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American Institutes for Research · 7 hours ago

Senior Researcher, Quality Measures

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$122K/yr - $163K/yr

3+ years exp

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan organization focused on advancing equitable healthcare through rigorous research. The Senior Researcher, Quality Measures will lead projects related to quality measurement, overseeing the development and implementation of quality measures and analytic workflows.

EducationHealth CareNon Profit

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead and support the development, adaptation, and implementation of quality measures

Support the development and documentation of measure specifications

Specify, oversee, and interpret descriptive and statistical analyses of large, complex datasets

Interpret relevant health policy and regulations

Design and oversee methodologies for scoring Alternative Payment Model (APM) participants and adjusting payments using quality measures, including the development of benchmarks

Clearly communicate methods, findings, and implications to both technical and nontechnical policy audiences

Author technical reports, memoranda, and supporting documentation

Design and oversee the development of dashboards and other data visualizations to present quality performance and related data

Develop and manage project budgets, in collaboration with a Project Manager, and communicate timelines, scope, and resource needs to clients

Ensure the quality, accuracy, and consistency of all work products through appropriate quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) processes

Supervise and mentor research staff in project task completion and professional development

Work effectively in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment with staff of varied technical skills and expertise

Contribute to and lead proposal development activities

Qualification

Quality measurement developmentStatistical inference methodsAnalytic code reviewProposal writing for federal agenciesCMSAttention to detailTeam collaborationOrganizational skillsPresentation skillsIndependent work

Required

PhD in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, or a related quantitative field with 3+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience

Demonstrated experience applying a range of statistical inference methods

Experience developing and writing proposals for federal agencies

Experience developing, implementing, and/or adapting quality measures for federal programs

Experience with large program and administrative, patient reported outcome, survey measure datasets

Ability to review and assess analytic code written in R, Python, SQL, and/or Stata, and to analyze quantitative data

Strong attention to detail

Ability to lead and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Ability to learn quickly, take direction, and work independently in a fast-paced environment

Strong presentation, professional development delivery, and facilitation skills

Comfortable working in a virtual/dispersed work environment

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis