Qualifications:

Education, Knowledge, and Experience

• PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Economics, Public Policy, Health Services Research, Statistics, Public Health, Sociology, Political Science, or a related discipline), or a Master’s degree with at least four years of quantitative research experience.
• Demonstrate policy expertise related to Marketplace, Medicare and Medicaid.
• Demonstrated experience conducting applied quantitative research related to Marketplace, Medicaid, or Medicare.
• Experience interpreting analytic results and contributing to reports, briefs, or presentations that inform program or policy decisions.
• Experience working on research, evaluation, or technical assistance projects for federal or state Medicaid agencies, CMS, or other public or nonprofit entities.
• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams, including programmers, analysts, and policy experts.
• Familiarity with CMS data sources, Medicaid and Medicare programs, waiver demonstrations (e.g., 1115 waivers), or value based payment models preferred but not required.
• 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.
• Direct experience working with CMS is strongly preferred, but not required.

Skills

• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including experience with statistical and data tools such as SAS, SQL, Stata, R, Python, or similar software.
• Ability to document analytic methods, conduct data quality checks, and support reproducible research practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex findings to technical and non technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently while contributing effectively in a collaborative, virtual team environment.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor junior staff and foster inclusive team dynamics.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy in data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to lead and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• 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.

Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.

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