At arenaflex, we're on a mission to revolutionize the way we approach healthcare and pharmaceutical research. As a seasoned Data Scientist, you'll play a pivotal role in producing Real-World Evidence (RWE) and driving business decisions through cutting-edge analytics and innovative processes. Join our team of experts and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare.
**About arenaflex**
arenaflex is a leading healthcare and retail company with a rich history of caring for communities. With a presence in over 9,000 retail locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, we serve nearly 10 million customers every day. Our pharmacists play a vital role in the U.S. healthcare system, providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that promote equitable access to care for medically underserved populations.
**Job Responsibilities**
As a Data Scientist on our team, you'll be responsible for:
* Producing high-quality, standardized, and evaluation-ready patient cohorts from in-house data properties or certified systems, analyzing and interpreting results, and contributing to analytics strategy
* Partnering with other members of the arenaflex Clinical Trial group to provide actionable insights from real-world, medical, and other data assets to support biopharmaceutical RWE and clinical trial requests
* Cleaning, transforming, and storing data into an integrated data lake for future analysis and broader team consumption
* Performing data mining and statistical analysis to investigate RWE/RWD to uncover new insights about patient populations and treatment outcomes
* Supporting the development of real-world data, analytics, and platform capabilities, applying advanced analytics and tools to address medical questions from biopharmaceutical companies
* Collaborating on the design and execution of results reports research
* Ensuring high-quality, rigorous, and easily interpretable deliverables from RWE research and analyses
* Building dashboards, analytics, and reports for internal and external consumption
* Conducting due diligence on new real-world data companies and performing RWD quality tests to inform investment decisions
**Essential Qualifications**
* Bachelor's degree or graduate degree and a minimum of four years of experience in a quantitative or computational role
* Four years of experience in R, Python, or SQL
* Experience in designing and executing strong and reproducible statistical analyses within the context of epidemiology and observational studies with healthcare data
* Knowledge of common statistical testing methods, including generalized linear models, classification and discrimination, decision trees, unsupervised learning, time series analysis, and survival analysis
* Experience processing large data from diverse data sources
* Experience handling protected patient health data
* Knowledge of at least one of the following: Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Spotfire, or other business intelligence tools
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Ph.D., Master's degree in statistics/biostatistics, computer science, mathematics, systems engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field
* Expertise in EMR/Health IT, disease registries, and claims databases
* Expertise in clinical data standards, clinical terminologies, and managed vocabularies used in healthcare data and ontologies (ICD9/10/ReadCode)
* Experience in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or regulatory compliance guidelines for real-world evidence research or clinical trials (e.g., ISO, MDD/MDR, CFR)
* Experience working with alternative data sources and alternative methods of healthcare data collection, particularly those enabled by technology systems and/or solutions
* Experience with experimental design, Bayesian modeling, sequential data, computational statistics
* Understanding of data and systems learning techniques, ability to maintain self-learning of technical and non-technical skills
**Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits**
At arenaflex, we believe in investing in our employees' growth and development. As a Data Scientist, you'll have access to:
* Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
* Collaborative and dynamic work environment
* Opportunities for career advancement and growth
* Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance
* Flexible work arrangements and remote work options
**Work Environment and Company Culture**
arenaflex is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment. Our company culture values:
* Collaboration and teamwork
* Innovation and creativity
* Continuous learning and growth
* Respect and empathy for all employees
* Work-life balance and flexibility
**Compensation, Perks, and Benefits**
arenaflex offers a competitive compensation package, including:
* Salary range: $26-35/hour
* Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
* Retirement savings plan (401(k))
* Employee stock purchase plan
* Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
* Paid parental leave (PPL)
* Transportation benefit plan
* Employee store discount
* Voluntary life and personal accident insurance
**How to Apply**
If you're a motivated and experienced Data Scientist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume and cover letter to [insert contact information]. We can't wait to hear from you!
**Equal Employment Opportunity**
arenaflex is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.