JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020

HealthCore

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Health Economics
Translational Research and Quality
Researcher or Senior Researcher

JOE ID Number: 2019-02_111463532
Date Posted: 10/16/2019
Date Inactive: 01/31/2020
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Researcher or Senior Researcher
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Locations: Wilmington, Delaware, UNITED STATES
Alexandria, Virginia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: I1 -- Health
Keywords:
Health Economics
Health Services Research
Cost effectiveness
US Health Policy
Health Insurance
Full Text of JOE Listing:

HealthCore, a wholly owned research subsidiary of Anthem (a Fortune 500 company), is seeking a health economist to work on funded research studies and strategic analyses. Candidates should demonstrate a potential for publishing, are expected to have solid research skills, experience with analysis of large data sets (preferably claims data), and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Successful candidates will have:
• A doctoral degree
• Interest in health economics and health services research & policy methods as applied to US health policy and the health insurance industry
• Experience in applied econometrics and causal inference methods
• Proficiency in R, STATA, and/or SAS

HealthCore has >200 employees with a portfolio of >$45 million dollars in funded research each year. HealthCore’s research environment includes access to medical claims, laboratory records, and the ability to conduct survey and medical chart research. Priority research areas include: reimbursement strategies, insurance benefit design, program evaluation, cost effectiveness, and behavioral economics. HealthCore collaborates with multiple academic institutions, including a multi-year strategic collaboration with University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. For information about HealthCore visit: https://www.healthcore.com/


An Equal Opportunity Employer/Diversity/Veteran

We will be conducting interviews at the AEA/ASSA conference in January 2020

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • Job Market Paper
  • CV
  • Cover Letter
Application deadline: 12/04/2019
  • Application Deadline Has Passed