Senior Health Economics and Outcomes Scientist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $172k - $222k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Virta Health

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201 - 500 employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧘 Wellness

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Wellness

Virta Health is a healthcare company focused on reversing type 2 diabetes and promoting sustainable weight loss through a nutrition-first approach. The company offers personalized treatment plans that help individuals reduce or eliminate the need for diabetes medications. Virta collaborates with organizations and healthcare providers to deliver transformative outcomes in metabolic care. Their approach is evidence-backed, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle and dietary changes to achieve lasting health improvements and weight management.

📋 Description

• Lead the strategy, development, and execution of real-world evidence programs and health economics models • Translate real-world data from health plans, employers, and external data warehouses into operational and health economic insights • Generate evidence to drive commercial growth, market adoption, and product innovation • Publish findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals • Present scientific evidence at national and international conferences, client presentations, and internal meetings • Partner with sales, marketing, and product teams to integrate real-world evidence into commercial messaging, clinical care, and product development • Serve as an internal subject matter expert • Teach HEOR methodologies to colleagues and advance organizational research capabilities • Onboard with Clinical Research and Data Science teams and learn Virta’s data pipeline and evidence base • Review research compliance and privacy protocols • Own a claims dataset analysis project and align evidence needs with Sales and Marketing • Draft an updated HEOR strategy roadmap • Complete initial real-world evidence analyses and begin a peer-reviewed publication or conference submission • Establish repeatable, AI-enabled workflows for research and reporting tasks

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacoeconomics, or a related field; PhD preferred • 5+ years of experience analyzing claims/clinical datasets, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting economic outcomes of clinical programs • 3+ years of business experience in a startup or high-growth environment • Proven ability to translate scientific evidence for commercial and marketplace applications • Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or SAS for advanced claims analysis and data modeling • Successfully designed and implemented repeatable AI-enabled workflows that address team bottlenecks and improve efficiency • Ability to follow HIPAA security and privacy procedures and keep patient information confidential • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States • Must not require employment visa sponsorship, based on the application questions

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first work arrangement • Office hubs in Denver and San Francisco • AI-enabled workflows and research tools • Information about Virta’s benefits is available on the Careers page