Remote Senior Quantitative Researcher - Health Policy & APM

Commence; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Commence is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead analysis for CMS/CMMI alternative payment models, translating policy goals into actionable methodologies using Medicare/Medicaid data and surveys.

You will design evaluations, work with economists and data scientists, produce methodology documents and briefings, and mentor junior staff while managing client-facing projects in a fully remote setting.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in economics, health services research, health policy, public health, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with 8+ years.
• Hands‑on experience implementing and/or evaluating CMS/CMMI alternative payment models; experience with both implementation and evaluation is preferred.
• Working knowledge of at least two of: participant screening and monitoring, beneficiary attribution, payments and financial incentive design, quality measurement, comparison group design, and quasi-experimental evaluation methods (difference in difference, event study).
• 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 and maintain a CMS-required background investigation (public trust).

Responsibilities

• Translate model design documents and policy goals into operational methodologies and specifications using Medicare and Medicaid data and other sources.
• Implementation: develop, refine, and implement value-based care methodologies including risk adjustment and quality measures.
• Evaluation: design and conduct evaluations using quasi-experimental designs to estimate impact on spending, utilization, and quality.
• Partner with economists, data scientists, and engineers to apply ML-based methods on the Commence platform to develop novel approaches.
• Lead and collaborate on methodology documents, evaluation reports, and briefings for CMMI model teams; mentor junior staff.
• Lead design and write technical approaches for CMS/CMMI proposals and serve in key project roles; manage teams and budgets.

Skills

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Education

Ph.D. in economics/health services research/health policy/public health

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Commence is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead analysis for CMS/CMMI alternative payment models, translating policy goals into actionable methodologies using Medicare/Medicaid data and surveys.

You will design evaluations, work with economists and data scientists, produce methodology documents and briefings, and mentor junior staff while managing client-facing projects in a fully remote setting.