Research Analyst – Medicaid Policy Research
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Research Analyst supporting innovative health and social policy initiatives at RTI International. Collaborating on research and analytic activities with a focus on Medicaid policy.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with quantitative and qualitative research activities to support projects
- Analyze large health-related datasets
- Assist in developing and implementing processes to assure quality and accuracy of data analyses
- Review and proof own work for accuracy and completeness
- Assist with project management responsibilities including scheduling, preparing meeting agendas, and recording meeting minutes
- Contribute to and/or prepare portions of technical memoranda, reports, and presentations
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in a quantitative field including Economics, Applied Mathematics/Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Health Services Research, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, or a closely related quantitative field
- In lieu of a Master’s Degree, a Bachelor’s Degree in one of the above fields plus at least 3 years of relevant work experience is acceptable
- Experience with Medicaid policy research
- Professional experience with Policy, regulatory, or programmatic research, preferably related to Medicaid, CHIP, health policy, or other publicly funded health programs
- Reviewing, interpreting, and summarizing policy, technical, or program documentation
- Data quality assurance activities, such as reviewing outputs, checking documentation, identifying discrepancies, and escalating issues
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a team environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to do accurate and error-free work with complex datasets and detailed federal program policies
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Generous paid time off policy
- Merit based annual increases
- Bonus opportunities
- Robust recognition program
- Access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan
- Health insurance plans including dental and life
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Paid parental leave for all parents
- Financial assistance with adoption expenses and infertility treatments
- Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
- Employee assistance program
- Work-life balance support



















