Director/Senior Manager, Health Economics

We exist to create a more connected, compassionate, and confident experience for people with cancer and those who care for them. Today, Thyme Care is a market-leading value-based oncology care enabler, partnering with national and regional health plans, providers, and employers to deliver better outcomes and lower costs for thousands of people across the country.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of research scientists to measure Thyme Care's impact on clinical outcomes for patients with cancer, and develop narratives to communicate Thyme Care's value to customers; Plan and conduct internal program evaluations, providing care teams with actionable insights to improve performance against operational targets; Set the strategy for predictive analytics and risk adjustment at Thyme Care, and guide the team in developing and applying those models; Oversee analyses that estimate potential savings from provider partnerships and new clinical interventions; Support the development and maintenance of models that connect operational activities to claims-based outcomes and Thyme Care's financial performance; Support claims data quality checks, investigate anomalies to identify their root causes, and work with data science teams to resolve issues; Establish consistent measurement definitions across the organization and promote best practices in analytic reporting

Requirements

10 or more years of experience conducting health outcomes evaluations at a payer, integrated health system, managed care organization, or value-based care organization; 3-5 years of experience managing a small team of individual contributor research scientists or similar role; Deep knowledge of clinical outcome measures and causal inference methods; Expertise in predictive analytics and risk adjustment methods used to evaluate care quality; Experience developing Excel-based financial models or forecasts that estimate the cost-of-care impact of clinical interventions; Highly proficient in SQL, with experience extracting and transforming data from large health care claims databases; Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Looker, Metabase, Tableau, or Qlik Sense; Experience working effectively across functions and building strong relationships with data and clinical teams; Ability to explain findings, their implications, and recommended actions to executives and external audiences; Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, actuarial science, or another quantitative field

Nice to have

Advanced degree; Experience with Python or another programming language

Benefits

Equity; Bonus eligibility; Benefits and other opportunities as part of total compensation package