Hinge Health
Health Economist
San Francisco-HQ · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3-5 years in applied econometric methods and 3-5 years working with large-scale claims databases.
- Education
- Graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in health economics, health services research, epidemiology, or a related quantitative field.
About the job
Leads health economics research and claims-based ROI studies to demonstrate the cost and outcome impact of Hinge Health’s digital care platform.
What you'll do
- Design and execute claims-based ROI studies, including data acquisition, transformation, and econometric analysis.
- Present study findings to clients and internal teams, translating technical results into actionable insights.
- Develop health economics research and reusable data pipelines, and contribute to publications or conference presentations.
What they ask for
- 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 with large-scale commercial, Medicare, or Medicaid claims databases, including medical billing practices and health insurance structures.
- Fluent programming skills in R, SQL, and/or Python.
Nice to have
- PhD in health economics or health services research.
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar cloud-based data platforms; publication or conference experience; digital health or MSK care experience; or familiarity with AI tools.
Pay
USD 137.6K – USD 206.4K base salary
Tools
R, SQL, Python, Databricks, Snowflake, Claude, GitHub Copilot
AI focus
AI tools such as Claude and GitHub Copilot are preferred for accelerating code development and data analysis.
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