Policy Analyst, Duke Margolis Institute Health Policy Hybrid; Washington DC or Durham NC)

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Work Arrangement:
Hybrid (On-Site and Remote mix)

Requisition Number: 272694

Regular or Temporary:
Regular

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Date:
Jul 17, 2026

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.

Duke-Margolis is hiring multiple Policy Analysts (both Tier I and Tier II) for roles within the Institute’s Health Care Transformation research portfolio. Individuals in these positions will primarily support projects focused on healthcare delivery and payment reform, health systems transformation, and rural health, with the potential to also support other areas of interest to the Institute as needs arise.

These positions will support/perform a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research and policy projects at Duke University. Primary responsibilities include conducting health policy-focused background research; drafting summary documents; performing literature reviews; contributing to and/or performing extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications);

and supporting planning and preparation for Institute events, including public and private convenings, and other project activities through both content development and project/ logistics coordination.

Duke-Margolis has offices in both Washington, DC and on Duke's main campus in Durham, NC. Durham, NC is the preferred location for these positions, though exceptional Washington, DC candidates may also 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.

Support/Coordinate and perform a variety of complex individual activities, with increasing independence (Tier II), in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research projects at Duke University, focused on specializations in health policy. Contribute to one large or multiple smaller projects under the oversight/guidance of a principal investigator and/or senior researcher. These positions will have a primary focus on healthcare delivery and payment reform, health systems transformation, and rural health.

Individuals in these roles may also contribute to projects in other areas of interest to the Institute, which may include but are not limited to: biomedical innovation, medical product development, real-world data and evidence, regulatory science, medical device and pharmaceutical policy, health equity, global…