Full-Time Senior Research Analyst

As a Senior Research Analyst, you will perform a variety of research and analysis tasks to support consulting projects for federal and state governments, health plans, associations and foundations, hospitals, and health systems.

OSC/Lewin is seeking entry level candidates of bachelor's programs in fields such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, epidemiology, or other quantitative fields to fill roles in our Evaluation Economics and Predictive Modeling Capability. EEPM assists state and federal administrations such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in evaluating and optimizing healthcare program operations through a combination of analytic and policy-driven research, modeling, and reporting.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to projects involving the evaluation of Medicare and Meidcaid programs
• Summarize and analyze data
• Literature reviews
• Develop and QC tables of results
• Draft reports

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Academic and/or work experience:
  • Performing quantitative and/or qualitative analysis
  • Overseeing day-to-day management of project tasks
  • Preparing presentations and reports for clients
  • Aptitude for interpreting data outputs and articulating findings
• Experience using software for data analysis, such as SAS, Python, R, Atlas TI, or Tableau
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Familiarity with medical claims data and/or medical auditing data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, computer science, epidemiology, economics, or other quantitative or qualitative research fields
• Experience with machine learning, natural language processing, predictive modeling, simulation, probability, data visualization, qualitative coding, and querying large datasets
• Experience working with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience working effectively as a member of a project team
• Healthcare or human services research experience
• Proven solid oral and written communication skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.