Policy Research Associate Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy (Washington DC or Durham NC)

Duke University

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy at Duke University (Duke-Margolis) seeks to address critical health policy challenges and improve health, health equity, and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions. The interdisciplinary nature of Duke-Margolis brings together policy experts, researchers, health care professionals, and students from across Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering, and fosters extensive relationships with stakeholders both internal and external.

These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level.

This position manages the day-to-day execution of and provides significant subject matter expertise for complex Duke-Margolis research and policy projects within the Institute’s Health Care Transformation portfolio. The individual in this role will primarily engage in research and policy work relevant to North Carolina’s health care transformation, rural health policy, and community-centered health care transformation approaches, supporting large-scale cross-state learning initiatives through regional and statewide convening, generating and translating evidence into actionable strategies, and elevating community and regional perspectives.

In this content and project management-focused role, the Policy Research Associate produces high-quality work products independently, demonstrates technical leadership and collaboration with other team members, and delegates project activities while consistently meeting internal and contractual deadlines. Primary responsibilities include management of complex research and policy activities to achieve project objectives; researching and analyzing complex health policy-focused topics, including conducting background research;

drafting written products including summary documents, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications, and policy briefs; effectively engaging policymakers and other external stakeholders; and managing Institute events and convenings.

Duke-Margolis has offices in both Washington, DC and on Duke's main campus in Durham, NC. Durham, NC is the preferred location for this position, though exceptional DC candidates may be considered. Employees are currently working in a hybrid capacity with a combination of teleworking locally to the base office area (DC/MD/VA or NC, respectively) and in-person team collaboration.

Contribute significant subject matter expertise in specialized areas of health policy to the development of project design and approaches to achieve research goals. This position will have a primary focus in North Carolina-based health care transformation, rural health policy, and community-centered health care transformation approaches. Other areas of interest to the Institute that the position may contribute to include but are not limited to: biomedical innovation, medical product development, real-world data and evidence, regulatory science, medical device and pharmaceutical policy, health care delivery and payment reform, health equity, global health, and the intersection of scientific and regulatory advancement with broader US health policy reforms.

Responsible for outlining and conceptualizing the content and structure of project…