Temporary External Auditor, Top Hospitals 2027 List

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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.

Code review: Compare Python code to methodology report to identify if there are any discrepancies between the code and the methodology.

Output review: Review output in an Excel document against the methodology report where feasible. For example: Check Star rating against the percentile in the excel document.

The ideal candidate

Experience analyzing CMS healthcare quality measures

Proficient in Python and Excel

Experience quality checking healthcare measure calculations and outputs

Effective communicator, capable of translating complex technical content into insights for diverse audiences

Highly skilled in keeping precise and detailed records

Excellent research skills

Industrious problem-solver

The hourly rate for this role is $100.00

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