American Institutes for Research

Managing Director, Healthcare Innovations

American Institutes for Research

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $195,100 - $260,200 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead large, complex federal health implementation and monitoring projects
  • Oversee multidisciplinary workflows (e.g., implementation planning, analysis, stakeholder engagement, data collection, monitoring, reporting)
  • Engage directly with federal clients — particularly Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — to maintain productive communication, clarify requirements, and address emerging needs or risks.
  • Work with AIR’s program area leadership and functional leadership to create business development strategy for established areas and specific new areas of growth identify new opportunities
  • Supervise and mentor task leads, analysts, researchers, TA specialists, and operational staff to build strong, high‑performing project teams.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. or masters degree in health economics, public health, public policy, or a related social science discipline.
  • 10–15 years of leadership or management experience in health policy or federal health program work.
  • Successful experience serving as a Managing Director on complex contracts involving implementation, monitoring, TA, evaluation, or model testing.
  • Experience working with or for CMS or similar federal health agencies.
  • Demonstrated success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids.
Benefits
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program,
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
health economicspublic healthpublic policyimplementationmonitoringtechnical assistanceevaluationmodel testingproposal developmentcontract management
Soft Skills
leadershipmanagementcommunicationstakeholder engagementmentoringteam buildingstrategic planningproblem solvinganalytical thinkingcollaboration
Certifications
Ph.D.master's degree