Senior RWE Programmer at Parexel
Atlanta, GA
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Jul 24, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A heavily hands-on programming role focused on real-world evidence studies, where the majority of daily work involves writing SQL and R code against raw healthcare datasets such as claims and electronic health records. The position covers data cleaning, statistical and epidemiological analysis, and producing reports and dashboards. It suits someone with a graduate background in a quantitative health field and direct experience working with Flatiron and similar real-world data sources.
Mid level · 2+ years · Remote · Master's required
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
Posted 11 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,550 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (operations research analysts). range 650–2,300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $90,896 (middle half $69,863–$128,761).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is advertised as 'Senior' but requires only 2–3 years of RWD/RWA experience, which aligns with a Mid-level band rather than Senior.
The posting is open to candidates in Canada or the Continental United States; no single CBSA applies. The role is fully remote.
An MS degree in data science, epidemiology, statistics, public health, or a related discipline is listed as a hard requirement with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so Masters is set as the minimum degree.
Flatiron hands-on experience is explicitly required; Optum is listed as an acceptable alternative ('may be considered'), so it is marked preferred.
SAS and Python are explicitly called 'an advantage' and 'considered an advantage,' placing them in the preferred category.
Healthcare coding systems (ICD, CPT, HCPCS, LOINC, MedDRA) and healthcare delivery system knowledge are mentioned as requirements but name no specific software tool, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
SOC classification is a close call between 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts — RWE/epidemiological analysis, reporting) and 15-2051 (Data Scientists — advanced analytics, ML/statistics). The role's primary output is observational study analysis and reporting rather than ML modeling, favouring 15-2031, but 15-2051 is a credible runner-up.
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