Hinge Health
Health Economist
San Francisco-HQ, Remote. Posted 2 months ago
The role
You will design and execute ROI studies to demonstrate how the platform reduces costs and improves outcomes. You will translate complex claims data into narratives for commercial success and publish research.
What you will do
- Build relationships with Client Success, Marketing, and Commercial teams
- Audit existing health economics methodologies
- Complete client-facing cost analysis
- Lead end-to-end execution of claims-based ROI studies
- Partner with Client Success teams to present study results to external clients
- Contribute to clinical study design
- Own the health economics research agenda for specific MSK conditions or product lines
- Publish peer-reviewed manuscripts or conference presentations
- Build reusable data pipelines from claims and EHR warehouse
Required qualifications
- Graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in health economics, health services research, epidemiology, or a related quantitative field
- 3-5 years of experience using applied econometric methods to address healthcare cost questions
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience working with large-scale commercial, Medicare, or Medicaid claims databases
- Fluent programming skills in R, SQL, and/or Python
Nice to have
- PhD in health economics or health services research
- 2-5 years of experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar cloud-based data platforms
- Prior publication record in peer-reviewed journals or experience presenting at academic/industry conferences
- Experience in digital health or MSK care, including familiarity with value-based care models and population health analytics
- Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) for accelerating code development and data analysis
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Help with gender-affirming care
- Tools for family and fertility planning
- Travel reimbursements if healthcare isn't available where you live
- Traditional or Roth 401k retirement plan options with a 2% company match
- Modern life stipends for learning and development
- Discounted company stock through ESPP
About the company
Hinge Health uses technology to scale and automate the delivery of healthcare for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Montreal and Bangalore.