Economist

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services•Rockville, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM). As an Economist, GS-0110-13, you will perform economic analyses of health care financing and delivery issues and their connection with CMS programs-including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Marketplace. Duties Conduct advanced economic analysis related to Original Medicare claims data, Medicare Advantage encounter data, risk adjustment, or other CMS priorities. Develop data, prepare reports and recommendations. Provide review and guidance on methodologies applied, analysis assumptions used, policy issues, and analysis results. Directs, coordinates, plans, designs, develops, and implements analyses of economic issues using mathematical models and statistical techniques.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
One-year probationary period may be required.
Documentation for DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
Subject to a background and suitability investigation.
At least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: Applying principles and theories of applied economic or econometric methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate health care programs; AND Developing and conducting studies of health care costs, utilization, or outcomes to analyze data and develop recommendations; AND Preparing written documents (i.e., technical reports, research results, or project summaries) regarding health program issues.
Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Transcripts are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement.

Nice To Haves

A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position.

Responsibilities

Conduct advanced economic analysis related to Original Medicare claims data, Medicare Advantage encounter data, risk adjustment, or other CMS priorities.
Develop data, prepare reports and recommendations.
Provide review and guidance on methodologies applied, analysis assumptions used, policy issues, and analysis results.
Directs, coordinates, plans, designs, develops, and implements analyses of economic issues using mathematical models and statistical techniques.