Senior Analyst, Health Economics and Policy

Summary

Join Altarum Institute's Applied Research and Analytics Practice Area as a Senior Health Economics and Policy Analyst. You will serve as project director or task lead, managing multiple projects focused on improving health outcomes for disenfranchised populations. Leverage your expertise in research design, data analysis, and health policy to generate insights informing healthcare solutions. Responsibilities include leading research projects, analyzing data, creating presentations, and managing junior staff. The ideal candidate possesses a Master's degree, 6+ years of relevant experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. Altarum offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, economics, social science, public policy, or related field
• 6+ years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of wide range of research methods and processes, including literature reviews, quantitative analysis, qualitative methods, and formal writing
• Experience designing and conducting economic and statistical analyses of health care and economic data, including from government sources
• Experience analyzing administrative claims data
• Technical proficiency in analytical software including Microsoft Excel and one of the following statistical packages: R, STATA, or SAS. Experience with analyses in SQL databases a plus
• Ability to demonstrate an exceptionally high level of organization and attention to detail
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to work with others remotely
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to organize and articulate findings, prepare and conduct presentations, and facilitate group discussions
• Ability to plan, organize, manage, and prioritize work across multiple projects
• Experience writing and reviewing substantive sections of project proposals as well as providing input to budgets and other facets of proposals/pursuing new business opportunities through networking and other avenues
• At this time we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business

Responsibilities

• Designing and leading research projects or tasks using qualitative and quantitative methods
• Identifying, acquiring, and analyzing health, health sector, and related economic data from government and other sources to complete project tasks and economic evaluations
• Analyzing survey and claims data (commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid) to answer research questions of interest
• Conducting statistical analyses to assess the significance of program and policy impacts and assess relationships between health and lifetime outcomes
• Create written and oral presentations interpreting data for a variety of audiences including conference presentations, client reports, public facing white papers, and peer-review journal articles
• Develop and refine data visualizations to present findings to a wide variety of audiences
• Interacting closely with clients and being responsive to client needs
• Managing/supervising junior staff
• Working on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Develop work products from start to finish while maintaining a consistently high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks
• Ensure that deliverables meet project requirements, e.g., analytical type project tasks are executed within budget, scope, and schedule
• Manage risks and report status and completion of tasks to clients and stakeholders
• Support business development activities through solution design and technical proposal contributions

Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental and Optical plans
• Generous Paid Time Off, 8 Company observed holidays plus 3 floating holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• 401K Plan (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)
• Life, AD&D & Disability coverage
• A flexible work environment and more!