Senior Research Economist – U.S. Health Policy

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $166k - $203k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

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RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Serve as a task and project leader for new and ongoing research studies and operational support activities • Lead and direct analyses for health economics and domestic US health policy research • Apply research design and statistical methods to solve complex health care policy issues • Define, investigate, formulate, and execute approaches and solutions to complex client project and program problems • Plan and direct preparation of technically complex or strategically important proposals • Perform research tasks and develop innovative technical solutions • Direct teams conducting complex research tasks and modeling • Translate analytic findings into actionable insights for technical, policy, and client audiences • Author technical reports, memoranda, articles, documentation, and regulations • Manage quality control processes and ensure accurate, high-quality deliverables • Manage and mentor junior, mid-level, and senior staff • Develop and manage project budgets, timelines, and plans • Communicate and negotiate work plans, timelines, budgets, and results with clients • Design and execute analyses of large, complex administrative datasets using advanced software, programming languages, data analytics, and machine learning techniques • Maintain data security and confidentiality • Build professional and organizational reputation through publications, presentations, and client engagement • Develop business opportunities and maintain close client relationships • Identify, evaluate, pursue, and lead responses to federal and state requests for proposals

🎯 Requirements

• PhD with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with at least 15 years of relevant experience • Experience writing successful proposals for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) • Expertise in designing studies using medical and/or pharmaceutical claims, analyzing data to answer complex analytic questions, and presenting results to stakeholders • Ability to interpret regulation and legislation to model impacts of changes on stakeholders • Deep understanding of the Medicare program and other health care policy contextual knowledge • Recognized expertise in one or more domestic US health care policy areas • Experience working with Medicare claims, encounter data, commercial claims data, and health survey data • Experience designing analysis of very large data sets, including technical programming specifications and languages • Familiarity with or ability to acquire expertise in federal agency data processing systems/environments and requirements • Strong track record of leading projects focused on program design and support, outcome evaluations, or quantitative analysis • Experience managing project and task research teams focused on policy, methods, data science, statistics, and/or economics • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Must not require now or in the future sponsorship for employment visa status • Preferred: Experience managing complex projects for federal agencies such as CMS, ASPE, HRSA, CDC, and AHRQ, or state counterparts

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary • Generous paid time off policy • Merit based annual increases • Bonus opportunities • Robust recognition program • Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability • Retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan • Paid parental leave for all parents • Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance

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