At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.Position Summary
Join this dynamic and growing team! CVS Healthspire Payor & Life Sciences Solutions organization provides analytical and advisory services that meet the market and clinical challenges faced by pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies. Our services use real world data, advanced technologies, and professional know-how to illuminate therapeutic and economic value. We offer collaborative resources across CVS to promote forward-looking research into real-world outcomes and the realities of therapeutic use in genuine clinical settings. You have the opportunity to work fully remote within the United States.The mission of the Safety Surveillance & Collaboration (SS&C) team within CVS Healthspire Payor & Life Sciences Solutions, is to actively monitor the US public health in collaboration with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), academic institutions, and other health insurance companies. The SS&C team conducts descriptive research, medical chart review validations, and pragmatic research using the FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (SCDM), Sentinel and Distributed Research Network (DRN) tools, Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) CDM, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (PCORI) CDM, and Aetna's Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).The Lead Decision Scientist role will provide epidemiological expertise to design real-world data studies, analyze very large data sets in real time databases; develop and implement mathematical approaches; design and/ or consult on scientific and analytical plans and use statistical descriptive and predictive modeling techniques to evaluate health outcomes. The role will use the appropriate skills to solve highly complex research questions or business problems to support scientific knowledge expansion and decision making; and work in collaborative research with distributed research or shared protocols.The role will also provide presentations to internal teams and external clients. The role is expected to work collaboratively in a team environment.Required Qualifications
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- 10+ years in epidemiologic research, healthcare analytics, pharmacoeconomics, outcomes research, or related field using Real World Datasets
- 6+ years of SAS programming experience
- Extensive epidemiologic study design and data analysis experience
- Extensive experience in government and industry scientific work
- Experience with writing abstracts, proposals, and manuscript writing with peer-reviewed journals
- Experience with healthcare claims databases
- Experience working with and integrating large datasets from multiple sources
- Knowledge of FDA Sentinel Initiative (BEST, Sentinel, and/ or NEST programs)
- Experience with Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP), FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (CDM), and/or Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) CDM
- Proficient with multi-tasking
- Track record of collaborative team work
- Must be self-directed
- Be able to critical think through problems
- Knowledge of FDA Sentinel Initiative (BEST, Sentinel, and/ or NEST programs)
- Experience with Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP), FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (CDM), and/or Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) CDM
- Experience in Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP), FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (CDM), and/or Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) CDM
- Knowledge of FDA Sentinel Initiative (BEST, NESTcc and/ or Sentinel program)
- Successful experience with government or industry clients in written and verbal form
- Experience with CVS Pharmacy data in Hadoop or Snowflake
- Experience in SAS, SQL, R, Google Cloud Platform, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
- Ability to present complex information to scientific and non-scientific audiences
Required: PhD in Epidemiology, Health Analytics, or similar degreePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:$106,605.00 - $284,280.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.Great benefits for great peopleWe take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
- Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.