Open-Rank Faculty, Health Economist

About the role

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM), the academic core of Advocate Health, is seeking a health economist with a successful track record as a researcher or policy/business analyst to help Advocate Health become the nation’s foremost academic learning health system.

Responsibilities

• Conduct or participate in cutting-edge research in health economics, actuarial science, health services and comparative effectiveness research, health policy, or related fields.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present findings to audiences likely to have an impact on health care policy.
• Leverage access to health care system EHR and administrative data to generate insights into health care interventions, policy, and cost-effectiveness.
• Apply quantitative skills and utilize econometric/statistical models to analyze and interpret complex health care data and communicate results succinctly to different stakeholders.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of faculty and health system staff within the clinical and Managed Health/Value Based Care and population health departments across WFUSM.
• Share expertise and knowledge with learners and early-career researchers or non-academic team members seeking careers in economic or actuarial sciences.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to foster the development of future healthcare researchers and leaders.
• Align research efforts with the aim of improving healthcare access, quality, and value.
• Contribute to transformative strategies that benefit diverse patient populations.

Requirements

• A PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree in health economics, health services research, health policy, finance, actuarial science or related fields. Alternatively, candidates with an MD should also have a Master’s degree in one of these fields with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with claims integration and understanding federal and state payment programs (i.e. Medicare Shared Savings/ACO and Managed Medicaid), and evaluation of policy and systems interventions.
• Track record of research productivity, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and securing extramural funding, or, for candidates from non-academic settings, preparation of white papers, technical reports, and memoranda summarizing results of economic analyses.
• Quantitative skills, with at least 5 years' experience in the application of econometric/statistical models, financial analysis, and the use of large electronic health records (EHR), insurance claims, health care payment, and administrative data.
• Proven ability to lead and thrive in heterogeneous teams, as the candidate will need to communicate and work with health system business leaders as well as clinicians, and health outcomes and population science researchers.

Qualifications

• Anchored by our aim to improve health care access, quality, and value, we are searching for ideal candidates with the following qualifications:

Skills

• Strong quantitative skills and experience with econometric/statistical models.
• Expertise in health care data analysis and interpretation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of health care policy and payment programs.

Benefits

WFUSM, located in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, serves as the academic core of Advocate Health, a large, integrated healthcare delivery system that serves nearly 6 million patients annually and is the 3rd largest nonprofit health system in the nation. The health organization is comprised of more than 1,000 care sites and 67 hospitals across 6 states spanning the Southeastern and Midwestern portions of the United States. WFUSM top 50 research institutions in the United States with $422M in research funding in 2024.

Pay

$0.00 - $0.00

Schedule

1st shift, days