Careignition, a fast-growing start up is seeking a Chief Health Care Data Scientist to lead our analytics offering for our clients. Careignition aims to improve health care value for employers and employees. Through careful analysis in concert with white glove services, we improve the quality while reducing the cost of health care. Careignition has several Fortune 500 clients.

Careignition is located in Chicago, IL

The role will have competitive pay and equity.

Primary Roles

• Hands on advanced data analytics and project management
• Develops complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determines analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes.
• Apply innovative techniques to large claims data sets to analyze a wide array of healthcare-related topics Investigate discrepancies between medical concepts and their manifestation in claims data sets
• Contribute to hypothesis development for quasi-experimental designs
• Assist junior colleagues with the development of their programming and analytic skills Role in client management that will increase over time
• Collaborates with business partners to develop technical /business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share approach and relevant findings
• Responsible for complaint management of resources (AWS) and data

Required Qualifications

• At least one year of experience analyzing medical insurance claims data sets with popular software packages (Python and SQL is preferred).
• Understanding of medical coding systems (CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, DRG, etc.)
• Familiarity with claims grouping methodologies
• Experience with operating in a HIPAA complaint environment
• Chicago location or willingness to relocate; this job requires working with colleagues in our office Limited travel-working at client site is rare.
• Knack for prioritizing and completing multiple projects and tasks
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Preferred:

• Experience or knowledge of the healthcare industry and payer systems
• Preferred Experience in insurance, finance, or outcomes research Experience scrubbing large, non-standardized claims datasets
• Experience with MarketScan and/or Medicare (or similar) databases
• PharmD, RN, MD, MPH, MS, PhD, FSA, ASA or similar background (Degree in Math, Statistics, Comp Sci, Economics, etc.)