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Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include directing and expanding Insight’s portfolio of Learning and Improvement projects. These projects provide direct support to social service program administrators and practitioners. Insight teams work collaboratively with public and nonprofit service programs to design, test, and implement strategies that continuously improve program quality, efficiency and effectiveness. As Director of Learning and Improvement, the successful candidate will have primary responsibility for ensuring successful execution of Learning and Improvement projects across all substantive areas, including nutrition assistance, income support, employment and training, education, health, and other programs serving traditionally disadvantaged populations. The successful candidate also will lead individual Learning and Improvement projects in their substantive area of expertise.

Candidates must have at least 12 years of experience providing improvement assistance to public and/or nonprofit social service programs. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge and experience – and where relevant have earned appropriate certifications – with one or more continuous improvement/process reengineering framework, including Lean Six Sigma, human centered design, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Breakthrough Series, and/or Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. Candidates must have demonstrated experience helping social programs incorporate data and technology into program operations. Candidates must possess exceptional writing and communication skills, and must work collaboratively in a close-knit team environment. Experience as a former administrator of a public or nonprofit program is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Insight’s strategy for Learning and Improvement work
• Direct teams delivering Learning and Improvement assistance to public and nonprofit programs
• Build and manage relationships with Learning and Improvement clients
• Oversee all business development and proposal development activity for Learning and Improvement projects
• Recruit and train staff for Learning and Improvement projects
• Mentor staff at all levels to ensure consistent and effective delivery of Learning and Improvement services
• Monitor the impact of Insight Learning and Improvement projects over time
• Keep abreast of advancements and best practices in learning and improvement approaches

Education

• Master’s degree in business or a relevant social science field (public administration, public policy, economics, health services, public health, or similar), or a Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years’ experience as a senior administrator of a public or nonprofit program

Qualifications

• 12 or more years’ experience providing process improvement consulting/technical assistance to administrators of public and/or nonprofit social service programs
• Expertise in programmatic operations for at least one substantive social policy area, including nutrition assistance, income support, employment and training, education, healthcare delivery, child welfare, or other programs serving traditionally disadvantaged populations
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles
• Demonstrated experience mentoring staff to ensure successful project execution and to ensure professional growth of junior staff
• Demonstrated ability to oversee relevant business development activities successfully
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience in public speaking
• Experience managing a large portfolio of contracts
• Experience supervising teams of staff
• A strong track record of working collaboratively within and across organizations

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: Send resume/curriculum vitae and a writing sample via email, fax, or postal mail to—

Scott Cody

Senior Vice President
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: scody@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include implementing research and evaluation and technical assistance studies, managing qualitative and qualitative data collection, contributing to proposal efforts and other business development activities, communicating with clients, and preparing final reports and briefings. This candidate will work with our Vice-President for Education in helping support and develop the vision and strategic direction of our Education division. Candidates must have a proven history working with Federal clients (though work with foundations, states, and districts are also valued). Candidates should have a minimum of six years of experience directing large-scale research studies and experience leading and writing successful proposals in response to federal solicitations.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business through contacts and responses to solicitations
• Design and direct methodologically robust research and evaluation studies
• Manage team members and tasks to keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Mentor junior staff to help them further their skills, knowledge, and experience
• Ensure accuracy and high quality of deliverables and contribute to the creation of innovative products
• Collaborate with other senior leadership team members to identify business opportunities

Education

• Ph.D. in a social science field and eight years’ experience or Master’s degree and ten years of experience

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a research and technical assistance agenda
• Demonstrated ability to win contracts or grants
• Understanding of national education priorities, education reform, and emerging areas of interest
• Experience working with education stakeholders at the local, state, and national level
• Experience directing large-scale research/evaluation projects using rigorous designs such as Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials (SMART), cluster randomized controlled trials, and quasi-experimental designs
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, student assessments)
• Experience developing logic models, research questions, and relevant indicators for performance measurement
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in issues related to teacher preparation, teacher effectiveness, teacher quality, college and career readiness, career and technical education, or early childhood and family support
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to lead others, work independently, and support the success of the team
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage competing deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce high impact reports

Contact

Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Education
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: lrichburg-hayes@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include working with other team members in the planning and conduct of mixed-methods research studies and program evaluations, conducting semistructured interviews and coding qualitative data, conducting literature reviews and other background research, analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data, and contributing to reports and proposals. Our staff are currently conducting projects in public health, quality of care, maternal and child health, patient-centered outcomes research, Medicare, Medicaid, disabilities, and long-term care. Our education projects relate to secondary analysis of national surveys, state- and district-level data analyses, and program evaluations of educational interventions. Candidates should have excellent attention to detail, time management skills, and a spirit of generosity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data
• Prepare data for analysis and conducting preliminary data analyses
• Conduct policy scans on education issues across states
• Interview and survey respondents
• Assist in the writing and preparation of reports and articles for publication/presentation
• Complete field staff performance evaluations at the conclusion of each project
• Provide project leaders with periodic status updates

Other duties or responsibilities may be assigned according to changes in study protocol or conditions during a project period.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in social science field.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills, an understanding of research methodology and problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to coordinate completion of projects and tasks
• Working knowledge of/experience with other public health programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Experience and interest in working on federal contracts
• Background and strong interest in health, education, or social welfare research

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Dominick Esposito

Vice President, Health
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: desposito@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include developing programming code to manage and conduct statistical analyses on large and complex datasets and conducting exploratory data analytics and statistical inference based on these datasets. The Programmer/Analyst will work on data management, programming, statistical analysis, visualization, and reporting tasks within several simultaneous projects. The work will focus primarily on education topics, with the potential to explore different themes across the company. Candidates must have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in a statistical programming language such as SAS, STATA, or R for the policy research field, with some of that experience being in education research. Expertise in a general programming language such as C#, Java, Node, or Python is desired but not essential. Candidates should have excellent attention to detail, exemplary time management skills, and a spirit of generosity.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming tasks for projects that require analysis of secondary or survey data, including managing data, cleaning data, developing code for advanced statistical analyses, maintaining existing programs and documentation, and conducting quality control checks.
• Review large datasets for patterns and anomalies.
• Move and combine datasets from different platforms; clean and aggregate data; analyze, visualize, and interpret data.
• Create and document derived variables, combining data from multiple sources.
• Guided by researchers, apply standard statistical and/or data management software packages to select relevant predictive variables; specify statistical models; and estimate statistical models.
• Develop and maintain SAS programs, macros, and apps for internal use and to deliver to external clients.
• Compute descriptive and inferential statistics and confidence bounds.
• Keep abreast of best practices in programming and apply them to our work.
• Contribute to project reports, briefs, and other manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Three to 5 years of research/policy or private sector consulting experience as a programmer
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, quantitative social/life science, or related field
• Extensive experience managing data with SAS, STATA, or R
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform quality control checks
• Good verbal and written communication skills along with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing deadlines
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Some experience implementing advanced statistical techniques
• A working knowledge of education programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Education and/or experience working with educational datasets, such as HSLS, ATES, PIAAC, etc.

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Education
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: lrichburg-hayes@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include designing and directing mixed-methods research and evaluation studies, managing qualitative and quantitative data collection, communicating with clients, and preparing final reports and briefings. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience leading federal contracts. Experience leading and/or writing successful proposals in response to federal solicitations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead both quantitative and qualitative research projects, particularly focused on K-12 education, career and technical education, and postsecondary education
• Work with education stakeholders at the local, state, and national level
• Identify appropriate analytical methods, conduct analyses, write reports, and present the findings to policy and professional audiences
• Direct research teams and oversee data collection, analyses, and other aspects of projects and keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Mentor junior staff to help them further their skills, knowledge, and experience
• Ensure accuracy and high quality of deliverables and contribute to the creation of innovative products
• Lead quantitative and qualitative data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, student assessments) and take a lead role in analyses
• Design approaches for studies and lead proposal development efforts for new research projects

Education

• Ph.D. in a social science field or master’s degree in economics, public policy, sociology, statistics, psychology, or related field

Qualifications

• Five years of professional research experience and an established research record
• Understanding of national education priorities, education reform, and emerging areas of interest.
• Experience developing logic models, research questions, and relevant indicators for performance measurement.
• Experience leading mixed-methods studies requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills.
• Programming expertise in a major statistical package (e.g., SAS, STATA, SPSS)
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to translate research findings for a policy audiences

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Education
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: lrichburg-hayes@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include working with other team members in the planning and conduct of mixed-methods research studies and program evaluations, conducting semi-structured interviews and coding qualitative data, conducting literature reviews and other background research, analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data, and contributing to reports and proposals. Our staff are currently conducting projects in public health, quality of care, maternal and child health, patient-centered outcomes research, Medicare, Medicaid, disabilities, and long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Working with senior researchers on mixed-methods projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including developing study designs, determining analysis methodology, and outlining format and content of client deliverables.
• Conducting research that applies rigorous and impartial data collection, analysis, and reporting using quantitative and/or qualitative techniques.
• Interpreting and summarizing quantitative and qualitative findings in reports and presentations to address clients’ research needs.
• Interacting with various stakeholders in the form of focus groups, interviews, and surveys.
• Working closely with a research team to ensure that project activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Helping to develop proposals for new research projects.

Education

• Master’s degree in a social science field (public health, epidemiology, public policy, economics, health services research, social sciences, or other relevant discipline) or Bachelor’s degree plus 3 to 5 years related work experience in federal contracting and health care research.

Qualifications

• Possess working knowledge or experience of programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Background and strong interest in health or social welfare research
• Strong foundation in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods and a broad understanding of health policy issues
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Dominick Esposito

Vice President, Health
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: desposito@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include working with other team members in the planning and conduct of mixed-methods research studies and program evaluations, conducting semi-structured interviews and coding qualitative data, conducting literature reviews and other background research, analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data, and contributing to reports and proposals. Our staff are currently conducting projects in public health, quality of care, maternal and child health, patient-centered outcomes research, Medicare, Medicaid, disabilities, and long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Working with senior researchers on mixed-methods projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including developing study designs, determining analysis methodology, and outlining format and content of client deliverables.
• Conducting research that applies rigorous and impartial data collection, analysis, and reporting using quantitative and/or qualitative techniques.
• Interpreting and summarizing quantitative and qualitative findings in reports and presentations to address clients’ research needs.
• Interacting with various stakeholders in the form of focus groups, interviews, and surveys.
• Working closely with a research team to ensure that project activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Helping to develop proposals for new research projects.

Education

• Ph.D. or equivalent in public health, epidemiology, public policy, economics, health services research, social sciences, or other relevant discipline.

or

• Master’s degree in a social science field with 4 or more years related work experience in federal contracting and health care research/policy.

Qualifications

• Possess working knowledge or experience of programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Interest in working on Federal contracts
• Background and strong interest in health or social welfare research
• Strong foundation in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods and a broad understanding of health policy issues
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Dominick Esposito

Vice President, Health
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: desposito@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include working with other team members in the planning and conduct of mixed-methods research studies and program evaluations, leading intermediate-sized projects, conducting semi-structured interviews and coding qualitative data, conducting literature reviews and other background research, analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data, and contributing to reports and proposals. Our staff are currently conducting projects in public health, quality of care, maternal and child health, patient-centered outcomes research, Medicare, Medicaid, disabilities, and long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Leading mixed-methods projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including developing study designs, determining analysis methodology, and outlining format and content of client deliverables.
• Conducting research that applies rigorous and impartial data collection, analysis, and reporting using quantitative and/or qualitative techniques.
• Interpreting and summarizing quantitative and qualitative findings in reports and presentations to address clients’ research needs.
• Developing proposals for new research projects
• Interacting with various stakeholders in the form of focus groups, interviews, and surveys.
• Working closely with a research team to ensure that project activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

Education

• Ph.D. or equivalent in public health, epidemiology, public policy, economics, health services research, social sciences, or other relevant discipline with 5 or more years of related work experience in federal contracting and health care research/policy.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of healthcare research/policy or private sector consulting experience
• Possess working knowledge/experience other public health programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, while keeping projects on schedule and within budget
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (writing sample required)
• Experience preparing final deliverables and writing comprehensive research reports

