Research Specialist

CSHP consists of 32 full time faculty and research staff. Since it was established in 1999 with core funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CSHP has become one of the nation's premier research centers focused on critically important health policy issues facing states. With a team of seven full-time multi-disciplinary faculty and 25 skilled research and support staff and a mission to inform, support, and stimulate sound and creative state health policy in New Jersey and around the nation, the Center has received over $100 million in extramural funding to support a rigorous, evidence-based research portfolio over the past two decades. The Center and its parent Institute provide a rich collaborative environment for conducting cutting edge social science research.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Specialist for the Center for State Health Policy ( CSHP) within the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research ( IFH). The Research Specialist will be responsible for working with investigators and senior staff to implement statistical programming and data analyses for population health research work in New Jersey and Pennsylvania policy. CSHP focuses on research using Medicaid and Medicare claims, national administrative databases and surveys, and primary data collection. An emphasis for this position is on developing skills in programming (flexibility in preferred coding software/program/language) and the use of statistical methodology. The Research Specialist will provide data-analytic support to a large program of research and will construct statistically advanced programs in SAS and other software to allow analysis of data from large and sensitive healthcare administrative datasets and population-based surveys.

We are seeking two applicants with strong attention to detail and scientific curiosity, who take initiative and enjoy making sense of complex data.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.