Senior Health Economist

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the Task Lead / Engagement Lead, owning execution, quality, and deadlines for assigned workstreams
• Act as Project Manager by developing workplans, setting milestones, managing dependencies, and allocating resources
• Lead and mentor staff: assign tasks, coach, review outputs, and uphold analytic rigor and documentation standards
• Liaise directly with the client: facilitate working sessions, provide progress updates, manage expectations, and support decision-making
• Spearhead project deadlines, proactively manage risks/issues, escalate blockers early, and propose solutions
• Design and oversee analyses using Medicare and other claims data to support payment model design, implementation, and evaluation

Preferred Domain Focus

• ACO / Value-Based Care (e.g., attribution, quality measurement, shared savings, benchmarking, risk adjustment, population health analytics, payment model operations)
• Hospital Finance / Hospital Global Budgets (e.g., program operations, reimbursement policies, margin/cost analytics, revenue drivers)

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Public Policy, Health Services Research, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, health economics, research, or consulting
• Proven experience leading work as a task lead, workstream lead, engagement lead, or project manager—including managing timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
• Ability to manage and develop staff (direct reports or matrixed teams)
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for analysis and reproducible workflows
• Experience working with healthcare claims and enrollment data within large data warehouse environments
• Solid understanding of healthcare data structures and patient attribution concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex analyses

Nice to Have

• Experience with econometrics/statistical modeling and program evaluation methods
• Familiarity with Medicare datasets/environments such as IDR or CCW
• Experience with Snowflake and/or Databricks
• Support experience with Medicare/Medicaid payment methodologies or payment model implementation
• Publication or significant report-writing experience for policy/technical audiences

Work Location and Schedule

• Remote to start. After approximately six months, if residing within approximately 30 miles of DC, New York, or Minnesota, the role may shift to up to 4 days/week onsite.
• If not local, role remains 100% remote

Compensation

Salary Range: $115K–$175K (final offer based on skills, experience, education, and clearance)

About Blu Omega

Blu Omega is a Woman-Owned Small Business providing technology solutions and cybersecurity services to federal agencies and enterprise clients. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, we support programs across data management, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and enterprise IT with a focus on national security and health sectors.

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