Healthcare Economist

Curative is a healthcare startup founded in 2020 that provided 5% of all COVID PCR tests in the U.S. and administered 2M COVID vaccinations. We care about population health, preventative care, patient experience and patient outcomes. We’re re-inventing and re-building healthcare to align incentives on patient outcomes.Curative is searching for a healthcare economist who can work with our data and clinical teams to quantify patient outcomes and identify the effect of lifestyle and healthcare initiatives on them. We want to understand how capital is spent in large healthcare systems, and how this can be optimized to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. This position would be ideal for candidates with advanced academic training and/or industry experience in healthcare consulting and government healthcare policy.**Responsibilities**+ Analyze health care and hospital systems to understand where costs and patient value are distributed+ Pull in public and private data sets that can be used to inform our decision making+ Lead and manage research projects regarding health plan strategy+ Design healthcare incentives and interventions that will provide the largest improvements in patient health outcomes.+ Track and publish patient outcome data in our patient cohorts+ Help clinicians calculate and understand intervention Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)+ Work with our product team to nudge patient and provider behaviours and assess outcomes+ Bring strong understanding to the company around economic and incentive systems in U.S. healthcare**Desired qualifications**+ PhD (or advanced degree) in economics, statistics, health services research, public health, public policy, or a related discipline.+ Experience working with EHR and healthcare claims data+ Experience implementing and evaluating healthcare interventions+ Experience working on value based healthcare systems is a plus+ Clinical experience or qualifications a strong plus+ Proficiency in statistical programming languages such as SAS, STATA, R, Python or equivalent+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills+ Desire to work in a fast paced and dynamic work environment**About us**Curative is a leader in on-demand public health service programs and healthcare delivery infrastructure. From rapid, mass COVID-19 testing sites to mobile vaccination sites, Curative partners with communities to strengthen public health services with turn-key programs, easy-to-access experiences, and scalable infrastructure, keeping people everywhere safe, healthy, and informed.Co-founded by CEO Fred Turner and powered by a team of world-leading doctors, scientists, engineers, and health industry experts, Curative began focusing on COVID-19 testing in early March 2020 upon realizing the urgent need to scale COVID-19 test production in the United States. With a network of over 15,000 sites across over 20 states and three CLIA-certified, high-complexity laboratories, Curative and its managed medical entities have provided millions of COVID-19 tests and COVID-19 vaccines.Beyond COVID-19, Curative is using its unique healthcare delivery expertise to reimagine the way we deliver and experience healthcare in America. We’re working on creating an entirely new, vertically integrated healthcare offering that will improve individual and community health while utilizing society’s limited healthcare resources more effectively and efficiently. For more details on Curative, please visit curative.com and follow on Facebook ( , Instagram ( , and Twitter ( .**Safety**At Curative, your safety is our priority. Our working environments comply with current CDC recommendations. Curative provides personal protective equipment (PPE), including breathable medical coveralls, face shields, N95 masks, and gloves. You will never touch anyone coming for a test but you may be interacting with them.**_As a company that focuses on ending the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our staff and communities. We require that all Curative employees and third-party contractors show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 within two weeks of their start date._**Curative Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please contact us with any questions or comments about your personal information, our third-party disclosure practices, or your consent choices at: …@curative.com or by writing us at:Curative attn Privacy officer430 S Cataract AveSan Dimas, CA 91773
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