Senior Research Analyst at Aledade

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience (advanced degree may substitute for some experience)
  • Experience with SQL for data manipulation and Python for statistical programming (preferred)
  • Experience with healthcare data sources such as medical or pharmacy claims, electronic health records, event notification, clinical, and patient-reported data, and working in a complex enterprise data warehouse (preferred)
  • Knowledge of CMS Risk Adjustment models, CMS data files, and methods for developing trend assumptions (preferred)
  • Master's in health services research, mathematics/statistics, epidemiology, biostatistics, econometrics, or related field (preferred)
  • Excellent quantitative analysis abilities, with demonstrated ability to conduct nuanced analyses to produce accurate and unbiased results and communicate them via data visualizations, presentations, and reports (preferred)
  • Attention to detail, particularly with version control (e.g., Git), quality assurance, documentation, and building repeatable processes (preferred)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines and priorities (preferred)
  • Values people with differing backgrounds and perspectives; supports effective interpersonal and intercultural engagement (preferred)
  • Committed to serving teammates and patients with empathy and respect (preferred)
  • Ability to manage projects through the entire life cycle, from design through implementation, documentation, and presentation of findings (preferred)
  • Thinks beyond immediate team and contributes to making Aledade holistically better (e.g., active engagement in employee resource groups, equity and belonging initiatives, book/journal clubs, facilitating training, leading roundtables) (preferred)
  • Physical ability to sit for prolonged periods and extensively use computers and keyboard

Responsibilities

  • Support Aledade’s strategic approach to risk stratification and documentation with analyses leveraging Medicare claims, payer-sourced data, and electronic health records
  • Participate in the development and refinement of forecasting models to support enterprise-wide projections, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
  • Develop and maintain documentation and reporting frameworks to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and compliance with internal and external standards
  • Provide subject matter expertise in risk analytics, offering insights and recommendations to partners within the broader Impact Analytics team
  • Work cross-functionally with partners across actuary, product, and engineering organizations to drive insights
  • Work with teams across Aledade and external partners to understand and clarify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments
  • Design and program code to integrate, evaluate, and analyze diverse data sources to support risk adjustment for all Medicare populations
  • Work closely with other team members on forecasting and modeling MA risk scores
  • Design descriptive, predictive, and/or causal inference statistical analyses to answer key business questions
  • Perform data analysis and statistical modeling to generate actionable insights and solutions
  • Support junior colleagues in programming, model implementation, and knowledge transfers
  • Work across teams at Aledade to synthesize results, identify implications of analysis results, and translate findings into action
  • Lead development of analytic products that accurately communicate insights from the data and inspire action
  • Work closely with engineering, business intelligence, and product partners to enable analytic solutions

Skills

healthcare analytics
risk adjustment
Medicare claims
statistical modeling
forecasting models
SQL
Python
R
data analysis
causal inference
population health

Aledade

Supports independent primary care practices

About Aledade

Aledade operates in the primary care sector, focusing on supporting independent primary care practices. The company provides these practices with essential support and data to help them navigate the challenges of the changing healthcare landscape. Aledade offers personalized, on-the-ground assistance, ensuring that practices have timely access to the right data to improve the quality of care they deliver to their communities. Additionally, Aledade has developed a proprietary technology application that gives practices insights about their patients, further enhancing their care capabilities. Unlike many competitors, Aledade is dedicated to the success of independent practices, making it the largest network of its kind in the nation. The company's goal is to empower these practices to thrive and provide high-quality care through its support services and technology.

Bethesda, MarylandHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$662MTotal Funding
SERIES_FCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, HealthcareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Risks

Increased competition from platforms like Privia Health threatens Aledade's market share.
Integration challenges from acquiring Medical Advantage may disrupt operations in Michigan.
Rapid technological advancements require continuous updates to Aledade's technology platform.

Differentiation

Aledade partners with independent primary care physicians to create Accountable Care Organizations.
The company offers a proprietary technology platform for timely patient insights.
Aledade provides personalized, on-the-ground support to enhance care quality.

Upsides

Aledade's acquisition of Medical Advantage expands its presence in Michigan significantly.
The rise of telehealth creates new opportunities for Aledade's primary care practices.
Aledade's focus on value-based care aligns with increasing demand for ACOs.

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