Director, Research

🔥 16 hours ago

🏄 California, New York – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $211k - $404k / year

⏰ Full Time

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GoodRx

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2011

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

📦 Logistics

💰 $100M Private Equity Round on 2020-09

Consulting • Insurance • Logistics

GoodRx is a company that helps consumers in the United States save money on their prescription medications. They provide a platform that allows users to compare drug prices and find the lowest costs at pharmacies in their area. GoodRx aims to make prescription medications more affordable for individuals by offering discounts and coupons.

📋 Description

• Set the vision, strategy, and quarterly roadmap for the Research function • Lead, coach, and develop the Research team • Establish team goals, KPIs, and operating processes • Own high-priority research projects end-to-end, from question framing and methodology design through data analysis, communication, and impact measurement • Apply health economics, statistical, and data science methods to healthcare, medication access, and drug pricing issues • Use internal and external data to develop analyses, models, visualizations, and research products • Define research scope, methods, and standards while balancing rigor, speed, and relevance • Improve existing datasets with cross-functional teams and external vendors or partners • Translate complex findings into articles, blog posts, recurring reports, white papers, briefings, and other content • Partner with PR, Editorial, Marketing, Government Affairs, Strategy, Sales, B2B Marketing, Product, and other teams • Advise senior leaders on research findings, implications, limitations, and recommended actions • Represent GoodRx externally with journalists, academic collaborators, industry stakeholders, and other audiences • Manage the Research budget, vendors, contracts, and renewals • Quantify GoodRx’s impact and relevance through credible research and measurement • Strengthen the team through coaching, hiring, capability building, and clear expectations

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in research, health economics, analytics, data science, or a closely related field with a Master’s degree, 8+ years with a Ph.D., or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Graduate training in economics, health economics, statistics, public health, data science, or another quantitative field • Ph.D. preferred • 4+ years of experience directly managing and developing people • Strong knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, prescription drug markets, medication access, or drug pricing • Proficiency with R, SQL, and/or Python • Ability to complete and evaluate analytical work for methodological soundness • Demonstrated ability to turn complex data into credible insights, research products, and recommendations • Excellent writing and presentation skills • Strong judgment about research design, prioritization, data quality, and tradeoffs between speed and rigor • Experience creating clear and compelling data visualizations • Proficiency with Excel required • Experience with Looker, Tableau, or an equivalent tool is a plus • Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder-management skills • Comfort representing research externally, or willingness and ability to develop that skill • Curiosity, intellectual honesty, attention to detail, and passion for using evidence to improve people’s health and financial outcomes • LA preferred; remote also considered • Engineering teams must support appropriate security controls and adhere to GoodRx security policies and procedures

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses or commission • Annual equity grants • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) with a company match • ESPP • Unlimited vacation • 13 paid holidays • 72 hours of sick leave • Mental wellness programs • Financial wellness programs • Fertility benefits • Generous parental leave • Pet insurance • Supplemental life insurance for you and your dependents • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability • Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities