Senior Scientist, HEOR/RWE

Circadia Health

. Design and run studies establishing what Circadia's platform does for patients and costs .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeEl Segundo • California • United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in health economics and outcomes research, with a strong focus on real-world evidence and clinical study design. Proficient in analyzing complex healthcare datasets and translating findings into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.

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Health EconomicsOutcomes ResearchReal-World Evidence ProductionObservational Study DesignProficiency in R or Python and SQL

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Hard Skills

Health EconomicsOutcomes ResearchReal-World Evidence ProductionObservational Study DesignCausal Inference MethodsStatistical AnalysisPeer-Reviewed PublicationCost-Avoidance AnalysisData AnalysisClinical Endpoint Evaluation

Soft Skills

Clear Scientific WritingCommunication with ExecutivesCollaboration with Clinical TeamsPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

RPythonSQLEHRMedicare Claims

Industry Keywords

Health Services ResearchBiostatisticsPublic HealthMedicare AdvantageValue-Based Care EconomicsIRB PathwaysSQUIRE 2.0Digital HealthRemote Patient MonitoringHealthcare Reimbursement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and run studies establishing what Circadia's platform does for patients and costs
Own studies end to end: frame questions, choose designs and comparators, run analyses, and publish results
Analyze hospital readmission rates, fall rates, time to clinical intervention, emergency department and inpatient utilization, length of stay, total cost of care, and clinician productivity
Own clinical evidence and health economics, including peer-reviewed publications and ROI/cost-avoidance analyses
Establish standards for making and substantiating company claims
Collaborate with the Chief Scientist, analytics team, and clinical teams at customer facilities
Scope studies using operational data, defining questions, cohorts, observation periods, and endpoints
Select and defend observational and quasi-experimental designs when randomization is unavailable
Build comparison groups, baselines, and risk-adjustment approaches
Write prespecified analysis plans and define study claims
Own IRB submission, human-subjects determination, conflict-of-interest, and AI-assistance disclosure
Shape future deployment data collection for publishable studies
Analyze Medicare claims, EHR, platform, and customer operational data
Apply matching, causal inference, and mixed-effects methods
Evaluate confounding, selection bias, immortal time bias, and balance diagnostics
Translate Circadia operations and billing into claims-detectable logic
Define and report ROI and cost avoidance; conduct subgroup analyses
Draft and publish manuscripts in journals such as JAMDA and JAMIA; manage peer review and revision
Produce conference abstracts, white papers, and commercial evidence while maintaining consistent claims
Present findings to clinical, payer, and executive audiences and support customer and partner conversations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Industry research experience is required; experience cannot be entirely academic
MSc or PhD in epidemiology, health services research, biostatistics, health economics, public health, or a related quantitative field
5+ years producing real-world evidence, outcomes research, or health economics work in a company, consultancy, payer, or provider setting
Experience with health economics and outcomes research, including cost, utilization, ROI, or cost-avoidance analysis alongside clinical endpoints
Ability to translate technical findings into clear narratives for executives, customers, and payers
Track record of peer-reviewed publication, ideally in a clinical specialty or informatics journal
Command of observational and quasi-experimental study design and its limitations
Proficiency with R or Python and SQL
Comfort with large, messy healthcare datasets
Clear scientific writing and experience carrying a manuscript through peer review
Especially valuable: experience with Medicare, Medicare Advantage, skilled nursing, or senior care populations
Especially valuable: working knowledge of Medicare claims structure and CMS post-acute quality measures (SNFRM, PPR)
Especially valuable: experience in remote patient monitoring, medical devices, or digital health
Especially valuable: experience evaluating AI or machine learning models in a clinical workflow
Especially valuable: experience measuring clinician workload, documentation burden, or workflow efficiency
Especially valuable: experience in a startup
Especially valuable: familiarity with IRB pathways and reporting standards such as SQUIRE 2.0
Especially valuable: experience working with actuarial firms or third-party claims datasets
Especially valuable: understanding of value-based care economics and healthcare reimbursement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful employee stock options
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k)
Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
Impact: your work will influence care decisions for tens of thousands of seniors every day.
Culture: hard-working, mission-driven, and collaborative — with weekly and monthly social events like yoga, beach bonfires, and Wednesday/Friday team lunches.