Richard Hermida
Muncie,United States
Summary
Dynamic Research Project Manager with over 7 years of experience in health services research, skilled in SAS, SQL, and R programming. Successfully led analytic efforts resulting in more than ten scientific projects and a 25% reduction in unnecessary polypharmacy among foster care children. Developed programming best practices for junior analysts while managing over five million dollars in research grants. Ready to leverage expertise to enhance healthcare outcomes and operational efficiency in the Claims Health Services Research team.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Project Manager
Rutgers University
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Institute for Health
- Conducted programming (SAS/SQL/R) and statistical analyses on both state and national-level Medicaid and Medicare datasets
- Orchestrated analytic efforts in SAS/SQL/R programming to support the development of over ten scientific research projects and quarterly deliverables focused on program evaluation, health disparities, opioid use, and HIV
- Championed the data analytic and programming role for health services research grants totaling more than five million dollars
- Mentored three junior-level analysts and programmers in the development of programming best practices, institutional knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare, and value set construction
- Institute for Health
Research Associate
Rutgers University
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Institute for Health
- Collaborated with state-level Medicaid stakeholders on quality healthcare metrics for foster care children, resulting in a reduction of approximately 25 percent in the inappropriate use of polypharmacy and psychotropic medications
- Institute for Health
Agency Policy Specialist
Department of Human Services
07.2014 - 09.2016
- Established consultation services in programming, claims analysis, statistical analysis, software, and research design for Minnesota Medicaid
- Devised models to identify trends in healthcare utilization aimed at reducing disparities in access and utilization between populations with and without disabilities, positively impacting over 100,000 citizens
- Engineered and analyzed withhold calculations for managed care organizations on ten metrics that generated approximate financial payouts of fifty million dollars
Research Scientist II
Department of Human Services
02.2012 - 06.2014
- Conducted statistical analyses and programming for healthcare research
Research Analyst
Fors Marsh Group
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Applied technical expertise using STATA for statistical data analytics on a multiyear project with the Armed Forces
- Constructed a database comprising zip code-level data across 80 variables, utilizing this database to identify significant predictors of enlistment
Research and Teaching Assistant
George Mason University
01.2006 - 12.2010
- Published five professional journal articles and eighteen conference presentations on topics related to organizational psychology, structural equation modeling, and research methodology
Education
M.A. - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA08.2008
B.A. - Psychology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05.2006
Skills
- SAS
- SQL
- R
- STATA
- Medicare Claims Analysis
- Medicaid Claims Analysis
- Geographic Information Systems
- Healthcare Data Analysis
- Statistical Modeling
- Project Management
- Statistical Consulting
- Technical Report Writing
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design
Timeline
Research Project Manager
Rutgers University
01.2019 - Current
Research Associate
Rutgers University
10.2016 - 12.2018
Agency Policy Specialist
Department of Human Services
07.2014 - 09.2016
Research Scientist II
Department of Human Services
02.2012 - 06.2014
Research Analyst
Fors Marsh Group
01.2009 - 12.2012
Research and Teaching Assistant
George Mason University
01.2006 - 12.2010
B.A. - Psychology
Purdue University
M.A. - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
George Mason University
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