National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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Health care delivery in the United States employs over 12 million people in diverse, complex organizations. These organizational arrangements are believed to affect the cost and quality of medical care; however broad-based research on the relationship between organization and performance is lacking. Professor David Cutler of Harvard University is leading an AHRQ–funded project to systematically examine health care delivery system traits that predict better clinical and economic outcomes.

Ideal candidate will have:
(i) strong quantitative background
(ii) strong computer skills including programming
(iii) ability to work independently.

Prior research assistant experience strongly preferred. Job ideal for someone with enthusiasm for empirical research, and ability to learn new skills and take initiative as a project develops.

Duties:
• Develop research files from large claim datasets.
• SAS and Stata statistical analyses.
• Work independently with researchers and programmers.
• Maintain documentation of datasets and analyses.
• Summarize and present findings; help prepare manuscripts.
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics or related quantitative field.
• Knowledge of SAS and Stata, including work with large data sets.
Preferred:
• Familiarity with health care system, clinical terms and concepts.

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