Analyst, Real-World Data & Healthcare Analytics

Baxter • Deerfield, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter The Analyst, Real-World Data & Healthcare Analytics is a technical contributor within Baxter’s Advanced Surgery Medical Affairs team. This role supports the generation of real-world evidence (RWE) by extracting, analyzing, and visualizing healthcare data to inform clinical and economic insights. The primary focus is leveraging large-scale healthcare datasets—particularly the Premier Healthcare Database —to support evidence generation, value-based care initiatives, and product utilization analyses for Baxter’s hemostats and sealants portfolio (e.g., Floseal, Tisseel). This role partners closely with Medical Affairs and Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) to translate complex data into actionable insights that support scientific communication, healthcare decision-making, and non-promotional clinical engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Health Informatics, Statistics, Economics, Life Sciences, or related field
• Hands-on experience working with the Premier Healthcare Database
• 1–2+ years of experience working with healthcare data (EHR, claims, or hospital datasets)
• Proficiency in SQL; experience with R or Python for data analysis
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI or Tableau)
• Working knowledge of healthcare coding systems (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, DRG)
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in RWE, HEOR, or healthcare analytics within MedTech, Pharma, or consulting
• Experience supporting economic modeling or value-based care analyses
• Familiarity with clinical research or Medical Affairs environments

Responsibilities

• Perform targeted data extractions from healthcare datasets (with a primary focus on the Premier Healthcare Database ) using SQL
• Clean, validate, and structure hospital-level data (EHR, chargemaster) to support RWE analyses
• Develop and maintain reproducible data workflows and automated reporting pipelines
• Ensure all datasets are audit-ready and compliant with Medical Affairs standards
• Prepare datasets and conduct analyses to support budget impact models, cost-effectiveness studies, and value assessments
• Analyze hospital cost and utilization data to support value-based care initiatives and optimization programs
• Contribute to evidence generation supporting clinical and economic value narratives
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards (Power BI or Tableau) to track product utilization, waste, and adoption across surgical specialties
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for cross-functional stakeholders
• Support development of data-driven reports for internal decision-making and scientific engagement
• Support RWE generation for scientific presentations, publications, and medical education initiatives
• Fulfill data requests from Medical Affairs leadership to support clinical insight generation
• Operate within a non-promotional, scientifically rigorous framework
• Ensure all data activities comply with HIPAA, FDA guidance, and Baxter policies
• Maintain high standards of data integrity, transparency, and reproducibility

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level