Play a lead role in growing NORC’s portfolio in the area of program integrity, oversight, and fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) detection Provide consultative policy analysis, evaluation expertise, and operational and technical support for federal clients Design and conduct quantitative and qualitative research studies, evaluations and analyses of health care administrative data; and lead stakeholder interviews Independently draft and manage contract proposals and grant applications, communicating e... more details
Principal Research Scientist – Health Care Program Integrity and Oversight: Medicare & Medicaid Programs
Job no: 502272 Work type: Regular Full-Time Location: Bethesda, MD Capability Area: Health Care Evaluation
JOB SUMMARY:
NORC at the University of Chicago seeks an experienced Principal Research Scientist to direct program and policy projects, with an emphasis on those related to health care program integrity and oversight methods.
NORC recognizes that talented and skilled researchers live throughout the U.S. and actively supports remote work arrangements.
DEPARTMENT:Health Care Evaluation Research (https://www.norc.org/about/departments/health-care-evaluation.html)
NORC’s expertise and ongoing evaluation work advances stakeholders’ understanding of policies and programs, facilitates implementation, and contributes to important improvements in the health-care system.
NORC’s expert staff include social scientists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds that acquire, collect, and analyze data from health care organizations and patients; evaluators; health services researchers; health-policy analysts; and professionals with first-hand experience running and supporting health care programs. The projects that the Department of Health Care Evaluation Research leads include mixed-methods evaluations for a range of local, state, and federal clients, as well as foundations and selected other not-for-profit clients. These evaluations include data from a wide array of sources such as primary data collected through original surveys, interviews, focus groups, and site visits; secondary data such as Medicare an
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Play a lead role in growing NORC’s portfolio in the area of program integrity, oversight, and fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) detection
Provide consultative policy analysis, evaluation expertise, and operational and technical support for federal clients
Design and conduct quantitative and qualitative research studies, evaluations and analyses of health care administrative data; and lead stakeholder interviews
Independently draft and manage contract proposals and grant applications, communicating effectively with clients, consultants, and members of the policy and research community
Independently develop and implement business development strategies for business growth in health policy and research
Participate in and contribute to internal discussions and strategic thinking concerning future research opportunities and the implications of ongoing policy-making for NORC
Manage contracts and work closely with clients to ensure that contractual requirements (deliverables and timelines) and client expectations are met using the highest standards of quality and collegiality
Monitor and oversee the financial and administrative aspects of ongoing projects.
Manage multiple project teams of senior, mid-level, and junior staff, and bring in experts as needed, to meet client expectations and contractual requirements
Supervise and mentor junior staff.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Master or Doctoral degree in public policy, health policy, health economics, biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, or related fields (training in an array of social science disciplines will be considered).
At least 12 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility in evaluation research, policy analysis, quantitative analytics for fraud, waste and abuse detection, data mining, data modeling, or related field (or equivalent education) including at least 5 years of policy project management
Expert knowledge of Traditional Medicare, Medicare Parts C & D, and Medicaid policy including ongoing value-based care initiatives.
Monitor and oversee the financial and administrative aspects of ongoing projects
Knowledge of trends and shifts in health care data and provider and health plan behaviors
Experience analyzing utilization and outcomes using relevant administrative data sets such as Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid data
Expertise in data mining and application of oversight and monitoring of health care data and practices
Knowledge of private-sector data and practices for reference and benchmarking where necessary
A strong foundation in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, and demonstrated experience designing and leading research studies
Working knowledge of statistical programming software such as SAS, R, Python
Managerial, leadership, and interpersonal skills to lead inter-disciplinary, cross-national project teams
Experience with conducting policy analysis in a government or professional services environment
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 leading projects and business development in a federal contract research or consulting environment
Occasional travel for site visits and meetings may be required.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
The pay range for this position is $168,000 to $257,000.
This position is classified as regular. Regular staff are eligible for NORC’s comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include, but are not limited to:
Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment
Dental and vision insurance
A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program
Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance
Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
NORC’s Approach to Equity and Transparency
Pay and benefits transparency helps to reduce wage gaps. As part of our commitment to pay equity and salary transparency, NORC includes a salary range for each job opening along with information about eligible benefit offerings. At NORC, we take a comprehensive approach to setting salary ranges and reviewing raises and promotions, which is overseen by a formal Salary Review Committee (SRC).
WHAT WE DO:
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.
WHO WE ARE:
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.
EEO STATEMENT:
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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