Medicaid and Medicare Policy Researcher

About this role

Join AIR as a Researcher focused on Marketplace, Medicaid and Medicare policy and programs with our Healthcare Transformation team to serve as a task and project leader on a broad portfolio of health policy work. Our team works collaboratively to address complex challenges related to coverage, care delivery, operations, cost containment, and health equity, supporting federal and state partners in improving outcomes for low income and medically vulnerable populations.

Our multidisciplinary team—including economists, data scientists, public health experts, clinicians, and policy researchers—advances evidence through rigorous research and evaluation, results driven technical assistance, and applied analytics. This role will contribute directly to projects and studies that inform Marketplace, Medicaid and Medicare policy design, program evaluation, and system transformation.

The ideal candidate will bring knowledge and experience working with state and federal agencies, particularly the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), among others, in addition to qualitative and quantitative research skills.

This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.

About AIR:

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.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with Marketplace, Medicaid and Medicare stakeholders through meetings, briefings, and dissemination activities.

• Interpret policy and regulations.

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

• Translate complex analytic findings into clear, actionable insights for state and federal stakeholders, including client reports, technical memoranda, and presentations.

• Design and oversee the development of dashboards and other data visualizations to present quality performance and associated data.