American Institutes for Research · 1 day ago
Managing Director, Healthcare Innovations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$195K/yr - $260K/yr
10+ years expAmerican Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization focused on behavioral and social science research. The Managing Director will lead complex implementation and monitoring initiatives for federal health agencies, overseeing project leadership and strategic direction to ensure high-quality execution and stakeholder engagement.
EducationHealth CareNon Profit
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead large, complex federal health implementation and monitoring projects, ensuring high‑quality execution, timeliness, fiscal stewardship, and operational stability
Oversee multidisciplinary workflows (e.g., implementation planning, analysis, stakeholder engagement, data collection, monitoring, reporting)
Engage directly with federal clients — particularly Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — to maintain productive communication, clarify requirements, and address emerging needs or risks
Working with AIR’s program area leadership and functional leadership to create business development strategy for established areas and specific new areas of growth identify new opportunities, including:
Coordinating pursuit plans and pipelines for federal opportunities
Supporting bid/no‑bid decisions and ensuring alignment with AIR capabilities and priorities
Leading or contributing to proposal pursuits: conceptualizing bid strategies, developing research and monitoring approaches, drafting proposal content, and conducting technical reviews
Cultivating and maintaining relationships with potential partners, funders, and federal clients
Monitoring ongoing projects to understand client expectations, anticipate needs, and identify opportunities and challenges across the portfolio
Assessing staff capacity and helping align resources to support both project delivery and new business pursuits
Supervise and mentor task leads, analysts, researchers, TA specialists, and operational staff to build strong, high‑performing project teams
Foster cross‑functional collaboration across analytics, communications, data management, TA, and operations teams to ensure integrated, high‑quality project delivery
Provide coaching and support to rising project leaders in effective project management, quality assurance, client communication, and staff supervision
Contribute to a collaborative environment that values and respects a wide range of perspectives, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences
Represent AIR in federal stakeholder meetings, technical discussions, and conferences
Collaborate with AIR’s communications teams to translate implementation and monitoring insights into publications, briefs, and presentations
Contribute to AIR’s visibility and reputation in federal health program implementation, monitoring, and TA
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. or masters degree in health economics, public health, public policy, or a related social science discipline
10–15 years of leadership or management experience in health policy or federal health program work
Successful experience serving as a Managing Director on complex contracts involving implementation, monitoring, TA, evaluation, or model testing
Experience working with or for CMS or similar federal health agencies
Demonstrated success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids
Working knowledge of CMS program structures, policy priorities, and expectations related to implementation, monitoring, and reporting
Familiarity with monitoring frameworks, rapid‑cycle learning, and implementation science approaches used in federal health projects
Strong communication skills for federal audiences and the ability to manage complex, multi‑stakeholder relationships
Experience overseeing large budgets, managing risks, developing staffing plans, and implementing operational systems consistent with federal contracting standards
Proven ability to lead large‑scale research or implementation projects, write reports, and present findings
Demonstrated ability to lead mission‑driven teams, including staff, subcontractors, and consultants
Strategic thinker with the ability to structure complex initiatives and maintain a long‑term view of project and portfolio needs
Collaborative leadership style and commitment to mentorship and staff development
Strong organizational and project management skills, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams
Company
American Institutes for Research
An independent, not-for-profit corporation which performs basic and applied research
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.86MKey Investors
U.S. Department of EducationJim Joseph Foundation
2017-11-01Grant· $7.8M
2014-09-08Grant· $0.8M
2010-10-10Grant· $1.26M
Leadership Team
David Myers
President & Chief Executive Officer
Richard Jacik
Chief Technology Officer
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