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Biostatistician - Healthcare Research

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 day per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Ideal candidates will be able to report to one of our Pulse Point locations in Newton, MA, Wilmington, DE, Durham, NC, Atlanta, GA, Indianapolis, IN, Mason, OH, Richmond, VA, Norfolk, VA or Louisville, KY.

The Biostatistician - Healthcare Research is responsible for developing and implementing clinical prediction models, experimental design, program evaluation and effectiveness methodologies, and statistical sampling for health plan functions. Will leverage large, complex, and linked real world data assets to provide analytic and programming capabilities to lead and support healthcare research studies. Performs substantive statistical analyses and reporting and will lead data management, share expertise regarding real world evidence (RWE)/claims data and statistical analyses activities for healthcare research studies for Carelon Research's Safety and Epidemiology line of business.

How you will make an impact:

• Serves as a statistical subject matter resource on Carelon Research's integrated healthcare database.

• Uses pharmacoepidemiologic methods to assess the safety and effectiveness of drugs and other biologic interventions.

• Uses a large claims database to conduct studies which focus on improving health outcomes.

• Leads data management activities by developing programming requirement documents and/or using Instant Health Data (IHD)/SAS/R.

• Supports the development of protocols, SAPs, tables, figures, and listings (TFLs), and timelines.

• Leads data analysis activities (e.g. comparative safety and effectiveness analyses, validation, adherence, natural history, and drug utilization studies) following protocol/statistical analysis plan (SAP) development.

• Creates tables, figures, and other report and publication materials.

• Articulates methods, progress, and results to study team.

• Performs quality control to ensure integrity of analysis.

• Participates in process and/or scientific initiatives.

• Develops and implements predictive models using artificial intelligence/machine learning methods

• Responds to and manages ad hoc client requests to ensure accurate, in-depth results/data are delivered in a timely manner.

• Develops and implements prediction models for member and provider-based interventions.

• Conducts competitive analysis of risk stratification models and makes recommendations to management.

• Designs and executes care management program evaluations.

• Develops evaluation methodologies for measuring the effectiveness of clinical programs.

• Researches and analyzes broadly defined business scenarios, trends, and patterns and develops recommendations for management.

• Prepares results for presentation to clients.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a MS in Biostatistics, Statistics or related field; 3 years healthcare and/or consumer data analysis experience; 2+ years of experience in the development of predictive models; 3 years coding experience with SAS; 3 years of experience manipulating and processing large multi-source datasets with SAS and SQL programming tools; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Experience conducting data management and analyses in claims databases highly preferred.

• Experience using Panalgo's Instant Health Data (IHD) highly preferred.

• Experience using SAS highly preferred.

• Experience using R preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

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