Postdoctoral Associate in Health Services Research

Postdoctoral Associate in Health Services Research

Job Description

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Associate in Health Services Research to join the Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. The successful candidate will focus on conducting health services research with a special emphasis on high need, high-cost patients (HNHC). Responsibilities include identifying HNHC patients in Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured populations, incorporating individual and community-level social determinants of health data to define HNHC patients, aligning and evaluating care models for HNHC patient groups, and applying the HNHC patient framework to help healthcare organizations improve delivery. The postdoctoral associate will work under the supervision of Dr. Rainu Kaushal, Department Chair, and Nanette Latiman Distinguished Professor, in collaboration with Dr. Yonkang Zang, Assistant Professor. The ideal candidate should be a quantitative researcher with experience analyzing large health insurance claims-based analytic files. The Department offers significant data resources, including nationally representative Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance claims data, the INSIGHT Clinical Research Network, and a state-of-the-art computing environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in health services research, health economics, health policy, or a related field.
• Experience conducting research using administrative data.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Interest in aging research.

Diversity is one of Weill Cornell Medicine's core values, and we welcome applications from candidates who share our commitment to fostering a culture of fairness, equity, and belonging. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest highlighting their research interests and career goals, curriculum vitae, and names of 3 professional references to the Department of Population Health Sciences #J-18808-Ljbffr.