iAdeptive Technologies is a forward-thinking technology company dedicated to creating transformative solutions that empower businesses to thrive in the digital era. Our diverse team of experts collaborates to deliver software products that drive innovation and reshape industries. We are seeking a skilled, innovative Healthcare Statistical Subject Matter Expert to join our team and play a pivotal role in developing data-driven insights for our clients.
Position Overview:
The Healthcare Statistical Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides senior-level applied statistical expertise to support the CAHPS for MIPS Survey, with a focus on ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and CMS compliance of statistical methodologies used for scoring, benchmarking, and reporting.
Applicants must have a demonstrated background in healthcare IT, including experience supporting CMS, HHS, or healthcare quality reporting systems.
Candidates without healthcare IT experience should not apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert oversight of case-mix adjustment, weighting, and variance estimation methodologies used for CAHPS for MIPS
- Review and advise on scoring and benchmarking methodologies to ensure alignment with CMS-approved specifications
- Support CMS inquiries related to statistical methods, assumptions, and impacts
- Identify potential statistical risks (e.g., bias, outliers, missing data) and recommend mitigation approaches
- Review proposed methodological changes for continuity and backward compatibility
- Collaborate with program leadership to ensure statistical approaches are clearly documented and defensible
Scope Boundaries
- Does not perform survey fielding, vendor management, or data ingestion
- Does not author CMS policy or approve final deliverables
- Does not evaluate or validate work products the SME personally developed
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience supporting the federal government, preferably with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- 10+ years of applied statistical experience supporting healthcare surveys or quality measurement programs
- Demonstrated experience with CMS, CAHPS, HEDIS, or similar federal quality programs
- Expertise in applied statistics (e.g., regression, weighting, variance estimation), not purely academic research
- Ability to communicate complex statistical concepts clearly to non-statistical stakeholders
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
