Health Economist

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in economics, health economics, or a related discipline. Special consideration will be given to applicants with at least five years of postdoctoral experience in analyzing federal health care programs or health care markets. Applicants should have strong quantitative skills, experience using claims data or other large health care data files, knowledge of at least one programming language, and an interest in the development of policy-relevant models. Applicants should also be able to initiate and complete research projects both independently and with a team; be able to clearly present their work orally and in writing to nontechnical audiences; and want to work on issues of legislative interest to the Congress. People who are not citizens of the United States should review CBO's citizenship requirements or contact [email protected] for assistance in determining eligibility.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

See Qualifications above.