Economist

Centers-For-Medicare-and-Medicaid-Services; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services seeks an Economist (GS-0110-13) to perform economic analyses of health care financing and delivery issues and their connection with CMS programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Marketplace.

You will compile data, apply econometric methods, and prepare technical reports to support policy decisions and program evaluations for CMS initiatives.

Qualifications

• Applying principles and theories of applied economic or econometric methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate health care programs.
• Developing and conducting studies of health care costs, utilization, or outcomes to analyze data and develop recommendations.
• Preparing written documents regarding health program issues.

Skills

Econometric methods

Health care economics

Data analysis

Technical writing

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM).

As a Economist, GS-0110-13, you will perform economic analyses of health care financing and delivery issues and their connection with CMS programs-including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Marketplace.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

In order to qualify for the GS-13

you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

1. Applying principles and theories of applied economic or econometric methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate health care programs; AND
2. Developing and conducting studies of health care costs, utilization, or outcomes to analyze data and develop recommendations; AND
3. Preparing written documents (i.e., technical reports, research results, or project summaries) regarding health program issues.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.