KFF is the leading health policy organization in the U.S. As a one-of-a-kind information organization, we bring together substantial capabilities in policy research, polling, and journalism in one organization to meet the need for a trusted, independent source of information on national health issues—one with the scope and reach to be a counterweight to health care’s vested interests and a voice for people. We have four major program areas: policy analysis, polling, journalism, and health information and trust.
KFF is not a foundation and has no connection to Kaiser Permanente. Legally, we are a public charity (an endowed national nonprofit organization). We are headquartered in San Francisco with a building in Washington, DC, conference centers in both offices, and staff members in almost every state.
The Team
The Project on Hospital Costs examines hospital costs and finances, as well as the business practices of hospitals, with a particular focus on affordability.
Your Role
KFF is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst or Senior Data Analyst to join the KFF Project on Hospital Costs. Working closely with their direct supervisor and another senior researcher on this initiative, the senior analyst will guide research projects from ideation to publication. The senior analyst will provide data analysis, primarily descriptive in nature, for the projects they lead and others as needed, a key component of this position. Ideal candidates will have work experience in health policy and analytics, as well as a desire to produce timely, high-quality, informative work.
Examples of specific topics of interest include hospital spending growth over time; the implications of Medicaid, Medicare, and other policy changes for hospital finances; the financial standing of rural and safety-net hospitals; the competitiveness of health care markets; and hospital charity care.
What You’ll Do
Contribute timely data and information to meet the needs of policymakers, the media, and the public
- Write fact-based analyses and explainers for non-scientific audiences
- Distill complex findings through clear narrative explanations and data visualizations
- Respond to external inquiries from the media, policymakers, stakeholders, and others in the policy community
Conduct primarily descriptive data analyses for the team to inform policy discussions on a wide range of topics relating to hospitals and health systems
- Identify the best data sources available, gain a deep understanding of the data and their limitations, and develop analytic plans
- Run, debug, and document code that carries out analyses.
Lead collaboratively, work independently