Senior Quant Researcher – Remote APM Implementation

Commence; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Commence, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher focused on CMS/CMMI alternative payment models to drive implementation and evaluation. You will translate policy goals into operational methods, design evaluations, and produce actionable recommendations.

Collaborate with economists, data scientists, and engineers to apply ML-based methods on the Commence platform, lead methodological documents, and deliver high-quality reports to federal clients with

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience, including CMS/CMMI APMs.
• Knowledge of at least two of: participant screening and monitoring, beneficiary attribution, payments design, quality measurement, comparison group design, and quasi-experimental evaluation methods.
• Experience with Medicare and/or Medicaid administrative and claims data; ability to write for federal audiences.
• Experience with cloud analytics platforms (Databricks) and Power BI/Tableau or similar.
• Proficiency in SAS, R, Python, or SQL.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain CMS background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and implement value-based care methodologies, including participant screening and monitoring; payment mechanisms, benchmarking and financial adjustments including risk adjustment; selection, adaptation, and scoring of quality measures.
• Design and conduct evaluations, including monitoring methodologies, comparison groups (e.g., difference-in-differences, event studies) to estimate impact on healthcare spending, utilization, and quality.
• Partner with economists, data scientists, and engineers to conduct research, create prototypes, and apply ML-based methods on the Commence platform to develop novel approaches to conduct implementation and evaluation work.
• Lead and collaborate on the development of methodology documents, evaluation reports, and briefings for CMMI model teams, turning findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Lead and collaborate on the design and write technical approaches for CMS/CMMI and other federal agency proposals and serve in key project roles; Manage teams, set priorities, coordinate tasks, engage clients and stakeholders, and ensure high-quality reports and products are delivered on time and within budget.

Skills

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Quasi-experimental methods

CMS data

Quality measurement

Payments design

Screening & monitoring

Beneficiary attribution

Comparison groups

Education

PhD in economics or related field

Tools

Databricks

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

Commence, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher focused on CMS/CMMI alternative payment models to drive implementation and evaluation. You will translate policy goals into operational methods, design evaluations, and produce actionable recommendations.

Collaborate with economists, data scientists, and engineers to apply ML-based methods on the Commence platform, lead methodological documents, and deliver high-quality reports to federal clients with