American Institutes for Research

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Overview
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a leading behavioral and social science research organization. AIR's Health and Social Development Program offers tremendous career opportunities at the heart of health care reform, evidence-based care and the future of public health. AIR health experts provide high-impact research, policy analysis, evaluation, communication, and technical assistance in a stable, yet growing and entrepreneurial environment. AIR Health's major clients include federal government agencies, private foundations, and state governments.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include identifying and implementing empirical approaches; developing conceptual frameworks that guide project work; serving as client contact for analytical or statistical expertise; managing or leading tasks; preparing technical reports and journal articles and presenting findings to clients and to the public and mentoring junior research analysts, sharing approaches to solving concrete problems, and providing feedback on the work of others.

We are seeking individuals with all levels of experience.

Qualifications
Must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in economics, health services research, or a related field and training in applied microeconomics, program evaluation, econometrics or applied statistics; highly proficient with the use of statistical software such as SAS or STAT; able to apply advanced econometric/statistical methods; able to communicate effectively about these methods to non-technical audiences.