Senior Researcher, Medicaid Quality Measures

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to produce concise, high-level summaries and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences.

Strong client partnership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.

Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and clarity.

Ability to collaborate effectively in a virtual work environment.

Disclosures:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

The responsibilities for the position include:

Lead or co-lead the construction, interpretation, and computation of quality measures relevant to Medicaid programs and models, including work that supports program monitoring and performance-based payment approaches.

Support measure strategy activities such as annual review and refinement of measure sets, assessment of specification changes and updates from measure stewards, and quantitative/qualitative evaluation of measure performance—bringing a Medicaid lens to feasibility and burden considerations.

Provide guidance to clients and partners on measure use and implications of updates for feasibility, administrative burden, interoperability, and alignment with broader quality frameworks.

Manage day-to-day project operations in roles such as principal investigator, project director, or task lead, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to a high standard. Lead collaborative project teams by developing timelines and coordinating staff assignments.

Identify research problems and design rigorous applied studies, including aligned research questions, methodologies, and analytic plans.