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Principal Researcher – CMMI Evaluations

🏢 Americaninstitutesforresearch · 📍 US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-CA-Sacramento | US-TX-Austin · 💼 remote us 💰 $150,000 - $150,000 / yr
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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Join AIR as a Principal Researcher – CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) Evaluations with our Healthcare Innovations team. Our team works collaboratively to unravel the intertwined challenges of health care quality, costs, and access. Our team of experts – nurses, physicians, psychologists, economists, sociologists, data scientists, and public health experts – advance evidence and save lives by leading rigorous research and evaluation; results-driven technical assistance and training; and leading-edge data science and technology tools.

This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our 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:

  • Lead business development activities for CMS and CMMI, including capture planning, client engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal development, and strategic growth initiatives.
  • Serve as Project Director or senior evaluation leader for complex evaluations of Medicare payment and service delivery models, overseeing all aspects of project execution, quality, staffing, client relationships, and strategic direction.
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Key Role Focus:

Assesses rigorous methodological precision, objective research integrity, and the ability to translate complex data science into actionable public policy.

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  • 1. Advancing a partisan agenda or showing bias in research interpretation.
  • 2. Prioritizing speed over empirical rigor and peer-reviewed validity.
  • 3. Inability to explain complex quantitative models to non-technical policymakers.
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I combine rigorous statistical methodologies with clear policy communication to ensure research directly drives equitable societal outcomes.

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