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Dominick Esposito

Vice President, Health
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: desposito@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include developing programming code to manage and conduct statistical analyses on large and complex datasets and conducting exploratory data analytics and statistical inference based on these datasets. The Programmer/Analyst will work on data management, programming, statistical analysis, visualization, and reporting tasks within several simultaneous projects. The work will focus primarily on education topics, with the potential to explore different themes across the company. Candidates must have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in a statistical programming language such as SAS, STATA, or R for the policy research field, with some of that experience being in education research. Expertise in a general programming language such as C#, Java, Node, or Python is desired but not essential. Candidates should have excellent attention to detail, exemplary time management skills, and a spirit of generosity.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming tasks for projects that require analysis of secondary or survey data, including managing data, cleaning data, developing code for advanced statistical analyses, maintaining existing programs and documentation, and conducting quality control checks
• Review large datasets for patterns and anomalies
• Move and combine datasets from different platforms; clean and aggregate data; analyze, visualize, and interpret data
• Create and document derived variables, combining data from multiple sources
• Guided by researchers, apply standard statistical and/or data management software packages to select relevant predictive variables; specify statistical models; and estimate statistical models
• Develop and maintain SAS programs, macros, and apps for internal use and to deliver to external clients
• Compute descriptive and inferential statistics and confidence bounds
• Keep abreast of best practices in programming and apply them to our work
• Contribute to project reports, briefs, and other manuscripts

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, quantitative social/life science, or related field

Qualifications

• Three to 5 years of research/policy or private sector consulting experience as a programmer
• Extensive experience managing data with SAS, STATA, or R
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform quality control checks
• Good verbal and written communication skills along with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing deadlines
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Some experience implementing advanced statistical techniques
• A working knowledge of education programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Education and/or experience working with educational datasets, such as HSLS, ATES, PIAAC, etc.

Contact

Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Education
Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: lrichburg-hayes@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include collaborating with other health research staff to design and implement complex health care research and evaluation projects, developing programming code to manage and conduct statistical analyses on large health care datasets, and leading data systems tasks for large and small projects. Candidates must have at least eight years of experience with programming in the policy research field with some of that being in health research. 

Responsibilities

• Leading programming tasks for projects that require analysis of secondary or survey data, including managing data, cleaning data, developing code for advanced statistical analyses, maintaining existing programs and documentation, and conducting quality control checks.
• Working closely with a research team to ensure that project activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ensuring consistency across similar projects with similar data types.
• Providing a leadership and mentoring role for junior programming staff and identifying ways to further their development.
• Keeping abreast of best practices in programming and applying those to our work.

Qualifications

• 8 years of healthcare research/policy or private sector consulting experience as a programmer.
• Extensive experience managing data with SAS and STATA.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform quality control checks.
• Good verbal and written communication skills along with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Some experience implementing advanced statistical techniques in SAS and STATA.
• Possess a working knowledge of health programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Dominick Esposito

Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: desposito@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481

Position Summary

The essential functions of this position include designing and directing research and evaluation studies, managing qualitative and quantitative data collection, communicating with clients, and preparing final reports and briefings. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience leading federal contracts. Experience with contracts with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is required. Experience leading and/or writing successful proposals in response to federal solicitations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading mixed-methods projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including developing study designs, determining analysis methodology, and outlining format and content of client deliverables
• Interpreting and summarizing quantitative and qualitative findings in reports and presentations to address clients’ research needs
• Interacting with various stakeholders in focus groups, interviews, and surveys
• Serving as the point of contact for clients and project staff
• Managing research teams to ensure project activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Leading proposal development efforts

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a social science field
• 5–8 years of health care research/policy or private sector consulting experience, including 2–3 years in a leadership role
• Working knowledge/experience with Medicare, Medicaid, or other public health programs of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, familiarity with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment regulation for Prospective Payment Systems (known as PPS) for acute-care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory health centers
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage competing deadlines while keeping projects on schedule and within budget
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (writing sample required)
• Experience preparing final deliverables and writing comprehensive research reports

Contact

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Contact: No phone calls please. Send resume/CV via email, fax, or regular mail to—

Bryan Johnson

Insight Policy Research, Inc.
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Email: bjohnson@insightpolicyresearch.com
Fax: 703.504.9481