Research Associate
3 weeks ago
**Position Summary:
KFF is the independent source of health policy research, polling, and news. Our mission is to fill the need for trusted information on national health issues. KFF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization.
KFF is seeking a Research Associate to work jointly with the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Program on Medicare Policy - both part of the Health Policy program area at KFF - on issues affecting individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The associate will be responsible for developing and carrying out research projects using assessment data from home health agencies and nursing facilities that participate in Medicaid or Medicare. Qualified applicants will demonstrate strong analytic skills, experience working with large data sets, and a genuine interest in issues facing people who need long-term care. Applicants should be enthusiastic about the work conducted by KFF and interested in joining a team dedicated to the unique operating style and mission of KFF.
Health Policy is one of three major KFF operating programs, along with Polling and Survey Research, and KFF Health News, a critical part of KFF’s mission.
**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build, manage, and analyze datasets to support work examining issues affecting individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. This includes using research identifiable files from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services including at a minimum, the following files: Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS), Medicare Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF), and Minimum Data Set (MDS).
- Develop and conduct quantitative analysis to better understand the use of home
- and community-based services among people who have Medicaid and Medicare.
- Conceptualize and prepare creative data displays including figures, tables, interactives, and other data visualizations. Assist in writing briefs to communicate findings from the quantitative analysis.
**Minimum Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Minimum of one to two years working with large datasets, preferably health care claims, surveys, or administrative data.
- Experience programming in SAS (preferred), SQL or R.
- Ability to communicate complex quantitative information to non-technical audiences, including through the creation of figures and other graphics.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
Authorization to work in the U.S.
This full-time position will be based in KFF’s Washington, DC office, located downtown near Metro Center. KFF is currently working a hybrid schedule and requires all staff to work in the office a minimum of two days a week.
**Compensation
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Compensation includes an outstanding benefits package equivalent in value to approximately fifty percent of base salary including a generous and immediately vested defined contribution plan and 100% employer paid premium health coverage.
**How to Apply
If this position is of interest to you, and you have the requisite experience and qualifications, please apply.
We are a vaccinated workplace.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
It is the policy of KFF to actively promote a diverse and inclusive workplace in every respect, and to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees in every phase of employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, political affiliation, arrest or conviction records, or other categories protected under the law.
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