Senior Research Scientist to Lead Policy Analysis on Medicare Alternative Payment Models - Hybrid Office or Remote

• Provide consultative policy analysis, evaluation expertise, and technical and operational support for federal clients focused on key domains of health services research, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, payment and delivery system reform, population heath, health care quality, and social determinants of health.
• Lead the development of well-written and accurate research and technical reports, including policy documents and environmental scans.
• Lead, design, and conduct qualitative and quantitative research studies, including environmental scans, evaluations, and semi-structured interviews.
• Manage multiple concurrent work streams and project staff.
• Manage contract work and engage with clients to ensure that contractual requirements (deliverables and timelines) and client expectations are met using the highest standards of quality and collegiality.
• Collaborate effectively with junior and senior staff, and contribute to a positive, team-oriented culture.
• Independently draft and manage contract proposals and grant applications, communicating effectively with clients, consultants, and members of the policy and research community.
• Participate in and contribute to internal discussions and strategic thinking concerning future research opportunities and the implications of ongoing policy making for NORC.
• Co-author and present research at client and professional meetings and participate in in-person briefings of project findings. Contribute to the development of abstracts and articles for publication in refereed journals.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Monitor and oversee the financial and administrative aspects of ongoing projects.

• Doctoral or Master’s degree in health services research, public policy, or related fields (training in an array of social science disciplines will be considered). PhD preferred.
• At least 9 years’ experience (with Master’s degree) in positions of increasing responsibility in evaluation research, policy analysis, or related field, including at least 3 years of social science project management. Advanced graduate degrees can substitute for years of experience.
• Knowledge of the Medicare program, including provider payment and delivery system reform, value-based care programs, innovative models of care (CMMI), provider payment, access to care, and beneficiary experience.
• Experience working for the federal government or a federal contractor, ideally with work focusing on the Medicare program.
• Ability to independently write accurate, thorough, and polished research and technical documents. Ability to effectively synthesize and integrate writing contributions of other individuals. Excellent writing skills are essential.
• Experience as lead author writing health policy, research, and technical reports such as reports submitted to the Secretary of HHS.
• Ability to effectively manage multi-faceted project work, concurrent workstreams, and multiple staff. Ability to deliver high quality work in a fast-paced environment involving quick response and rapid turnaround of multiple client deliverables.
• Experience with and knowledge of the principles of qualitative and quantitative research design, data collection, and data analysis.
• Experience with estimating project and proposal costs and managing project budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and aptitude in leading and working with project teams, coordinating multiple projects (including those run by others within NORC).
• Experience working with federal or technical advisory committees is a plus.
• Quarterly travel to the DC office and client site will be required.

Along with your resume, please submit a cover letter that specifically describes your skills and experience with the following:

• Writing health care policy and research documents
• Understanding value-based health care and alternative payment models
• Working in a fast-paced, quick-turnaround environment that requires a high attention to detail.

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics.

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