Dementia Policy Analyst - RTI International

Overview:

The Health Practice Area at RTI International has an opening in its Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care program for a Dementia Policy Analyst. This role will provide expert dementia focused technical assistance to federally funded grantees and federal agency program staff that includes consultation on program planning and evaluation, dementia service provision, grant reporting requirements, and other requests as needed.

 

This role also participates in research and analysis related to government health policies and programs. It includes opportunities to collaborate with senior research staff while developing an in-depth understanding of critical health policy issues and advanced methods as well as dementia-capable systems and supportive services for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

 

You will function as an integral part of a team providing analytic support and project coordination. The position requires excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, data analysis experience, experience with community-based dementia services and the Aging Services Network and the ability to work successfully in multidisciplinary teams. Many opportunities for mentorship and professional development are available.

This position can be fully remote from the Washington DC area, with a requirement of being on site at a minimum of 1 day per week at the Administration for Community Living’s federal office in the DC area.

 

Please include a cover letter briefly explaining your experience with Dementia.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 technical assistance to state governments and community-based organizations on delivery of long-term services and supports for people living with dementia and family caregivers.
• Communicate with state and community-based grantees, community partners, researchers, consultants and state and federal agency staff.
• Participate in project activities involving a variety of different stakeholders.
• Contribute to and/or prepare portions of technical memoranda, proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Lead literature reviews and environmental scans and synthesize findings.
• Develop analytic reports and toolkits related to dementia and other topics.
• Conduct virtual and in-person site visits, interviews, and other data collection activities.
• Research policy issues and conduct policy analysis.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative health services and health policy research activities.
• Write reports, synthesize information, and create summaries of grantee progress.
• Write contract or grant proposal sections with moderate level of technical complexity and gather background information to support proposal efforts.
• Review and proof own and others’ work for accuracy and completeness.
• Work effectively as part of a team of mixed levels of technical skills and experience, both mentoring and being mentored on project tasks.
• Gain exposure to health care policy and health services research methods by attending internal RTI-sponsored presentations and learning seminars and job-related local workshops.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Sociology, Gerontology, Public Health, Health Policy, Social Work, Public Administration, Psychology, or related field, with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in dementia program, practice or policy development and implementation.
• Must be available to work on site at the Administration for Community Living’s federal office in the DC area at minimum 1 day per week.
• Experience conducting health services research, especially related to dementia, aging, disability and long-term care.
• Able to synthesize content and summarize technical reports for government or other official use.
• Qualitative analysis skills with experience leading focus groups or in-depth interviewing and other qualitative research software.
• Quantitative analysis skills including experience with descriptive statistics, data manipulation, and coding.
• A demonstrated interest in health services or health policy research.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing technical assistance to community-based programs such as consulting with grantees on the development of their project activities and plans and related evaluation. Conducting virtual or in-person site visits. Facilitating meetings between grantees and the Administration for Community Living. Monitoring grantee progress and providing reports to the Administration for Community Living.

• Knowledge of Administration on Aging programs, home and community-based services, Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term services and supports.

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EEO & Pay Equity Statements:

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The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States.

RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.

Hiring Salary Range:$97,000 - $119,000