Senior Fellow - Medicare Advantage
Company: Mathematica
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: June 20, 2022
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Job Description:
* Position Description*:
* About Mathematica:*
Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods,
policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We
collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to
translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs,
refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and
analytics. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries,
and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of
being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you
will experience financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have
increased in tandem with the company's growth and financial
strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned
firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our
quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial
strength. Read more about our benefits here:
https://www.mathematica.org/career-opportunities/benefits-at-a-glance.
About the Senior Fellow role:
Mathematica is currently seeking a *Senior Fellow* to serve as as
Mathematica's leading expert on M*edicare Advantage policy
formation and implementation*. The Senior Fellow is responsible for
crafting market strategy, developing business, and leading client
engagements with the government, health plans, foundations, and/or
providers to improve the Medicare Advantage program, the
performance of participating plans and providers, and the data and
infrastructure necessary to support the effective functioning of
the program.
* Acts as project director or principal investigator for major
Mathematica projects
* Regularly leads proposal content development, and leads the
quality assurance reviews of other proposals in a field of subject
matter knowledge
* Reviews technical proposals written by other staff which have or
may have a bearing Medicare policy or program support
* Assists substantially in developing strategy and priorities
around which clients to pursue, which areas of Medicare Advantage
best leverage Mathematica expertise, and where to build additional
capabilities
* Represents Mathematica to clients as project director or subject
matter expert; able to engage clients to work through challenges
and offer research, technical, or program expertise to help solve
problems
* Demonstrates thought leadership in one or more subject matter
areas through published material including papers, journal
articles, blog posts and other communications
* Represents Mathematica externally by speaking at conferences,
leading panel discussions, serving on technical expert panels,
and/or providing testimony
* Serves as mentor and thought leader at Mathematica for staff in
one or more areas of subject matter expertise; develops ways to
engage staff and share knowledge
* Position Requirements*:
* Education and Experience*
* Nationally recognized as an expert in Medicare Advantage research
or operations with four years of demonstrated effectiveness
functioning as senior researcher or subject matter expert on
substantial project work or operations; plus:
* PhD, MA, or MS in economics, statistics, another social science,
or another relevant field and 15 years of relevant experience in a
policy research environment, or
* BA or BS in economics, statistics, another social science, or
another relevant field and 20 years of relevant experience in a
policy research environment
* A combination of equivalent education and work experience may be
substituted for the above requirements
*Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities*
* Ability to discern policy, infrastructure, and data needs for the
Medicare Advantage program
* Ability to develop research and policy questions and establish
policy and technical frameworks for addressing them
* Ability to develop and implement solutions to critical issues
facing the government, plans, providers, and patients in the
administration of the Medicare Advantage program
* Experience working with technical and contracting personnel from
the government, foundations, and/or other health care
stakeholders
* Ability to work tactfully and diplomatically with others
* Strong managerial skills of both projects and staff
* Experience with quality assurance procedures
* Accuracy with work, strong organization skills, and attention to
detail
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Experience with public speaking
* Ability to develop and deliver presentations to internal and
external audiences
* Flexibility to handle multiple priorities, sometimes
simultaneously, under deadline pressure
One of Mathematica's core values is a deep commitment to diversity,
equity, and inclusion. Our research is more robust because it is
informed by a variety of diverse perspectives, and our mission to
improve societal well-being is strengthened by a greater
understanding of issues and challenges facing the populations we
serve. Mathematica's ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion
is woven into our everyday actions, policies, and practices. We are
dedicated to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is
treated with respect and dignity. We offer Employee Resources
Groups on a variety of topics, local diversity and inclusion
activities in each office, and a Diversity council.
Various federal agencies with whom we contract require that staff
successfully undergo a background investigation or security
clearance as a condition of working on the project. If you are
assigned to such a project, you will be required to obtain the
requisite security clearance.
Available locations: Washington, DC; Princeton, NJ; Cambridge, MA;
Woodlawn, MD; Chicago, IL; Ann Arbor, MI; Oakland, CA; Seattle, WA;
Remote
/ In accordance with Executive Order 14042 and its implementing
guidelines, all Mathematica employees must provide documentation
that they have been fully vaccinated or obtain an accommodation
through Human Resources by providing documentation from a licensed
health care provider that they are unable to be vaccinated against
COVID-19 because of a disability (which would include medical
conditions) or provide an attestation that they are entitled to an
accommodation because of a sincerely held religious belief,
practice, or observance./
This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of (
).
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,
gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or
any other federal, state or local protected class.
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