Research Advisor - Evernorth Health Services - Hybrid

The job profile for this position is Market Insight Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role. Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Our people make all the difference in our success. Position Summary The Research Advisor in Clinical Research will directly report to the Principal, and is responsible for investigating the most interesting and challenging questions facing healthcare today, supporting the value of services delivered to patients, identify new business opportunities and demonstrate the clinical and financial impact of Evernorth products and services. The Research Advisor will apply advanced understanding of research methodology (including research design and statistical analysis) to the development and implementation of research projects and serve as project lead or collaborator for multiple projects requiring specialized skills and breadth of expertise. Project leads are responsible for conceptualizing research questions in conjunction with clinical and operational team members, developing research design and determining appropriate methodology, writing research proposals, completing complex analyses, and interpreting and disseminating results to key audiences in a manner appropriate to each audience. The Research Advisor should be able to work either as part of a research project team or independently as needed as well as being able to work with a cross-functional team within a matrix environment to ensure timely completion of work. Essential Functions • Research project development including conceptualization, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, research design and methodology, research proposal development • Perform statistical analysis and other data analytic functions • Documentation, planning and tracking of project tasks and managing timelines obtaining support from across the organization • Present research findings to internal and external audiences • Develop proposals, manuscripts, reports and conference presentations • Develop, document and share best practices for research with team and other internal department Qualifications • PhD in health outcomes, health services research, pharmacoeconomics, health economics, public health or other similar quantitative/social sciences area along with 1+ year(s) of applied research experience strongly preferred. Masters and 3+ years of applied healthcare research in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment preferred in lieu of a PhD. • Demonstrated ability to manage research projects and experience in developing and presenting presentations and manuscripts suitable for external audiences required. • Peer-reviewed publication experience preferred. • Excellent statistical software programming skills. Highly proficient in SAS. Proficiency in R, STATA, SPSS or similar 4th generation statistical analysis programming language a plus. • SQL programming and relational database skills highly desirable • Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint • At least 1 year of experience working with medical and pharmacy claims data strongly preferred • At least 3 years’ experience managing and working with large data sets • Working knowledge of medical diagnosis, procedure, and other pharmacy coding schemas • Exceptional communication (written and oral), presentation skills, and the ability to effectively communicate technical and other data to broad audiences. • Proven team player - flexible, collaborative • Self-directed • Ability to manage, document and prioritize work to meet deadlines • Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment • Ability to rapidly adapt to changing business needs About the Department The mission of Clinical Research is to assist our members, clients and the broader community with empirical evidence fostered through peer-reviewed research alongside innovative and thought-provoking reports. Through our research, we support clinical and business decision-making enabling Evernorth to deliver safe and effective healthcare solutions and improving health outcomes. If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws. Please note that you must meet our posting guidelines to be eligible for consideration. 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