Solace
Healthcare
AssociateResearcher-ImpactAnalytics
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“Associate Researcher - Impact Analytics at Solace. Skills: Structured literature research, Claims-data analysis, Evidence synthesis, Cohort construction, Longitudinal analysis, SQL, R, Python. Run structured literature searches on questions that matter to Solace's strategic direction. Maintain a working literature library the CMO can pull from”
What You'll Achieve.
Contributes to Solace's evidence base on patient outcomes, utilization, and spend; Stand up a literature-research practice the CMO pulls from regularly within the first year; Contribute analyses to at least one substantive Impact Analytics project within the first year; Build reproducible analytical workflows the research team relies on within the first year; Move quickly without sacrificing rigor — balancing academic standards with the pragmatism of a growth-stage company; Know the difference between what we can describe in the data and what we can actually attribute causally
Industry & Context.
Rigorous claims-data analysis; Evidence synthesis at a strategic level; Translating VRDC output into findings
Applicants must be based in the United States.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's-level training in Public Health (HSR or Biostatistics concentration), Health Services Research, Health Policy with quantitative concentration, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a closely related field, Approximately 1-3 years of post-graduate experience working with healthcare structured research-assistant work during graduate training counts toward this, Zotero for organizing literature, PubMed search syntax — Boolean operators, MeSH terms, filters, SQL for complex querying and data manipulation, R or Python for statistical analysis and research computing, Structured literature search, screening, and evidence-synthesis methods, Notion (or a comparable structured knowledge-management platform) for collaborative documentation and library-building, Healthcare claims data structures, particularly Medicare RIF/LDS files, Cohort construction and longitudinal analysis methods relevant to claims data, Descriptive epidemiology and standard regression techniques for observational data, High standards for defensible research and willingness to be honest about what the data can and cannot support, Business sense and the ability to deliver on non-academic timelines while making pragmatic research choices, written communication, with the ability to write clearly for both technical and executive audiences — and to write briefings that hold up when leadership asks pointed follow-up questions, Attention to detail in code, documentation, and results, Comfort working across two stakeholders with different priorities, and the judgment to be honest about capacity when they pull in different directions, Natural curiosity that extends beyond a narrow specialty
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with Medicare claims data specifically (rather than commercial claims only), Prior work under a CMS DUA or in a CMS Innovator-licensed environment, A peer-reviewed or working-paper first or co-author publication based on original work, Prior work in health tech, digital health, or startup environments, Familiarity with healthcare data standards (ICD-10, HCPCS, NDC, DRG codes) and Medicare/commercial insurance structures, Familiarity with quasi-experimental and causal-inference methods relevant to claims-based outcomes research (propensity score matching, difference-in-differences, survival analysis), Familiarity with reproducible-analysis practices and version control (git), Familiarity with VRDC operational conventions (cell-size suppression, output-review caps, named-seat constraints) — or willingness to ramp on these quickly, Willingness to evaluate and adopt AI-assisted literature research tools
What You'll Do.
Run structured literature searches on questions that matter to Solace's strategic direction
Maintain a working literature library the CMO can pull from
Synthesize the published evidence base honestly into briefings useful to leadership conversations
Construct cohorts and execute analyses inside the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) on Medicare claims data
Build and maintain analytical datasets and code with attention to data quality
Translate VRDC output into findings the research team can review
Document analytic work to a standard that supports team-wide reproducibility and review
Contribute to white papers
and (over time) peer-reviewed publications
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with senior researchers, clinical, and operations stakeholders on shaping research questions worth pursuing; Collaborative documentation and library-building using Notion; Team-wide reproducibility and review of analytic work
Communication Scope
Written communication; Ability to write clearly for both technical and executive audiences; Ability to write briefings that hold up when leadership asks pointed follow-up questions
Full Job Description
ABOUT SOLACE Healthcare in the U.S. is fundamentally broken. The system is so complex that 88% of U.S. adults do not have the health literacy necessary to navigate it without help. Solace cuts through the red tape of healthcare by pairing patients with expert advocates and giving them the tools to make better decisions—and get better outcomes. We're a Series C startup, founded in 2022 and backed by Inspired Capital, Craft Ventures, Torch Capital, Menlo Ventures, Signalfire, and IVP. Our U.S. based team is lean, mission-driven, and growing quickly. Solace isn't a place to coast. We're here to redefine healthcare—and that demands urgency, precision, and heart. If you're looking to stretch yourself, sharpen your edge, and do the best work of your life alongside a team that cares deeply, you're in the right place. We’re intense, and we like it that way. Read more in our Bloomberg funding announcement here https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/vcs-give-solace-health-1-billion-valuation-for-patient-advocacy-tech?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDczMDg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzcxMzM1NjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQThVUzhLR0NURzEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDYxODI0MTc0ODM0MTk0QTRENUZFNzkwMzNGMDJGNSJ9.TE2pFUAOQAPMUXFlzoQ7zeJvctq7cSibbZqtIwhW-2U&leadSource=uverify+wall. ROLE SUMMARY The person in this role will be an early-career member of the Impact Analytics team, splitting time between two complementary streams of work: structured literature research that supports the Chief Medical Officer's strategic priorities, and rigorous claims-data analysis that contributes to Solace's evidence base on patient outcomes, utilization, and spend. The role reports to the Head of Impact Analytics, with the literature work directed by the CMO. This is a hands-on role for someone with master's-level training in a quantitative public-health discipline who wants real exposure to evidence synthesis at a strategic level, Medic
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