Researcher, Health Policy

The focus is on domestic health care programs, including topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public health insurance programs; health plan performance and quality measurement; regulatory science and evidence-based policy; and clinical trial and patient advocacy. The Researcher will report to AIR's Healthcare Innovations Team, which supports high-quality implementation and produces rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of new approaches to care and payment—translating findings into actionable insights for policymakers, payers, providers, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual frameworks that guide qualitative and quantitative project work.
• Apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques to collect and analyze data including data on clinical trials, health outcomes and claims, and domestic and international pharmaceutical markets and pharmaceutical product listings.
• Organize and document analytic results and research procedures.
• Produce technical and analytic outputs, synthesize complex scientific and clinical evidence, and translate findings into reports, journal articles, and presentations for clients, professional associations, and the public.
• Assist in developing and drafting new research proposals.
• Mentor research analysts, share approaches to solving concrete problems, and provide feedback on the work of others.
• Manage or lead projects or tasks.
• Serve as client contact for analytical or statistical expertise.
• Contribute to a collaborative environment that values and respects a wide range of perspectives, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience

• A doctoral degree in public policy, epidemiology, economics, a relevant scientific field, or a clinical discipline (e.g., Ph.D., MD, DO, or other relevant clinical doctorate), with expertise in biostatistics, quantitative analysis, or applied research methods in health-related areas.
• Experienced with statistical methods, and knowledge or experience using statistical tools such as R and Python while being open to learning new statistical tools as required by different projects.
• Experience with collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, including data from clinical trials, domestic and international pharmaceutical markets (for example, IQVIA's data or GlobalData's Pharmaceutical Prices data) and product listings (for example, FDA's NDC directory, USP's Drug Classification, and EPHMRA's classification), health outcomes, or medical and pharmaceutical claims.
• Experience communicating with technical and non-technical audiences and working in multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate efficiently in a virtual work environment.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently, and collaborate as a member of the team, while prioritizing multiple objectives and projects to consistently meet established timelines.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills.