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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Project Manager for the Center for State Health Policy. The Research Project Manager will be assigned to work within the NJ Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services' ("DMAHS" or "Medicaid") Business Office of Business Intelligence (OBI) located in Hamilton Township, NJ. This arrangement builds on a long-standing and productive relationship between CSHP and NJ Medicaid and presents a unique opportunity for qualified applicants who desire to work with large and complex healthcare data systems and seek the broad technical and policy experience gained from working with colleagues in both an academic environment and for a state government program.

Working and training under the direction of leadership within the Medicaid OBI, and the Associate Director of Data Analytics at the Center for State Health Policy, the Research Project Manager will assist in the development, staffing, and operations of the OBI, expanding the current data analytic capabilities of DMAHS and enabling the rapid identification of emerging trends in enrollment, eligibility, service utilization, and other information needed to gain actionable intelligence on ways to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services delivered to clients within the NJ FamilyCare, the state's Medicaid program.

This position performs highly complex expert data science, statistical analysis and project The Research Project Manager develops and oversees the implementation of project workplans to carry out analyses of data and provides technical advice to colleagues within Medicaid. The position has extensive scope for independent judgment in assuming responsibility for high level professional work including special project management. The incumbent in the position is relied upon for the highest level of technical guidance, and ultimately office adoption and implementation of an entirely new IT/data solutions for the OBI which is the nerve center of Medicaid analytics.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Reviews all data received from primary and secondary sources to assure consistency and accuracy.
• Identifies need for cleaning data and constructing analytic variables and develops and documents methods and procedures for doing so to facilitate data analysis in accordance with project objectives.
• Creates programming to produce valid results for a wide range of health care quality measures.
• Confers with OBI colleagues to analyze current operational procedures, business rules and practices.
• Determines feasibility for automation, identifies problems or areas for improvements, and develops solutions.
• Recommends and/or reviews recommendations for enhancements or new systems, application software, or services to improve production or workflow and to meet current and projected OBI needs.
• Prepares and/or reviews various standard and ad hoc reports requested of OBI by other business units.
• Assists OBI colleagues in the resolution of work problems related to flow charts, project specifications, or programming.
• Identifies opportunity areas, within the Medicaid data ecosystems, where technological innovation/modernization efforts can be most appropriately deployed to achieve operational gains.
• Creates and manages lifecycle of holistic dashboards designed to bring insight to action around business metrics for senior management.

FLSA - Exempt

Grade - 07

Salary Details

Minimum Salary - 94492.000

Mid Range Salary - 119604.000

Maximum Salary - 144715.000

Offer Information - 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.

Benefits - Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:Medical, prescription drug, and dental coveragePaid vacation, holidays, and various leave programsCompetitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings optionsEmployee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)Life insurance coverageEmployee discount programs

Position Status - Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours - 37.50

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement - 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.

Union Description - Admin Assembly (MPSC)

Payroll Designation - PeopleSoft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment - Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility - ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience - Bachelor's degree in relevant disciplines including epidemiology, health informatics/IT, policy analysis/administration, public health, economics, engineering, computer science, or information security.A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience querying, analyzing, and reporting on complex healthcare data sets utilizing such programs such as Access,SAS,SQL,SAPBI or equivalent. Note that an advanced degree can be substituted for 2 years of experience.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Strong multi-disciplinary project skills.Prior success in collaborating on complex projects with multiple stakeholders.Strong written and verbal communication.Strong data documentation skills.Experience with large database management.Proficiency usingSQL-powered data analytics and data visualization tools, including Tableau.Proficiency in structured query language and database design.Knowledge of industry leading platforms/providers that serve Medicaid the program.Ability to develop complex data visualization tools, including interactive dashboards that depict program performance related to key metrics..

Preferred Qualifications - Master's Degree.Experience working with and analyzing complex hospital or other healthcare provider billing/EHRdata, Medicaid/Medicare claims and other health utilization data for research, program evaluation, and policy development within an academic or government agency setting.Proven ability to work with the processes and technologies of other large administrative health and financial data.Experience buildingNCQAHEDISquality measures or other similar healthcare quality indicators (i.e.AHRQQuality Indicators,PQA) and/or alternative payment models.Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical and narrative reports containing findings, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.Experience using Medicaid enrollment, claims and encounter data for planning objectives.Experience navigating in a complex, multi-disciplinary organizational environment to achieve mission driven goals.Experience with analysis of healthcare utilization and with integration of geographically based data with individual level healthcare datasets to support multilevel analyses.

Equipment Utilized - MS Office and Business Intelligence Tools.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Special Conditions - Candidates who enter the final stages of consideration will be required to take a technical assessment.Candidates who enter the final stages of consideration will be required to provide references.