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Employer: Validate Health, Inc.
Expires: 07/19/2021
Want to make a tangible difference in the future of accountable care?Love applying the latest technologies and statistical models to solve tough problems? Looking for a fulfilling career that gives you autonomy, mastery and purpose?We are a small team of data scientists, actuaries, programmers and healthcare economics experts who love what we do and wouldn’t trade it for the world. Join us! As a Statistician / Data Scientist at Validate, you would be at the forefront of enabling new value based healthcare models and deliver constantly evolving analytics services to the industry. You’ll have an excellent opportunity for professional growth in the fields of healthcare economics, quantitative analytics and related technologies. ▪ Perform in scenario modeling, forecasting and simulations on large datasets. Work on challenging problems in pricing, reserving and risk quantifications of commercial and government value based healthcare models. ▪ Learn and apply rules and regulation around government healthcare programs, like Medicare and Medicaid. Learn and apply models for commercial programs and contracts. ▪ Use modern programming languages (such as R, Python, SAS, SQL) to work with large datasets to automate regulatory, economic and actuarial modeling. Gather and analyze large medical claims, public health datasets and financial data. ▪ Participate in implementation, maintenance and analysis of models, forecasts, studies and systems which use actuarial principles for the purposes of pricing, underwriting, statistics, reserving and forecasting. ▪ Develop written and oral presentations that provide basic information for decision making. Participate in defining features and capabilities of analytical products. ▪ Continuously learn by experimenting with statistical models and investigating scalable data science technologies. REQUIREMENTSBS or MS in Mathematics or Statistics from a top 20 university statistics programDemonstration of exceptional academic accomplishments or a portfolio of projects in statistics and relevant technologies.Experience with and enthusiasm for Open Source tools Must have prior knowledge of SQL or able to learn it quickly upon hireDesire to be an expert in healthcare economics and passionate about making an impact in this field.Must be willing to try a fun “challenge” early in the interview process to help us understand your level of proficiency. We give you a handful of the problems like those we enjoy solving every day. It may cover statistics, actuarial topics (if relevant) and related technologies (such as Python, R and SQL). BENEFITSRemote first cultureFun, energetic and rewarding learning environmentOpportunity for continuous learning and experimentation through daily team whiteboard sessionsEncouragement of personal projectsStock options Salary that grows with the companyHealthcare, vision, and dental coverage TO APPLYWe are currently only accepting candidates based in the US / North America and available for immediate full-time employment.Send in your latest resume to careers+Handshake@ValidateHealth.com. Write a note explaining your long-term career goals and what makes you particularly interested in Validate and this position specifically. Please include links to LinkedIn and GitHub if applicable, and any other links that you feel speak to who you are and your capabilities, such as publications, blog or portfolio. Specify the date you’re available to start work, visa/citizenship status, and any sponsorship requirements. Indicate that you’re willing to take an aptitude test. Add “Statistician via Handshake” to the subject line.