[Hiring] Director/Principal Research Scientist, Health Economics @Thyme Care

Role Description

Lead a team of research scientists to measure Thyme Care’s impact on clinical outcomes for patients with cancer, and develop narratives to communicate Thyme Care’s value to customers.

• Plan and conduct internal program evaluations, providing care teams with actionable insights to improve performance against operational targets.
• Set the strategy for predictive analytics and risk adjustment at Thyme Care, and guide the team in developing and applying those models.
• Oversee analyses that estimate potential savings from provider partnerships and new clinical interventions.
• Support the development and maintenance of models that connect operational activities to claims-based outcomes and Thyme Care’s financial performance.
• Support claims data quality checks, investigate anomalies to identify their root causes, and work with data science teams to resolve issues.
• Establish consistent measurement definitions across the organization and promote best practices in analytic reporting.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of experience conducting health outcomes evaluations at a payer, integrated health system, managed care organization, or value-based care organization.
• Deep knowledge of clinical outcome measures and causal inference methods.
• Expertise in predictive analytics and risk adjustment methods used to evaluate care quality.
• Developed Excel-based financial models or forecasts that estimate the cost-of-care impact of clinical interventions.
• Highly proficient in SQL, with experience extracting and transforming data from large health care claims databases. Experience with Python or another programming language is a plus.
• Familiar with business intelligence tools such as Looker, Metabase, Tableau, or Qlik Sense.
• Worked effectively across functions and built strong relationships with data and clinical teams.
• Can explain findings, their implications, and recommended actions to executives and external audiences.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, actuarial science, or another quantitative field. An advanced degree is a plus.

Requirements

• Act with our members in mind: Thyme Care’s mission, and particularly our member experience, matters deeply to you.
• Critical eye for detail: Maintain high standards for data accuracy, presentation and documentation; detect data anomalies and identify when outputs look suspicious.
• Move with purpose: Identify and prioritize initiative’s needs; ensure that urgent and important needs are acted on immediately.
• Comfort with ambiguity: Proven track record of success within scaling businesses, fast-paced environments, and startups.
• Expertise: Solid understanding of healthcare data and financial concepts; use analytic methods to drive tactical decisions and strategic plans.

Benefits

• Base salary for this role is $130K-$190K.
• Salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry.
• Compensation package includes equity, benefits, and other opportunities at Thyme Care.
• Individual pay decisions are based on qualifications, experience level, skillset, and internal equity.

Company Description

At Thyme Care, our core values guide us in everything we do: Act with our members in mind, Move with purpose, and Seek diverse perspectives. They anchor our business decisions, including how we grow, the products we make, and the paths we choose—or don’t choose.

We recognize a history of inequality in healthcare. We’re here to challenge the status quo and create a culture of inclusion through the care we give and the company we build. We embrace and celebrate a diversity of perspectives in reflection of our members and the members we serve. We are an equal-opportunity employer.