Behavioral Economist

Behavioral Economist

Job Summary:

This 100% remote resource will be responsible for planning, designing, and conducting original technical studies and programs of economic and statistical analysis and research concerning the characteristics, dynamics, and interrelationships of the U.S. healthcare workforce and utilization. Such projects require not only initial development but also continuing research to improve and maintain current models and data and to identify the need for special studies.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the development and improvement of data and methodology in mathematical/statistical models that attempt to reflect or reproduce the functioning of the health care system and its component markets, including the effects and interrelationships of demand, supply, and other considerations.

• The incumbent is expected to locate and analyze suitable sources of data to estimate the parameters of models and analyze survey data and other large publicly accessible data sets.

• These studies require expertise using one or more statistical software package(s) (e.g., R, Stata, SAS), and numerous data sources that must be compiled and coordinated.

• Analyzes and researches a series of health workforce topics requiring multiple large data sets. Examples include the labor supply of health professionals, geographic distributions, and utilization of those services.

• Carries out a series of data-gathering activities designed to acquire among others, updated data sets, using primary and secondary sources, and the contracting process.

• Incumbent evaluates and recommends these new data into existing or newly developed forecasting models and/or estimates appropriate model parameters.

• Reports the progress and conclusions of projects in professionally written reports and publications for technical and non-technical audiences

Education/Certifications:

• Individuals should possess one of the following: Ph.D. or Masters, or a BS in Economics

• 3+ years of specialized experience.

• 3+ years of experience with Python, R, and ArcGIS

• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

• Examples of qualifying experience include individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions, and report preparation; supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information.

• Additionally, experience with communication and collaboration with stakeholders across multifaceted organizations, identifying opportunities, communicating findings, and delivering actionable insights.

About IBSS Corp.

Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.

Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide an exceptional level of service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.

We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.

IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see, The EEO is the law.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the HR Department, Francesca Urrutia at (703) 826-4302, or email at HR@ibsscorp.com