Data AnalystPosition: ContractWork Location: RemotePosition background: Coding and data analysis for high priority value-based care projectsDescribe the team:There are 4 other team members consisting of analysts and scientists that the candidate would partner withResponsibilities:Develop new and maintain existing SAS programs to extract, aggregate, and manipulate pharmacy and medical claims for analyses to support ad hoc data requestsParticipate in interpretation of business requirements and creation of technical specifications including data dictionaries and programming specsPerform statistical analysis, and generate reports to answer research questionsPerform quality control checks on code, data sets, analytic outputs, research manuscripts and other deliverablesIdeal candidate background:Bachelors and/or masters degree in health services research, health economics, biostatistics, computer science, epidemiology, sociology, psychology or equivalent3+ years experience programming in SAS (including proc SQL)3+ years’ experience supporting health services, health economics, and outcomes research3+ years’ experience with administrative claims data, EHR/EMR data, or complex relational health care databases required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience using large administrative claims assets from health plan/payersRequired Skills: Data Analysis, Data Warehouse, SAS