Senior Research Statistician

Highmark Health

. Serve as lead statistician for a team supporting scholarly research using administrative and public data sources .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeAlabama • United StatesSenior💰 $94,200 - $151,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in statistical analysis, data cleaning, and transformation, with a strong ability to communicate complex statistical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Proficient in leading research projects, mentoring junior statisticians, and ensuring compliance with data security and ethical guidelines.

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Statistical AnalysisSASRStataData Communication

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Hard Skills

Statistical DesignData TransformationData AnalysisStatistical ProgrammingStatistical Analysis PlansMock-Up TablesCausal InferencePropensity Score MatchingInverse Probability WeightingLiterature Review

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationMentoringProject Management

Industry Keywords

BiostatisticsHealth Services ResearchEpidemiologyClinical ResearchHIPAA Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as lead statistician for a team supporting scholarly research using administrative and public data sources
Clean, transform, and analyze data for multiple projects of varying complexity
Act as primary contact with Principal Investigator teams for biostatistics-related activities and communications
Prepare results and associated materials for manuscripts submitted to peer-reviewed journals
Translate complex study design, data, and analytic concepts for physicians, healthcare business leaders, and other stakeholders
Serve as an enterprise and team resource for complex statistical questions, study design, and protocol development
Help develop research and analytic resources, including methodology-paper collections, code templates, and scripts
Write and review statistical analysis plans and create mock-up tables, listings, and figures
Create or review programming specifications for analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures, and presentations
Conduct project-deliverable review and quality control
Present analyses to internal and external stakeholders
Conduct literature reviews and prepare manuscripts for publication
Mentor and advise junior research statisticians
Estimate timelines, monitor milestones, communicate risks, identify out-of-scope tasks, and escalate issues to management
Participate in project teams and interface with other departmental representatives
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Required: Master's degree in analytics, health services research, epidemiology, or biostatistics with 3 years of Statistical Analysis; OR bachelor's degree in those fields with 6 years of Statistical Analysis; OR 3 years in Statistical Analysis
Advanced knowledge of SAS, R, or Stata
Ability to apply advanced statistical design, analysis, and programming techniques utilized in clinical research
Ability to effectively communicate statistical concepts
High degree of technical competence
Effective oral and written communication skills
Preferred: Doctorate in analytics, health services research, epidemiology, statistics, or biostatistics
Preferred: Experience as lead and/or coauthor for published, peer-reviewed manuscripts
Preferred: Knowledge and experience in causal inference approaches, including propensity score matching, inverse probability weighting, and DiD
Preferred: Experience analyzing large datasets based on health insurance claims and/or medical records data using statistical software
Preferred: Statistical consultative experience or experience working as a statistician on multidisciplinary teams
No licenses or certifications required
No language other than English required
Must comply with HIPAA, data security guidelines, company policies, applicable laws, and the Code of Business Conduct

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base pay
Travel requirement of 0%-25%
Remote work designation in the job board location field