Research Programmer​/Analyst II

Overview

Position Title: Research Programmer/Analyst II
Location: Lebanon, NH
Posting Date: 01/19/2026

The Research Programmer/Analyst II will join The Dartmouth Institute’s Center on Health Economics and Policy team using large claims datasets, surveys, and electronic health record data to study how patients use and pay for health care. We seek applicants with experience working with large datasets to join a team implementing economic analyses to inform policy-relevant research.

Organization
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The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice (TDI) is a collaborative hub of professionals focused on improving population health, reducing health disparities, and creating high-performing, sustainable health systems. TDI collaborates with local, state, and national partners to address health issues through research, policy advocacy, prevention, and education.

• Programming/Analytics: identify appropriate data sources, extract, merge, transform, and manipulate dataset structure for optimum analytic capability following programming/analytic specifications.
• Technical Documentation: use Git to ensure consistent source code documentation with clear comments, naming conventions, structure, and organization.
• Data Linkage and Reporting: independently summarize and deliver results of data linkage activities to the research team in readable, presentation-ready reports, including inclusion/exclusion criteria, data flow diagrams, and summaries of datasets used to develop extracts.
• Research
  
  Collaboration:
  
  communicate proactively with the research team to agree on data/research method decisions before implementation and track decisions within technical documentation.
• Grant Proposals and Publications: may participate in preparing written grant proposals, research reports, scientific presentations, and published articles.
• Professional Conduct: demonstrate professionalism and collegiality in interactions within an inclusive, welcoming environment; perform other duties as assigned.

Required

Education:

Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in programming/analytics or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience writing algorithms and implementing statistical methods on structured data.
• Professional experience with SAS, R, and STATA statistical software.
• Experience with medical claims datasets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Two years of experience in a research setting.
• Two years of experience in a technical leadership or mentorship role.
• Experience working with medical claims data in CMS’s Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC).
• Experience with Python, Java, or similar.
• Knowledge of data mining and predictive analytics with machine learning.

Recruitment Inquiries: Scott Shimoda
Phone:
Cover Letter and

Title:

Dr. Emma Dean, Assistant Professor

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Background Check: Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of required credentials, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner.

Additional Instructions: A hybrid work arrangement is preferred. A fully remote work arrangement may be considered.

Special Policy: Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and tobacco products are prohibited on all Dartmouth facilities and spaces. For details, see policy.

Notes: This position is funded by a grant. Continuation is based upon available funds.