Research Analyst III
About The Position
The Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Analyst III will be part of Boston Scientific’s Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA) Data and Analytics team. The position supports Boston Scientific business units and their products through reimbursement and payment policy analysis, valuation studies, and development of related internal tools. Work includes researching payer policies, analyzing claims data and healthcare costs and outcomes, supporting economic models and value-based contracting, maintaining analytical tools and reports, and managing projects and business-unit relationships. The role follows a hybrid work model, with employees required to work at the Marlborough, Massachusetts office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer or take over employment-visa sponsorship for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably with coursework in health economics, public health, epidemiology, health care administration, statistics, data science, business analytics, computer science, or data engineering.
- At least 2 years of work experience in the healthcare industry, preferably working with medical claims data.
- Intermediate or advanced SQL programming and data analysis experience.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and independently after initial guidance.
- Time-management skills and ability to manage multiple internal client-related priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience writing SQL queries using common table expressions (CTEs).
- Snowflake experience.
- Experience in medical device market access.
- Familiarity with Medicare reimbursement and policies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with other programming languages such as R or Python.
- Master’s or other graduate degree in health economics, public health, epidemiology, health care administration, statistics, data science, business analytics, computer science, or data engineering.
- Medical coding experience.
Responsibilities
- Support projects involving government and private payer reimbursement policies, rate analysis, claims data, medical costs and outcomes, economic modeling, and value-based contracting.
- Analyze large claims datasets and identify and interpret patterns and trends relevant to business needs.
- Prepare financial models and projections, including models showing the impact of interventions and technologies on providers and payers.
- Maintain tools, data objects, and reports supporting business-unit objectives.
- Modify existing programs to address additional business requirements.
- Research government and private payer policies.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with business units and other internal customers, with direct ownership of at least one business-unit relationship.
- Project-manage analytical work, including scoping, timeline planning, execution, delivery, customer communications, and presentations.
- Prepare analysis summaries covering project objectives, approach, and results.
- Follow data privacy and regulatory guidelines and handle sensitive healthcare information ethically and securely.
- Assist with data management procedures and documentation.
- Maintain data quality, reporting standards, and timely project execution.
Benefits
- Core and optional employee benefits are mentioned; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
