New York
University
is seeking an
individual
with strong
programming, data management,
and
analytical skills to
work on a team using
New York
State Medicaid claims data to
evaluate health services
and public
health interventions
being implemented
at
providers and public health
agencies
across New
York State.
We are
looking for a
person with
experience and graduate
training related to
health
care delivery, public health
and the financing
of the United States
health
system. The
ideal candidate
will
have had some experience working
with
health insurance claims
data and/or electronic health
records. While
the position
requires technical skills,
we are particularly
looking for
a person to join our
team
who has a
passion for making
the health
system work
better for
low income New
Yorkers.
The person hired
would participate
in designing applied
research and
evaluation
studies that
guide health
system leaders in
efforts to innovate
and
improve health care and public health
delivery.
Current projects include assessing
the effectiveness
of APPs to
help patients
manage their chronic
conditions,
projects that
assess new models of managing
care
for high
risk
patients, and
studies
that look at the implications of new reimbursement
approaches
on the ability
to provide effective
care.
Responsibilities
will
include two
types of work
streams:
1)
Downloading,
merging,
cleaning, documenting, and
managing Medicaid claims
datasets;
analyzing
data quality
and integrity;
identifying and solving data
quality problems;
coding
and creating new
variables; preparing
analysis
files; producing statistical
summaries,
charts and tables.
The Medicaid files
are complex
but a stimulating
challenge for
a first
rate coder.
2)
Working
on teams to
design projects
and to work
with
funders to make sure
the analysis
done is
useful, accurate,
and clearly
communicated.
We hire analysts
with an
interest and
potential to
help plan,
initiate, and
manage analytical
projects helping
health systems
improve their efficiency
and
effectiveness. The person
would be part of
a growing,
mission-driven
research team interested in improving
health care in
New York.
Many
positions that
require similar skills exist
within large health
systems and
within
large consulting
firms.
This position at
NYU promises candidates the
opportunity to
work on a
broader set of issues
than
is typical
and to learn a
broader set of
skills. Analysts
have more flexibility
in how they
get
work done and
are
encouraged to
take on additional
responsibilities
as they
progress in the
job. There
is an
excellent
set of peers to
interact with and
learn from.
NYU
offers
a stimulating
work
setting
where seminars,
educational opportunities, and the chance
to work
with
cutting edge
thinkers is always present.
This position
will be reporting
to James Knickman
and John Billings,
who are on the
faculty at
both NYU
Langone Medical
School’s Department of Population
Health and the NYU Wagner
Graduate School of
Public Service.
Billings is a
senior faculty
member and
former director of Wagner's
Health Policy
and Management
Program. He is the principal
investigator on numerous
projects to
assess the performance of
the safety
net
for vulnerable populations
and to understand
the nature and
extent of barriers to
optimal health for low income populations.
Knickman
recently joined
NYU's faculty
to create
an
applied research
initiative at NYU
Langone Medical
School
and the Wagner School
focused on evaluating
innovations in the
health sector using "Big
Data."
Previously,
he
was the President of
the New York
State Health
Foundation and
before that's was
VP
for Research and
Evaluation at the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Since
most of
the analysis
we do involves
programming with
SAS,
SQL, and
Python,
experience with
these programs is key
to success in this
position. Experience and
comfort
analyzing very
large data sets
also are important.
Finally, our group
values
team work that
encourages creativity and a solutions-oriented
approach to
research. Strong
interpersonal, organizational,
communication,
and time management skills
are important. A desire
to improve health for
vulnerable populations also
characterizes the team
working
on this research
agenda.
This is a full-time
position offering
a competitive
salary relative
to skills and
experience and an
excellent
benefits package including
eligibility for
NYU tuition
remission.
To
apply, please send
your resume and
cover letter
to [log in to unmask].