Senior Privacy Biostatistician - Risk Analytics

The role

The Senior Privacy Biostatistician leads statistical disclosure control strategy for complex health datasets. This person will design risk strategies for structured, imaging, clinical notes, and genomic data while mentoring junior staff.

What you will do

• Independently design and lead statistical disclosure control strategies for complex health datasets
• Serve as a signing Expert Determiner to determine re-identification risk is very small
• Own profile-level risk justification methodology
• Partner with clinical informatics and Legal teams on modality-specific risk
• Incorporate HIPAA Security Rule posture into Privacy Rule risk determinations
• Mentor and supervise Privacy Biostatisticians
• Partner with Legal/Contracts on supplementary recipient-side controls
• Drive continual improvements in data utility and usability

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, or related quantitative field
• 6+ years of experience in statistical methods applied to patient health information, including significant hands-on experience in statistical disclosure control; or demonstrated equivalent competency
• Demonstrated, documentable track record applying de-identification methodology to real datasets
• Deep experience with at least one non-structured data modality (imaging or clinical notes) in addition to structured EHR/claims data
• Demonstrated ability to reason across the HIPAA Privacy Rule / Security Rule boundary when estimating risk
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior technical staff

Nice to have

• PhD
• Prior formal Expert Determination signing experience
• Experience with analyzing risk across linked data modalities
• Experience with process Expert Determinations
• Hands-on experience with SDC tools such as sdcMicro and dynamic/continuously-revalidated risk methodologies
• Working familiarity with clinical informatics standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM PS3.15 Annex E)
• Exposure to genomic data privacy considerations
• Experience in analyzing Real World Data in a research setting
• Evidence of participation in publications, studies, or reports

Benefits

• Great benefits package
• Comprehensive benefits with strong medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• 401K plan
• Professional development & training opportunities
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave
• Regular team activities (virtual and in-person)

Before you apply

• All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Unable to sponsor work visas or permits

About the company

Truveta transforms healthcare into intelligence. Built with and owned by US health systems, it powers discoveries, regulatory data, and AI to improve patient care.