Managing Director – Healthcare Innovations

American Institutes for Research

Managing Director leading business development efforts for Healthcare Innovations at AIR. Providing leadership on proposals and overseeing large, complex federal health projects.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide leadership on business development activities including leading capture teams and technical leads for proposals.
Serve in project leadership roles for large, complex projects within the Healthcare Innovations portfolio.
Engage directly with federal clients to maintain productive communication and address emerging needs or risks.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. or masters degree in health economics, public health, public policy, or a related social science discipline.
10 or more years of leadership or management experience in health policy or federal health program work.
Proven track record of leading business development efforts that result in contract awards.
Successful experience serving as a Project Director on large, complex contracts involving implementation, monitoring, TA, evaluation, or model testing.
Experience working with or for CMS (preferred) or similar federal health agencies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

AIR’s Total Rewards Program designed to reward staff competitively.

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Hard Skills & Tools

business developmentproject managementcontract managementimplementationmonitoringtechnical assistanceevaluationmodel testing

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationrisk management

Certifications

Ph.D.master's degree