Analyst, Real-World Data & Healthcare Analytics

Baxter is redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. The Analyst, Real-World Data & Healthcare Analytics role focuses on generating real-world evidence through the analysis and visualization of healthcare data, supporting clinical and economic insights for Baxter's product portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Perform targeted data extractions from healthcare datasets (with a primary focus on the Premier Healthcare Database) using SQL
• Clean, validate, and structure hospital-level data (EHR, chargemaster) to support RWE analyses
• Develop and maintain reproducible data workflows and automated reporting pipelines
• Ensure all datasets are audit-ready and compliant with Medical Affairs standards
• Prepare datasets and conduct analyses to support budget impact models, cost-effectiveness studies, and value assessments
• Analyze hospital cost and utilization data to support value-based care initiatives and optimization programs
• Contribute to evidence generation supporting clinical and economic value narratives
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards (Power BI or Tableau) to track product utilization, waste, and adoption across surgical specialties
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for cross-functional stakeholders
• Support development of data-driven reports for internal decision-making and scientific engagement
• Support RWE generation for scientific presentations, publications, and medical education initiatives
• Fulfill data requests from Medical Affairs leadership to support clinical insight generation
• Operate within a non-promotional, scientifically rigorous framework
• Ensure all data activities comply with HIPAA, FDA guidance, and Baxter policies
• Maintain high standards of data integrity, transparency, and reproducibility

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Health Informatics, Statistics, Economics, Life Sciences, or related field
• Hands-on experience working with the Premier Healthcare Database
• 1-2+ years of experience working with healthcare data (EHR, claims, or hospital datasets)
• Proficiency in SQL; experience with R or Python for data analysis
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI or Tableau)
• Working knowledge of healthcare coding systems (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, DRG)
• Up to 20% travel
• Experience in RWE, HEOR, or healthcare analytics within MedTech, Pharma, or consulting
• Experience supporting economic modeling or value-based care analyses
• Familiarity with clinical research or Medical Affairs environments