Senior Health Economics and Outcomes Scientist

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $172,000–$222,000🗓 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-02

Core

Lead strategy and execution of real-world evidence (RWE) programs and health economics models to demonstrate clinical and economic value for virtual metabolic care.

Role type

Senior Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientist

Builds

Publication-grade evidence and commercial strategies for virtual metabolic care adoption

Domain

Health Economics / Outcomes Research / Metabolic Disease (via careerplan.io/jobs/a343d597-6f41-4ac3-811d-52c4dfe98b26-senior-health-economics-and-outcomes-scientist-at-virta-health)

Required skills

Health Economics, Public Health, Pharmacoeconomics, Claims Analysis, Clinical Data Analysis, Peer-reviewed Publication, Business Strategy, Startup Experience, SQL, Python, R, SAS, AI-enabled Workflow Design

Preferred skills

PhD in Health Economics or related field

Technologies

SQL, Python, R, SAS

Responsibilities

Lead RWE programs and health economics models; Translate complex real-world data into actionable insights; Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences; Partner with sales, marketing, and product teams; Serve as internal subject matter expert and mentor

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About virta health

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and membe