Senior Research Economist – U.S. Health Policy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as a leader for tasks and projects related to both new and ongoing research studies, as well as operational support activities.

• Oversee and guide analyses for health economics and research pertaining to domestic US health policy.

• Utilize research design and statistical methodologies to address intricate healthcare policy challenges.

• Identify, explore, devise, and implement strategies and solutions for complex client project and program issues.

• Organize and lead the creation of technically sophisticated or strategically significant proposals.

• Conduct research activities and create innovative technical solutions.

• Manage teams involved in complex research tasks and modeling efforts.

• Convert analytic results into actionable insights for technical, policy, and client stakeholders.

• Write technical reports, memoranda, articles, documentation, and regulations.

• Oversee quality control processes to ensure the delivery of accurate and high-quality outputs.

• Supervise and mentor junior, mid-level, and senior personnel.

• Develop and oversee project budgets, timelines, and plans.

• Communicate and negotiate work plans, timelines, budgets, and outcomes with clients.

• Design and carry out analyses of extensive, intricate administrative datasets utilizing advanced software, programming languages, data analytics, and machine learning techniques.

• Ensure data security and confidentiality are maintained.

• Enhance professional and organizational reputation through publications, presentations, and client interactions.

• Identify and cultivate business opportunities while maintaining strong client relationships.

• Identify, assess, pursue, and lead responses to federal and state requests for proposals.

⛳️ Requirements

• A PhD with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, a Master’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.

• Proven experience in writing successful proposals for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

• Proficient in designing studies utilizing medical and/or pharmaceutical claims, analyzing data to resolve complex analytic inquiries, and presenting findings to stakeholders.

• Ability to interpret regulations and legislation to model the effects of changes on stakeholders.

• Extensive understanding of the Medicare program along with comprehensive health care policy knowledge.

• Acknowledged expertise in one or more areas of domestic US health care policy.

• Experience with Medicare claims, encounter data, commercial claims data, and health survey data.

• Skilled in designing analyses of very large data sets, including technical programming specifications and languages.

• Familiarity with or capability to gain expertise in federal agency data processing systems/environments and requirements.

• Strong history of leading projects centered on program design and support, outcome evaluations, or quantitative analysis.

• Experience managing project and task research teams focused on policy, methods, data science, statistics, and/or economics.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Must not require current or future sponsorship for employment visa status.

• Preferred: Experience managing complex projects for federal agencies such as CMS, ASPE, HRSA, CDC, and AHRQ, or their state equivalents.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Generous paid time off policy.

• Merit-based annual salary increases.

• Opportunities for bonuses.

• Comprehensive recognition program.

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, life, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Retirement savings program, such as a 401(k) plan.

• Paid parental leave available for all parents.

• Financial assistance for adoption expenses or infertility treatments.

• Financial reimbursement for educational and developmental opportunities.

• Employee assistance program.

• Additional offerings to promote a healthy work-life balance.