Health Policy Researcher
About the role
California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) works to ensure healthcare is available where Californians need it most, strengthening the state’s healthcare system through facility construction, expanding the health workforce, and providing vital health information. The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) focuses on slowing health care spending growth, monitoring health system performance, and assessing market consolidation. This position is located in Los Angeles County with a hybrid telework arrangement, is permanent full‑time, and there are 2 openings. Working Title: Health Policy Researcher; Classification: RESEARCH DATA SPECIALIST II.
Responsibilities
- Under the general direction of the Research Scientist Supervisor I, independently perform a variety of complex research and data analysis projects related to collection, analysis, and reporting of total health care expenditure (THCE) data, quality and equity performance, and other related topics for the Research and Analysis Group.
- Coordinate major complex research projects related to the development of spending targets and analysis of health care entity performance against those targets.
- Collaborate with staff in the Health System Performance Branch to report on the performance of the health care system.
Pay
The classification RESEARCH DATA SPECIALIST II has a monthly salary range of $7,640.00 – $9,561.00. New‑to‑State candidates are hired at the minimum of the range (or alternate range minimum when applicable). Effective July 1, 2025, employees in certain bargaining units may be subject to a salary reduction of 2%–4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) hours each month.