[Hiring] Managing Director, Healthcare Innovations @American Institutes for Research

Role Description

Join AIR as a Managing Director with our Healthcare Innovations team. Our team works collaboratively to unravel the intertwined challenges of health care quality, costs, and access. The Managing Director will lead complex implementation, monitoring, and technical assistance (TA) initiatives for federal health agencies.

• Manage multi‑year projects involving operational oversight, implementation planning, monitoring frameworks, stakeholder engagement, data collection, TA delivery, and performance reporting.
• This role is ideally suited for candidates who have successfully led major federal health projects and can serve as strong director on implementation and monitoring contracts.
• This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or master's degree in health economics, public health, public policy, or a related social science discipline.
• 10–15 years of leadership or management experience in health policy or federal health program work.
• Successful experience serving as a Managing Director on complex contracts involving implementation, monitoring, TA, evaluation, or model testing.
• Experience working with or for CMS or similar federal health agencies.
• Demonstrated success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of CMS program structures, policy priorities, and expectations related to implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Familiarity with monitoring frameworks, rapid‑cycle learning, and implementation science approaches used in federal health projects.
• Strong communication skills for federal audiences and the ability to manage complex, multi‑stakeholder relationships.
• Experience overseeing large budgets, managing risks, developing staffing plans, and implementing operational systems consistent with federal contracting standards.
• Proven ability to lead large‑scale research or implementation projects, write reports, and present findings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead mission‑driven teams, including staff, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to structure complex initiatives and maintain a long‑term view of project and portfolio needs.
• Collaborative leadership style and commitment to mentorship and staff development.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Anticipated annual salary range: $195,100 - $260,200 USD.