Medicaid Researcher, Healthcare Innovations

1 month, 4 weeks ago
Full-time
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research is a leading behavioral and social science research organization dedicated to using rigorous evidence to enhance everyday life and address critical societal issues across various fields, including education, health, and...

Professional Services
1K-5K
Founded 1946

Description

  • Lead or contribute to the design and execution of Medicaid-focused research and evaluation projects, including policy analyses, demonstrations, and program evaluations.
  • Apply quantitative methods to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret Medicaid administrative data, including claims, encounters, enrollment, eligibility, and provider data.
  • Conduct analyses of Medicaid utilization, access, quality, cost, and equity outcomes across populations and delivery systems.
  • Translate analytic findings into client reports, technical memoranda, presentations, and other actionable communications for Medicaid stakeholders.
  • Support proposal development by writing technical sections, shaping analytic approaches, and contributing to proposal strategy.
  • Manage small to mid-sized project tasks or analytic components, including timelines, deliverables, and coordination with internal teams and external clients.
  • Collaborate with programmers, data scientists, policy staff, and project leadership to ensure analytic rigor and alignment with policy objectives.
  • Mentor and guide junior staff through feedback, training, and modeling best practices in quantitative and Medicaid policy research.
  • Engage with Medicaid stakeholders through meetings, briefings, and dissemination activities.
  • Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

  • PhD in a relevant field such as 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.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting applied quantitative research related to Medicaid, public insurance, or safety-net health programs.
  • Experience working with large-scale administrative health data, especially Medicaid claims, encounters, enrollment, eligibility, or provider files.
  • Experience interpreting analytic results and contributing to reports, briefs, or presentations that inform Medicaid 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 such as 1115 waivers, or value-based payment models is preferred.
  • Strong quantitative and data analysis skills with statistical 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.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis, and visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

  • Anticipated annual salary range of $96,100 to $128,100 USD.
  • Remote work flexibility within the United States or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations.
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program with competitive compensation based on internal and external equity.
  • Opportunity to work on mission-driven research supporting low-income and medically vulnerable populations.
  • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer status.
  • Reasonable accommodation support during the employment process.
  • Background and reference checks for selected candidates, with adherence to child safeguarding principles and a drug-free work environment.

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