Programmer Analyst

Location: Cambridge, MA, us

Company Description

Truven Health Analytics delivers the answers that clients need to improve healthcare quality and access while reducing costs. We provide market-leading performance improvement built on data integrity and empirical truth. For more than 30 years, our insights and solutions have been providing hospitals and clinicians, employers and health plans, state and federal government agencies, life sciences firms, and policymakers the facts they need to make confident decisions that directly affect the health and well-being of people and organizations in the U.S. and around the world.

Truven Health Analytics owns some of the most trusted brands in healthcare, such as MarketScan, 100 Top Hospitals, Advantage Suite, Micromedex, Simpler, ActionOI, Heartbeat Experts, and JWA. Truven Health has its principal offices in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Chicago; and Denver. For more information, please visit truvenhealth.com.

Job Description

Responsible for technical design, implementation, development and maintenance of Truven products. The programmer/analyst will work with lead researchers in developing and implementing specific analyses for projects. Strong technical skills, attention to detail and a collaborative attitude are needed in this role. 

This position can be located in Ann Arbor, MI; Bethesda, MD; Cambridge, MA; Durham, NC; Santa Barbara, CA or Woodlawn, MD. 

Qualifications

Essential Responsibilities 

Collaborate with researchers on project specific analyses.

Design, code and test software to conform to analytic specifications while adhering to Truven software standards

Write clear external and in-code documentation.

Provide input and feedback on any analysis plans and specifications, including time/effort

Maintain and improve current processes, and methodologies

Perform other related duties as assigned by senior staff

Required Skills and Experience

Candidate must have a strong knowledge and understanding of the SAS programming language

5+ years SAS programming as well as experience with healthcare claims data

Strong critical thinking, problem solving and analytic skills

Good at identifying and resolving any data issues

Experience with Microsoft products

Good oral and written communication skills

Experience with formal specification and testing documentation.

Able to work independently in a team environment

Excellent attention to detail

Is able to collaborate well with members of team

Is able to manage several tasks occurring concurrently

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience with data quality analysis

Knowledge of other programming languages and/or packages as well as environments such as Unix

Additional Information

If you are QUALIFIED & INTERESTED please APPLY directly on our website at the following link: http://bit.ly/TRUVEN1979

We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Truven Health Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2015 fiscal year (October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.