Project Associate, Healthcare Transformation

Summary

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance. The Project Associate will support healthcare transformation and program integrity by leading a team that reviews improper payments on state-based health insurance exchanges, while coordinating project activities, quality reviews, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Review insurance application data to evaluate eligibility for Advance Payment of Premium Tax Credits (APTC) on State-based health insurance exchanges
• Determine improper payments of APTC, report on findings, resolve discrepancies, and close appeal cases
• Present findings to project leadership and stakeholders
• Assist in annual program updates based on health policy analysis
• Lead execution of tasks to ensure smooth project execution and efficiency
• Perform oversight and quality review for work products produced by team members
• Manage information in project management tools like Airtable, including data management and interface coordination
• Act as a central point of contact for team members, ensuring they have the necessary resources and support
• Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans, timelines, and milestones
• Coordinate and monitor project activities to ensure timely completion
• Prepare and distribute project-related documents and reports
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among project stakeholders
• Identify and resolve issues that may impact project progress and communicate status with project leadership

Skills

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of related experience
• Ability to translate project needs into operational actions and provide consistent support across multiple projects
• Excellent ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and ensure timely completion of project activities
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in managing project information and preparing documents
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify and resolve issues that may impact project progress
• Ability to perform basic research, summarize findings, and extract relevant information from various sources
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate efficiently in a virtual work environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
• Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements
• Experience working with or for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of health insurance exchanges preferred, but not required
• Proficiency in Airtable or similar tools strongly preferred, but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of related experience
• Ability to translate project needs into operational actions and provide consistent support across multiple projects
• Excellent ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and ensure timely completion of project activities
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in managing project information and preparing documents
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify and resolve issues that may impact project progress
• Ability to perform basic research, summarize findings, and extract relevant information from various sources
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate efficiently in a virtual work environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
• Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with or for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of health insurance exchanges preferred, but not required
• Proficiency in Airtable or similar tools strongly preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations.