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# Senior Health Data Scientist

- **Company:** The Ladders
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Mining, Operational Data Store, SAS (Software), SQL Databases, Snowflake, Statistics Packages
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pg4d9yas5z

## About the Role

* Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical industries with administrative claims data
 * Strong SQL programming skills required; experience with Snowflake preferred
 * Proficient in statistical analysis tools like SAS and R
 * Demonstrated analytical reasoning and decision-making skills
 * Strong project management skills to handle multiple projects under minimal supervision
 * Advanced knowledge of healthcare, health policy, and related issues

## Description

* Lead collaborative efforts with health services researchers and analysts to derive insights from extensive datasets
 * Develop solutions for strategic business challenges using advanced modeling and statistical analysis techniques
 * Utilize SQL and Snowflake for data extraction and management, documenting all source code and algorithms
 * Test and communicate research hypotheses effectively to support product offerings
 * Manage complex operational data requests and generate ad-hoc queries with SAS and R
 * Evaluate potential data analytic vendors and tools
 * Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and organizational policies


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