.

• Capacity to make independent decisions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

• 401k retirement plan.

• Paid time off.

• Opportunity to participate in Premier’s employee incentive programs.

• Tuition reimbursement and avenues for professional development.

• Employee perks and discounts.

• Access to on-site and online fitness classes.