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WCRI STAFF MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) seeks a
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. This position leads the multi-disciplinary
research staff of 13 with advanced degrees in economics, public
policy, statistics and law. The Director of Research is a member
of the WCRI leadership team, serves as chief quality officer,
chief scientist, and recruiter and mentor of the research staff.
The person hired will also collaborate with WCRI program
managers to develop the annual research agenda, evaluating the
technical feasibility of proposed projects and projecting the
resources required for project completion. The Director of
Research leads research projects and assists in dissemination of
WCRI findings to public officials and the public.
Education: PhD in Economics, Statistics, Health Policy or Public
Policy with very strong technical training and experience.
Applicants should have 8-15 years experience conducting relevant
public policy research and leading research projects or programs
within a research institution or university; deep experience
applying standard and innovative research techniques to
challenging public policy problems -- e.g., methods for
selection correction or medical decision models; and experience
recruiting/developing researchers. Experience with labor and/or
health policy issues desirable.
WCRI is recognized worldwide as the leading public policy
research organization on workers’ compensation issues. WCRI
conducts and publishes peer-reviewed studies, benchmarks system
performance, analyzes trends and the impacts of reforms, and
examines a wide range of labor economics and health policy
issues. The studies, regularly used by public officials and
diverse system stakeholders to improve their systems, meet high
standards of publishable journal articles, while providing
practical, actionable research findings. WCRI does not take
positions on issues nor make recommendations.
WCRI offers competitive salary and benefits. Submit applications
to Personnel, WCRI, 955 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02139
-- or personnel@wcrinet.org. Please submit a cover letter, vita,
and research paper. Equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.
ECONOMIST/PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCHER
The Workers Compensation Research Institute
(WCRI) has several openings for economists and
public policy analysts at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels in labor
economics, health economics, health policy and public policy.
WCRI researchers work on a wide range of
empirical studies – for example, healthcare reimbursement,
patient outcomes assessment, public program evaluation, analyses
of system cost drivers, benefit adequacy, dispute resolution.
WCRI
researchers have access to a unique database that includes over
30 million episodes of disability, and patient outcomes data
from nearly 10,000 interviews. WCRI researchers publish in the
WCRI peer-reviewed monograph series, and may
also publish in academic journals.
WCRI is internationally recognized as
the leading public policy research organization on workers’
compensation issues – public programs that provide heath care
and income benefits to injured workers. Each year, nearly 10
percent of employed workers sustain such injuries, and the costs
to employers total about $60 billion.
WCRI studies are routinely used by public officials, business,
labor and the media to understand system performance and shape
legislative and administrative changes.
Applicants should have demonstrated research
skills, a strong interest in empirical research applied to
public policy issues, the ability to explain technical research
results to non-technical audiences, and excellent written and
oral communication skills. Applications should be submitted to
Personnel,
WCRI, 955 Massachusetts Ave.,
Cambridge,
MA 02139 – or to personnel@wcrinet.org. Please submit a cover letter,
vita, and research paper. An equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.
Jobs are posted as they become available. Thank you for your interest in joining WCRI's team committed to excellence in research.
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