Senior Quantitative Researcher - Remote Health Evaluations

American Institutes for Research; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead CMS Innovation Center evaluations within our Healthcare Innovations team. You will apply rigorous quasi-experimental designs and mixed-methods analyses to inform Medicare and Medicaid policy, improve care quality, and reduce costs.

This position offers remote work within the United States and collaboration across a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physicians, economists, and data scientists.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Economics, Health Services Research, Quantitative Psychology, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing task or workstreams within a larger project.
• Served in a project leadership role on one or more CMMI model evaluation contracts.

Responsibilities

• Supports business development activities for CMS and CMMI, including capture planning, client engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal development, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Serves in leadership roles for complex evaluations of Medicare payment and service delivery models, ensuring task execution, quality of task deliverables, staffing, and client relationships.
• Provides technical leadership for evaluations of CMMI models and demonstrations, including technical expertise with quasi-experimental designs, mixed-methods research, Medicare and/or Medicaid claims analyses, analysis of EHR data, beneficiary and provider outcomes, and sub-group analyses.
• Effectively coaches and manages others to promote their development; sets developmental goals and measurements for staff.
• Fosters an environment that values a wide range of perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and individual strengths.

Skills

Federal client relationships

Leadership

Proposal writing

Project management

Communication of findings

Data analysis

Team coaching

Attention to detail

PHI/PII handling

Education

Ph.D. in Economics/Health Services Research/Quantitative Psychology or related field

Master's degree with 7+ years relevant experience

Job description

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead CMS Innovation Center evaluations within our Healthcare Innovations team. You will apply rigorous quasi-experimental designs and mixed-methods analyses to inform Medicare and Medicaid policy, improve care quality, and reduce costs.

This position offers remote work within the United States and collaboration across a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physicians, economists, and data scientists.