Remote Senior Quantitative Researcher - CMS Monitoring

COMMENCE; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Commence is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to monitor CMS/CMMI alternative payment models, translating model designs into actionable monitoring specifications using Medicare data and participant-reported data.

You'll design monitoring frameworks, develop dashboards and reports, and provide strategic insights to improve health care quality and value while mentoring junior researchers and coordinating with clients across federal health programs.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in economics, health services research, health policy, public health, or related field with 4+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience monitoring CMS/CMMI alternative payment models.
• Working knowledge of APM and value-based care mechanics: attribution, quality scoring, payments, benchmarking, risk adjustment.
• Experience with Medicare and/or Medicaid administrative and claims data (e.g., CCW, IDR, VRDC).
• Clear and concise writing for federal audiences; proposal-writing experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and able to obtain CMS background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Translate model design documents and participation agreements into monitoring specifications using Medicare claims, enrollment, and participant-reported data.
• Design monitoring frameworks for CMMI models: logic models, measures, data sources, benchmarks, analytic methods, and reporting.
• Detect and investigate unintended consequences such as risk selection, coding intensity, care stinting, and shifts in referral patterns.
• Partner with data scientists and engineers to build dashboards, automated reporting, and ML-based anomaly detection on the Commence platform.
• Write monitoring reports, briefings, and risk summaries for CMMI model teams, turning findings into recommendations.
• Design and write technical approaches for CMS/CMMI and other federal proposals; serve in key project roles.
• Apply monitoring methods to quality measurement and reporting; mentor junior researchers and analysts.
• Manage teams, set priorities, coordinate tasks, engage clients and stakeholders, and ensure high-quality reports delivered on time.

Skills

CMS/CMMI monitoring

Data analysis

Storytelling

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Ph.D. in economics or health policy

Master’s degree with 8+ years

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Commence is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to monitor CMS/CMMI alternative payment models, translating model designs into actionable monitoring specifications using Medicare data and participant-reported data.

You'll design monitoring frameworks, develop dashboards and reports, and provide strategic insights to improve health care quality and value while mentoring junior researchers and coordinating with clients across federal health programs.