Sr. Statistical Programmer Analyst

Position Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Sr. Statistical Programmer Analyst to collaborate on research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy within the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The role involves working on a variety of research projects focused on policy and health services for populations with substance use and mental health conditions. This position is supported by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and National Institute of Mental Health. The successful candidate will analyze Medicaid and Medicare claims data, implement code to identify cohorts, construct variables, build datasets, and conduct statistical modeling while applying advanced causal inference methods using observational data.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership in data curation and analysis in a dynamic team environment.
• Perform data intake and cleaning tasks on large administrative datasets (e.g., insurance claims).
• Ensure compliance with human subjects and data security protocols.
• Use advanced statistical and programming software (e.g., SAS, Stata, SQL, R, Python) to conduct exploratory and hypothesis-driven data analysis.
• Solve complex data problems utilizing advanced regression modeling, econometrics, and other appropriate methodologies.
• Create data visualizations and tables.
• Engage in ongoing meetings with research partners.
• Participate in the development, submission, and publication of study manuscripts.
• Support the mentorship of junior data analyst colleagues.

Required Qualifications

• Direct programming experience while pursuing education may count towards related experience.
• Significant undergraduate programming coursework or independent project can be considered as related experience.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• At least three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Public Health, or a related field.