Surescripts

Surescripts

Principal Analytics Analyst - Healthcare Data

United States, USA · Principal

No sponsorship$153k-$187kDetected 24 days ago
PythonData StructuresSQLMachine LearningData ScienceData VisualizationStatisticsA/B TestingProduct StrategyGrowth MarketingSalesForecastingResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringEpidemiology

About the role

  • The Principal Analyst frequently operates as a subject matter expert, translating sophisticated analytics into compelling narratives and guiding the team toward scalable, reusable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of complex analytics initiatives (descriptive through prescriptive), selecting appropriate methodologies and ensuring statistical/analytical integrity.
  • Frame ambiguous, high-stakes questions into analytic strategies, measurement frameworks, and decision-ready insights that support product development and sales enablement.
  • Drive development of advanced models and decision frameworks (e.g., forecasting, propensity/risk models, segmentation, scenario analysis), including robust validation and monitoring recommendations.
  • Influence the broader data/analytics ecosystem at Surescripts by defining reusable datasets, semantic layer requirements, KPI definitions, and analysis accelerators in collaboration with engineering and BI partners.
  • We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions - from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.
  • As a principal individual contributor, this role shapes methodological approach, elevates standards for rigor and reproducibility, and serves as a trusted partner to Product, Engineering, and Commercial leaders.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to work with messy, real-world data (e.g., inconsistent schemas, missing fields, or conflicting definitions) and identify, troubleshoot, and resolve data quality issues.
  • Strong track record mentoring others and improving team capability through reusable assets and best practices.
  • Basic Requirements
  • Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Epidemiology, Health Economics, or related field required
  • 8+ years of experience in advanced analytics, with substantial healthcare analytics experience preferred.
  • Evidence of leading complex, cross-functional analytics that drove material product, commercial, or strategic outcomes
  • preferred experience with medication adherence analytics, prior authorization and utilization management analytics, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), and/or growth marketing analytics.
  • Expert-level SQL and strong Python/R
  • deep knowledge of statistical methods, machine learning (where appropriate), and analytical experimentation/measurement design.
  • Strong data visualization and executive storytelling skill
  • ability to build "narratives that travel" across stakeholder types.
  • Comfort working with large-scale healthcare datasets and navigating governance/privacy constraints responsibly.

Nice to have

  • PhD preferred but not mandatory
  • This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers.
  • With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.
  • Additionally, we do not participate in academic training programs or work-study programs through an academic institution that require employer endorsement of F-1/CPT or F-1/STEM.
  • We're a midsize company.
  • This means you're not just another employee ID number.
  • Better Life section of our careers site.
  • Physical and Mental Requirements

Compensation

  • We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.

Benefits

  • To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits.
  • Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care.
  • The Principal Analytics Analyst leads high-impact, complex analytics initiatives that advance product strategy, commercial outcomes, and external credibility across the healthcare ecosystem.
  • Navigate and analyze complex healthcare transaction data, where data structures, definitions, and quality may be ambiguous, requiring problem-solving to define metrics, validate assumptions, and produce usable datasets.
  • Expert-level SQL and strong Python/R; deep knowledge of statistical methods, machine learning (where appropriate), and analytical experimentation/measurement design.

Equal opportunity

  • Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • To be considered for employment, applicants must have a valid U.S. work authorization allowing work without restrictions with Surecripts in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to provide support or provide sponsorship for immigration benef
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