Description
Forbes is seeking a detail-oriented, experienced, and efficient data scientist to do an independent audit of the Forbes Top Hospitals 2027 list and ratings pre-publication.
This second-annual national hospital list will be published in early 2027 to serve as a credible resource for patients/consumers and the medical community.
Responsibilities:
- Audit the 2027 Forbes Top Hospitals results, including process mapping, methodology-to-code traceability, testing evidence, and reproducibility validation.
- Provide detailed documentation.
- The audit objective is to independently verify that the methodology was implemented appropriately and that results can be reproduced.
Tasks:
- Code review: Compare Python code to methodology report to identify discrepancies between the code and methodology.
- Output review: Review output in an Excel document against the methodology report where feasible.
The ideal candidate:
- Has experience analyzing CMS healthcare quality measures.
- Is proficient in Python and Excel.
- Has experience quality checking healthcare measure calculations and outputs.
- Is an effective communicator, capable of translating complex technical content into insights for diverse audiences.
- Is highly skilled in keeping precise and detailed records.
- Has excellent research skills.
- Is an industrious problem-solver.
The hourly rate for this role is $100.00.