Senior Data Analyst
About The Position
KFF is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to work collaboratively on research about the health care market, with a primary focus on the annual employer health benefits survey. The analyst will help guide research projects from ideation through publication and provide primarily descriptive data analysis for projects they lead and support. Other work includes quantitative analysis, background research, writing, and synthesizing results. The position has a flexible location, with a preference for Washington, D.C. KFF is a hybrid workplace; staff working in locations with offices must report in person at least two days per week.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in a related field.
- At least 5 years of work experience in government, research, the health care industry, or consulting; years spent studying for a relevant graduate degree may substitute in part for work experience.
- Extensive knowledge of the U.S. health care system, commercial health insurance, or research methods.
- Experience designing and working with complex surveys, including knowledge of weighting, sampling, and statistics.
- Proficiency in R or other statistical applications such as STATA and SAS.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and management skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently on concurrent projects and balance multiple priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- R is preferred.
- SQL experience is a plus.
- Experience with GGPLOT2 and R Markdown is a plus.
- Experience analyzing health care datasets and large government surveys.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and publication of the annual employer health benefits survey.
- Assist with survey sampling and instrument development and updates, programming, analysis, and publication of results.
- Manage survey vendor contracts and conduct outreach to respondents.
- Guide research projects from ideation to publication and provide data analysis for projects led by the analyst and others as needed.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses, including analysis of public survey data.
- Identify appropriate data sources, understand their contents and limitations, and develop analytic plans.
- Run, debug, and document code used to conduct analyses.
- Write fact-based analyses and explainers for non-scientific audiences.
- Work with project staff to develop, produce, and disseminate reports and other publications.
- Respond to inquiries from media, policymakers, stakeholders, and others in the policy community.
- Conduct background research and literature reviews.
- Explain complex findings through clear narrative and data visualizations, and prepare graphs, tables, and summary reports using survey and other qualitative and quantitative information.
Benefits
- Outstanding benefits package described as equivalent in value to approximately 50% of base salary.
- Generous and immediately vested defined contribution plan.
- Zero-premium health coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
