Senior Quantitative Researcher, APM Implementation (Remote)

Commence; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel to DC area

Job summary

Commence seeks a Senior Quantitative Researcher to drive CMS/CMMI alternative payment model implementation and evaluation. You will translate policy goals into operational analytics using Medicare/Medicaid data, surveys, and census sources, collaborating with economists, data scientists, and engineers.

The role emphasizes rigorous evaluation design, reporting to federal audiences, and guiding project teams. Remote work is available with occasional travel to the Baltimore/Washington area.

Qualifications

• PhD in economics, health services research, health policy, or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on CMS/CMMI APM implementation or evaluation experience is required.
• Experience with policy design, model implementation and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct CMS/CMMI implementation and evaluation analyses using claims and program data.
• Lead methodology development, evaluations, and briefings for model teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to apply ML-based methods on the Commence platform.

Skills

CMS/CMMI APMs

Data analysis

Policy evaluation

Team leadership

SQL

Power BI/Tableau

Python/R

Databricks

Education

PhD in economics/health policy

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

Commence seeks a Senior Quantitative Researcher to drive CMS/CMMI alternative payment model implementation and evaluation. You will translate policy goals into operational analytics using Medicare/Medicaid data, surveys, and census sources, collaborating with economists, data scientists, and engineers.

The role emphasizes rigorous evaluation design, reporting to federal audiences, and guiding project teams. Remote work is available with occasional travel to the Baltimore/Washington area.