American Institutes for Research · 19 hours ago
Researcher, Healthcare Transformation
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $128K/yr
4+ years expThe American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization focused on addressing pressing challenges through behavioral and social science research. The Researcher will lead and support the development and implementation of quality measures, oversee analytic workflows, and contribute to health policy projects with a focus on patient-centered care.
EducationHealth CareNon Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and support the development, adaptation, and implementation of quality measures
Support the development of measure specifications
Specify, oversee, and interpret descriptive and statistical analyses of large, complex datasets
Interpret policy and regulations
Design and oversee the development of methodologies for the scoring of APM participants and adjustment of payments utilizing the quality measures, including the creation of benchmarks
Clearly communicate methods, findings, and implications to diverse and technical policy audiences
Author technical reports, memoranda, and documentation
Design and oversee the development of dashboards and other data visualizations to present quality performance and associated data
Develop and manage budgets (in collaboration with a Project Manager), and communicate timelines, scope and resources with clients
Ensure the quality, accuracy, and consistency of all work products through appropriate QA/QC processes
Supervise and mentor research staff in the completion project tasks and professional development
Work effectively in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment with staff of varied technical skills and expertise
Contribute to and lead proposal development
Qualification
Required
PhD in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, or a related Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience applying a range of statistical inference methods
Experience developing and writing proposals for federal agencies
Experience developing, implementing, and/or adapting quality measures for federal programs
Experience with large program and administrative, patient reported outcome, survey measure datasets
Ability to review and assess analytic code written in R, Python, SQL, and/or Stata, and to analyze quantitative data
Strong attention to detail
Ability to lead and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to learn quickly, take direction, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
Strong presentation, professional development delivery, and facilitation skills
Comfortable working in a virtual/dispersed work environment
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
Preferred
Direct experience working with CMS is preferred, but not required
Company
American Institutes for Research
An independent, not-for-profit corporation which performs basic and applied research
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.86MKey Investors
U.S. Department of EducationJim Joseph Foundation
2017-11-01Grant· $7.8M
2014-09-08Grant· $0.8M
2010-10-10Grant· $1.26M
Leadership Team
David Myers
President & Chief Executive Officer
Richard Jacik
Chief Technology Officer
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