Policy Research Assistant Hybrid (Washington, DC or Durham, NC) Margolis Institute for Health Policy

Duke University:

 

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

 

 

Policy Research Assistant – Hybrid (Washington, DC or Durham, NC)

Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy

 

 

Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy

 

The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy at Duke University (Duke-Margolis) seeks to address critical health policy challenges and improve health, health equity, and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions. The interdisciplinary nature of Duke-Margolis brings together policy experts, researchers, health care professionals, and students from across Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering, and fosters extensive relationships with stakeholders both internal and external. These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level.

 

Occupational Summary

 

Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Policy Research Assistant within the Institute’s Biomedical Innovation research portfolio.

 

This position will support projects focused on pricing, payment, and coverage for medical products, including drugs, cell and gene therapies, and medical devices. Individuals in this position will contribute to projects aimed at improving strategies for ensuring access to innovative medical products while balancing affordability and sustainability. Areas of focus may include designing pricing and payment models, exploring value-based payment approaches, and analyzing various policies that impact the adoption and use of pharmaceuticals and other medical technologies. In addition, they will contribute to researching, planning, and executing meetings (e.g. conferences, workshops, and roundtables), and synthesizing those findings for a broad range of issues related to medical product pricing, payment, and coverage

 

Duke-Margolis has offices in both Washington, DC and on Duke's main campus in Durham, NC. The base worksite for these positions may be either location. Employees are currently working in a hybrid capacity with a combination of teleworking locally to the base office area (DC/MD/VA or NC, respectively) and in-person team collaboration.

 

Work Performed

 

Support and perform a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research projects at Duke University, focused on specializations in health policy. Contribute to one large or multiple smaller projects under the oversight of a principal investigator and/or senior researcher. These positions will have a primary focus in biomedical innovation; they may also have the opportunity to contribute to projects in other domains of interest to the Institute, such as healthcare delivery and payment reform.

 

Collaborate with senior researchers to conduct research, perform literature reviews, draft summary documents, and perform extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, public reports and recommendations, peer-reviewed journal articles) as assigned on a broad range of health policy topics.

 

Contribute to the identification of potential sources of qualitative and quantitative data, evidence, and information as appropriate for addressing project questions and objectives. Evaluate and interpret data collected f