Americaninstitutesforresearch
Principal Researcher – CMMI Evaluations
US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-CA-Sacramento | US-TX-Austin. Posted a month ago
The role
This person will lead business development and serve as a Project Director or senior evaluation leader for complex Medicare payment and service delivery model evaluations. They will provide technical leadership in quasi-experimental designs, mixed-methods research, and claims analyses.
What you will do
- Lead business development activities for CMS and CMMI
- Serve as Project Director or senior evaluation leader for complex evaluations
- Provide senior technical leadership for evaluations of CMMI models and demonstrations
- Coach and manage others to promote their development
- Set developmental goals and measurements for staff
- Foster an environment that values a wide range of perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and individual strengths
Required qualifications
- Ph.D. in Economics, Health Services Research, or a related field with a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience managing and conducting research or Master’s degree and at least 11 years of rele
- Minimum of 5 years project management experience
- Served in a leadership role on one or more CMMI model evaluation contracts
- Demonstrated success leading or contributing to winning proposals for CMS, AHRQ, or other HHS agencies
- Extensive knowledge of Medicare payment policy, Medicare Advantage, and/or Medicaid
- Knowledge of Medicare claims, provider claims, survey data, and publicly available datasets
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with federal clients and partners
- Ability to communicate complex evaluation findings to technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills at a senior level
- Ability to lead teams for business development activities and proposal response
- Extensive success in writing, conceptualizing, analyzing, and consulting on large-scale federally funded projects
- Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy when writing
Before you apply
- Must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
- Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available
- Qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements depending on project work
- Candidates will undergo reference and background checks
About the company
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance.