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About the Role

Join AIR's Healthcare Innovations team as a Principal Researcher focused on CMS and CMMI evaluations. This role involves advancing evidence, saving lives, and improving health care quality, costs, and access through rigorous research, data science, and technical assistance.

Responsibilities

Lead business development activities for CMS and CMMI, including capture planning, client engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal development, and strategic growth initiatives.
Serve as Project Director or senior evaluation leader for complex evaluations of Medicare payment and service delivery models, overseeing all aspects of project execution, quality, staffing, client relationships, and strategic direction.
Provide senior technical leadership for evaluations of CMMI models and demonstrations, including technical expertise with quasi-experimental designs, mixed-methods research, Medicare and/or Medicaid claims analyses, beneficiary and provider outcomes, and sub-group analyses.
Effectively 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.

Requirements

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 related work, OR Master’s degree and at least 11 years of relevant experience.
Minimum of 5 years project management experience.
Served in a leadership role (e.g., Project Director, Deputy Project Director, Technical Director, Task Lead, or similar) 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.
Applicants 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 for this position.
Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

Skills

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, especially for business development activities as part of pre-RFP planning and design, and through 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.

Location

Remote within the United States (U.S.)
U.S. office locations

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal Researcher
Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience
Minimum of 11 years of relevant experience
Minimum of 5 years project management experience

Education Level

Ph.D. in Economics, Health Services Research, or a related field
Master’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$150,000—$180,000 USD

Benefits

AIR’s Total Rewards Program

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 to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally.
We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.

Equal Opportunity

American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braid, locs, and twists), creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (e.g., cancer), sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information, or military or veteran status.
AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks.
AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.