The Health Analysis Division is seeking a unit chief to manage and direct analyses of federal programs and policies that focus on health and health care markets, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance.

The unit chief will supervise a staff of about seven analysts, most of whom have advanced degrees in economics; manage projects that are also staffed by analysts from other parts of CBO; and contribute to guiding the division and the agency’s analysis of health policy.

Applicants must have an advanced degree in policy analysis, health policy, economics, or a related discipline and at least eight years of relevant experience. Applicants must also have experience leading analytical projects or teams, strong quantitative skills, and substantial knowledge of the institutional details of health care markets and federal health care programs.

  

CBO seeks a Director of Health Analysis to lead a division that analyzes issues and policies in the areas of health care and health care financing, including Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, and population health.

The applicant must have an advanced degree—preferably a Ph.D.—in economics, public health, health policy, or a closely related discipline; a minimum of 10 years of experience in policy analysis related to health care; the skills necessary to strategically guide all of the division’s work; and a proven track record as a manager and research leader.