The Urban Institute

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The Urban Institute's Health Policy Center analyzes trends and underlying causes of changes in health insurance coverage, access to care, and use of health care services by the U.S. population. Researchers address issues from trade-offs among health care costs, access, and quality. The center focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance markets and health care reform. Seeking researchers to conduct health policy research under the general direction of senior staff.

Responsibilities: assisting in the development of the Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model (HIPSM) and a new microsimulation model for Medicare, analyzing and combining data from multiple health coverage and spending data(American Community Survey,Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, National Health Interview Survey).

Qualifications: PhD in Health Policy, Economics, or a related Social Science discipline; or a Masters with a combination of quantitative, analytical, writing skills, substantive knowledge, and social policy research experience needed to perform the duties described. Extensive experience in statistical software programming (STATA preferred, R and SAS may also be used).

Prior experience with microsimulation and/or econometric discrete choice models preferred. Knowledge of a general language such as C or Python is helpful.

Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills. Prior proposal, grant writing, strong presentation written and oral communications skills).

What you’ll experience:
Working in the Nation’s Capital, the epicenter of public policy among a network of policy experts, you can expect to have an impact on policy areas you care about and work with great colleagues who are smart, mission-driven, and collaborative. You will blend academic rigor with on-the-ground collaboration, be encouraged and supported to fulfill your potential through meaningful work that matters and, enjoy a welcoming workplace free from harassment, discrimination and intolerance.