Sr. Researcher Analyst

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational and professional growth

Collaborative work with government and

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a policy research professional to lead Medicaid/CHIP eligibility research and provide technical guidance for HR1, Community Engagement, and WFTC initiatives. You will work with states and partners to analyze data, communicate findings, and support policy implementation.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, stakeholder engagement, and agile collaboration with researchers, data scientists, and policy experts to deliver client-facing deliverables and guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience researching or analyzing Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, retention, and access.
• Familiarity with HR1, Community Engagement, and WFTC policies and implementation requirements.
• Ability to interpret data from eligibility systems, TAF, claims, and oversight metrics.
• Strong research and analytical skills, including statistical and exploratory analyses.
• Ability to translate policy guidance and analytical results into clear communications.
• Experience developing reports, data visualizations, and client-facing deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and meeting facilitation skills.
• Familiarity with human-centered design and UX principles.
• Experience working in agile environments and with Jira.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and analysis related to Medicaid/CHIP eligibility, enrollment, retention, and access.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative information from multiple sources to identify trends and gaps.
• Develop knowledge of HR1, Community Engagement, and WFTC policies and requirements.
• Serve as a central point of contact for communications on HR1, Community Engagement, and WFTC.
• Plan, facilitate, and document technical assistance meetings with clients and stakeholders.
• Develop TA resources such as FAQs, presentations, and training materials.
• Translate complex legislation and policy guidance into clear communications.
• Research best practices and recommend improvements to program administration and outcomes.
• Define research requirements with clients and deliver ad hoc analyses and reports.
• Apply statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and data mining to support decisions.
• Collaborate in an agile environment with multidisciplinary teams.
• Use Scrum and Kanban and Jira to plan work and track progress.
• Coordinate user reporting access and manage permissions.

Skills

Medicaid

CHIP

HR1

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

Jira

Communication

Policy interpretation

Tools

Jira

Scrum/Kanban

Job description

Accountabilities

In this role, you will lead research, analysis, and technical assistance activities while helping clients navigate complex healthcare policies and program requirements. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead research and analysis related to Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility, enrollment, retention, and access, with a particular focus on Eligibility and Enrollment Performance Indicators.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative information from eligibility and enrollment systems, T-MSIS Analytics Files (TAF), claims, oversight metrics, scorecards, performance reports, and other relevant sources to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain subject-matter knowledge of HR1, Community Engagement, and Working Family Tax Credit (WFTC) policies, operational processes, reporting requirements, and implementation considerations.
• Serve as a central point of contact for communications concerning HR1, Community Engagement, and WFTC, ensuring information is accurate, timely, consistent, and tailored to different audiences.
• Plan, facilitate, and document technical assistance meetings with clients, states, partners, and other stakeholders; respond to questions, clarify requirements, resolve issues, and track follow-up actions through completion.
• Develop technical assistance resources, including FAQs, presentations, talking points, training materials, issue logs, guidance documents, reports, and draft manuscripts.
• Translate complex legislation, policy guidance, program requirements, analytical findings, and technical information into clear, actionable communications for policy, program, technical, and executive audiences.
• Research best practices and emerging requirements, evaluate their operational implications, and recommend improvements to program administration, compliance, oversight, and beneficiary outcomes.
• Define research and analytical requirements with internal and external clients and deliver high-quality ad hoc analyses, data visualizations, and reports informed by human-centered design and user experience principles.
• Apply statistical analysis, exploratory research, predictive modeling, data mining, and qualitative methods to support evidence-based decisions and the development of new features or solutions.
• Collaborate in an agile environment with researchers, data analysts, data scientists, policy specialists, designers, developers, and client teams.
• Use Scrum and Kanban methodologies and Jira to plan and track work, manage backlogs and workflows, monitor delivery progress, and report performance metrics.
• Coordinate user reporting access, including processing access requests, maintaining appropriate permissions, troubleshooting issues, and supporting users.
• Manage competing priorities, communication calendars, meeting preparation, action items, and deliverable schedules while maintaining strong quality control.

Requirements

The ideal candidate combines healthcare policy research expertise with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement capabilities. They should be comfortable interpreting complex program requirements, working with diverse datasets, and translating technical findings into practical guidance. The source description does not specify formal education, minimum years of experience, or mandatory certifications. Relevant qualifications and capabilities include:

• Experience researching or analyzing Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, retention, and access.
• Familiarity with Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Performance Indicators and related program data and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of HR1, Community Engagement, and Working Family Tax Credit (WFTC) policies and implementation requirements, or relevant adjacent experience combined with a demonstrated ability to learn new policy areas.
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data from eligibility systems, T-MSIS Analytics Files (TAF), claims, program oversight metrics, and performance reports.
• Strong research and analytical skills, including experience with statistical analysis, exploratory analysis, predictive modeling, data mining, or qualitative research methods.
• Ability to translate legislation, policy guidance, technical requirements, and analytical results into clear communications for varied audiences.
• Experience developing reports, data visualizations, presentations, training materials, technical guidance, or other client-facing deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings, provide technical assistance, address questions, and coordinate follow-up activities.
• Familiarity with human-centered design and user experience principles when developing analytical products and reporting solutions.
• Experience working in agile environments and applying Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jira for workflow management, backlog tracking, project coordination, and delivery reporting.
• Ability to manage reporting access, user permissions, and related support requests.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and government stakeholders.

Benefits

• Supportive, collegial, and employee-friendly work environment.
• Meaningful career development opportunities.
• Educational and professional growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to contribute to healthcare policy research and projects supporting federal government clients.
• Collaborative work with researchers, data analysts, data scientists, policy experts, designers, developers, and client teams.