Research Assistant, Health

Overview:

Join AIR as a Research Assistant with our Health team in our Health Payer Innovation, Transformation, and Support (HITS) Program. Our Health 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.

Use your experience, knowledge, and education to help us deliver on our mission: to contribute to a better, more equitable world.

Candidates hired for the position may 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:

Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world.

AIR’s commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone’s unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here.

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Support the implementation of large-scale payment transformation and health care projects.
• Review health insurance exchange applications to assess eligibility criteria for financial assistance.
• Support activities related to quality assurance and reporting results from the assessment of health insurance exchange applications.
• Support the implementation of business process improvement efforts.
• Conduct literature reviews to support projects and proposals for business development.
• Support technical assistant activities.
• Support research teams in project management and administrative activities such as setting up Zoom and Teams video conference calls, coordinate across multiple calendars to arrange meetings, and manage timelines and budgets.
• Support client relationship management, including communicating with clients, write-up client-ready meeting summaries, and making logistical arrangements.
• Support collaboration among team members, both internal and external to organization.
• Support business development activities, including coordinating proposal activities, managing timelines, collecting materials, and supporting development of proposal budgets.
• Review work products to ensure quality and consistency of content.

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in health policy, public health, public policy, or other health or social science related field
• Experience with and/or knowledge of data analysis
• Knowledge of Health Insurance Exchanges preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of private health plans preferred, but not required

Skills:

• Strong writing skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, with experience identifying and communicating key work issues to project and task leaders
• Acute attention to detail, process-oriented, and strong work ethic
• Effective time management skills and ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite or the equivalent (word processing, spreadsheets, email and calendar management, presentation software)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels and from diverse backgrounds
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace
• Comfortable working across a virtual/dispersed work environment

Disclosures:

This position is open to U.S. citizens only. Upon hire, incumbent will be required to obtain clearance through the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks.

AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers an anticipated salary of $25.50. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States.

AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.

Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer:

AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out to recruitment@air.org.

If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams at ftc.gov/scams.

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