Senior Researcher, Monitoring & Compliance
American Institutes for Research
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $122,070 - $162,760 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Lead monitoring and compliance activities, including the design and execution of monitoring and audit plans.
- Specify, oversee, and interpret descriptive and statistical analyses of large, complex datasets.
- Interpret policy and regulations to develop monitoring measures and audit protocols.
- Prepare high-quality technical reports, memoranda, and documentation.
- Design and oversee dashboards and data visualizations to communicate monitoring results.
- Clearly communicate methods, findings, and implications to technical and policy audiences.
- Manage budgets and project timelines in collaboration with a Project Manager and clients.
- Ensure the quality, accuracy, and consistency of deliverables through appropriate quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) processes.
- Supervise and mentor research staff on project execution and professional development.
- Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams and contribute to proposal development.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, or a related quantitative field with at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience applying a range of statistical inference methods.
- Experience developing and writing proposals for federal agencies.
- Experience designing, implementing, and executing monitoring and auditing approaches for federal programs.
- Experience with large program and administrative datasets.
- Ability to review and assess analytic code written in R, Python, SQL, and/or Stata, and to analyze quantitative data.
- Direct experience working with CMS is strongly preferred, but not required.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
statistical inference methodsdata analysisdata visualizationmonitoring and auditingquality assurancequality controlbudget managementproject managementproposal developmentquantitative analysis
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationsupervisionmentoringorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingleadershipinterpersonal skillsadaptability
Certifications
Ph.D. in EconomicsPh.D. in FinancePh.D. in Public PolicyPh.D. in Public AdministrationPh.D. in Public HealthMaster’s degree in related field