• Postdoctoral Specialist - Health Policy Analytics

    Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)


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    Title Postdoctoral Specialist – Health Policy Analytics

     

    School Harvard Medical School

     

    Department/Area Department of Health Care Policy

    Position Description

    Overview:

    The Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School seeks an experienced postdoctoral fellow with a specialty in health economics to lead and collaborate on studies related to payment system and market design under the mentorship of Prof. Michael McWilliams. This position provides opportunities to collaborate with the Department’s interdisciplinary faculty —including economists, physicians, statisticians, and social scientists—on projects that bridge methods, policy, and practice.

    Position Description:

    This role will involve intensive analysis of claims data and related large administrative datasets to support policy-relevant research related to aspects of the Medicare program, including payment policy, risk adjustment, and competition. Experience working with Medicare claims data, a deep understanding of econometrics and statistics, and advanced programming skills are therefore desired. The role will also involve preparation of graphical displays of results and manuscripts for publication.

    Basic Qualifications

    • Ph.D. in areas such as economics, statistics, biostatistics, computer science or a related quantitative field

    Additional Qualifications

    • Exceptional programming and analytical skills (including R, Python, and SAS or Stata)

    • Demonstrated expertise in causal inference and high-dimensional risk adjustment/predictive modeling, experience with Medicare claims data

    • Clear scientific writing and communication, an ability to work both independently and in teams, and a track record of publications

     

    Special Instructions

    Contact Information

    Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD

     

    Contact Email [email protected]

    Salary Range

    Postdoctoral specialist salaries are available here: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines#Salary-Stipend

     

    Minimum Number of References Required 2

     

    Maximum Number of References Allowed

     

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