Definitive Healthcare · 13 hours ago
Associate Principal, Insights & Analytics
Framingham, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$103K/yr - $193K/yr
5+ years expDefinitive Healthcare is a data-driven company focused on providing insights and analytics to empower clients in the healthcare sector. The Associate Principal role is responsible for translating client needs into analytical specifications, ensuring quality control of analytics outputs, and delivering clear insights to clients.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)CRMHospitalInformation ServicesMedicalSaaS
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end translation of client questions into detailed analytical specifications at the claims code level, including ICD, CPT, HCPCS, NDC, place of service, provider taxonomy, and temporal logic
Create and maintain dynamic specification documents that evolve with client feedback, analytical discovery, and data constraints
Serve as the primary point of contact for the Analytics function, ensuring clarity of intent, methodological rigor, and correct interpretation of requirements prior to coding
Proactively identify ambiguities, edge cases, and data limitations before analytical execution begins
Act as the final quality control checkpoint between Analytics output and client delivery
Validate cohort definitions, patient journeys, metrics, and assumptions for clinical plausibility and analytical correctness
Ensure reproducibility, traceability, and defensibility of analytical logic
Identify and resolve discrepancies between expected and observed results
Translate analytical output into clear, accurate, and client ready materials including PowerPoint, Excel, and written documentation
Communicate analytical findings with appropriate nuance, avoiding over interpretation while preserving strategic relevance
Support client discussions by explaining methodology, assumptions, and limitations in clear, confident language
Conduct self-directed research into disease states relevant to client engagements
Document and apply understanding of epidemiology, patient demographics, symptomology, comorbidities, diagnostic pathways, treatments, and procedures
Integrate clinical context into cohort design, patient journey logic, and analytical interpretation
Contributes to the development of analytical strategies and methodologies for leveraging medical claims and RWE data in Pharma commercial and medical use cases
Collaborate with senior Analytics leadership to design scalable frameworks for patient identification, segmentation, and longitudinal analysis
Apply creative problem solving to combine multiple claims and RWE datasets to address complex or non-standard client questions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in quantitative, scientific, or technical discipline
Minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare analytics, healthcare consulting, or medical claims-based analysis
Strong hands-on experience working with open and closed commercial healthcare datasets
Demonstrated understanding of medical claims data structures and coding systems and their application to Pharma commercial and medical analytics
Knowledge (proficiency optional) of 2+ analytical and data science technologies used in claims-based analytics including SQL, Python, R, SAS, etc
Experience creating dashboards and visual analytics using any BI technology
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including management and interrogation of large datasets using pivot tables, logic functions, and text functions
High proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word with strong attention to narrative structure and detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred
Advanced degree in life sciences, public health, biostatistics, data science, or related field
Experience supporting Pharma commercial analytics, market access, or medical affairs use cases
Prior experience acting as a bridge between analytics teams and clients facing stakeholders
Strong understanding of longitudinal patient journey construction and provider interaction mapping
Experience reviewing and validating analytical work produced by data science teams
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited paid time off
Participation in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer contribution
Competitive benefits package including great healthcare benefits and a 401(k) match
Company
Definitive Healthcare
Definitive Healthcare aims to transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (12)
2024 (4)
2023 (8)
2022 (16)
2021 (24)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
22C Capital
2021-09-15IPO
2019-10-02Private Equity
2015-03-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Kevin Coop
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Booth
Chief Financial Officer
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