Senior Health Economist

Twin Health

29d • $165,000 - $175,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Health Economist, you’ll own the end-to-end economic narrative that translates Twin Health’s AI-driven outcomes into a rigorous, defensible value proposition. You will serve as the strategic bridge between complex claims data and C-suite decision-making, architecting the actuarial models that prove our ROI to health plan leaders while leading the charge on high-impact peer-reviewed evidence. By anchoring our clinical breakthroughs in ironclad economic logic, you will be the definitive voice that turns raw data into the market-moving insights required to scale Twin’s impact across the healthcare ecosystem.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in Health Economics, Medical Economics, or Actuarial Science. At least 2 years should be in a client-facing or commercial-facing capacity.
• CMS Knowledge: Practical experience with Medicare Advantage (Part C), specifically how Star Ratings and Risk Adjustment affect payer profitability.
• Education: PhD or Master’s in Health Economics, Public Health, or a related quantitative field.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced SQL and R/Python skills are mandatory. You must be able to pull your own data and build your own models from scratch.
• Comfortable representing the organization externally at conferences, panels, and client meetings.
• Willingness to travel to join key on-site presentations with Health Plan actuaries and Benefit Consultants to defend Twin’s ROI methodology. Presenting original research at 2–3 major national HEOR or Healthcare conferences per year.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience contributing to white papers, publications, conference presentations, or client-facing materials.
• Ability to clearly explain complex economic concepts to non-technical audiences without sacrificing rigor.
• This remote opportunity based out of the U.S. 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.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Analytics & Deal Support
• Sales Engineering: Join sales calls with Health Plan Actuaries to explain our methodology for calculating PMPM (Per Member Per Month) savings and ROI.
• CMS Strategy: Translate CMS Star Ratings, HEDIS requirements, and quality incentive structures into clear, credible value narratives that demonstrate how Twin supports payer performance and bonus attainment.
• Research & Evidence Generation
• Manuscript Development: Serve as lead author or key contributor on at least 2 peer-reviewed publications annually, focusing on the financial and clinical efficacy of our platform.
• Lead the development of white papers, market briefs, and executive perspectives aligned with the Center’s publication agenda.
• Claims Analysis: Analyze large-scale claims datasets (e.g., MarketScan, Optum, CMS LDS) to identify high-opportunity patient cohorts that would benefit most from our intervention.
• Data Visualization: Create high-fidelity charts and exhibits for white papers and sales decks that make complex economic data easy for a non-technical audience to digest.
• Economic Modeling & Framework Development
• Design, maintain, and evolve reputable economic and actuarial models that underpin Twin’s published insights, client-facing tools, and strategic perspectives.
• Ensure models are credible, defensible, and aligned with how payers evaluate cost, value, and sustainability across Commercial and Medicare Advantage environments.
• Use modeling outputs to inform publications, presentations, and executive discussions.
• Market Engagement & Travel
• Travel to meet with payers, employers, consultants, and strategic partners to understand real-world challenges and perspectives.
• Represent the Center at industry conferences, panels, and working sessions as a subject-matter expert in metabolic health economics.
• Participate in on-site client briefings and executive discussions to contextualize economic insights, models, and frameworks.
• Expected travel is 20-25%
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package in line with leading technology companies
• A remote and accomplished global team
• Opportunity for equity participation
• Unlimited vacation with manager approval
• 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for delivering parents; 8 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for non-delivering parents
• 100% Employer sponsored healthcare, dental, and vision for you, and 80% coverage for your family; Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• 401k retirement savings plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree