Research Associate
The Cutler Institute seeks a Research Associate to join a dynamic team working on health policy research focused on improving health care access, quality, and patient safety.
The Research Associate works with a team of USM staff and faculty conducting applied quantitative health policy analyses, programmatic evaluation, and research to inform data-informed, evidence-based state policymaking. The RA I is responsible for directing, coordinating, and conducting health policy and data collection and quantitative analyses using large and small healthcare datasets and providing policy and data technical assistance to state partner agencies. Specifically, the Research Associate contributes to analyses in the areas of patient safety, health quality measurement, value-based purchasing, Medicaid/Medicare policy and/or other health/public health policy. Working with faculty and staff at the Cutler Institute in partnership with state agencies including the Maine Quality Forum, the Maine Health Data Organization and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Research Associate has major responsibility for data collection/database management of small datasets and quantitative data analyses of large healthcare datasets (e.g. health care claims). This position develops project design and work plans for health policy and data analyses, and implements major project components and monitors project activities for compliance with timeframes and deadlines.
This position is based at the USM Portland campus.
This position is grant funded and subject to continued funding by the grantor.
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