Research Project Manager

Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Research Project Manager

Job Category
Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department
State Health Policy Center

Overview
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication's 2023 list. Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Project Manager for the Center for State Health Policy. The Research Project Manager will be assigned to work within the NJ Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services' ("DMAHS" or "Medicaid") Business Office of Business Intelligence (OBI) located in Hamilton Township, NJ. This arrangement builds on a long-standing and productive relationship between CSHP and NJ Medicaid and presents a unique opportunity for qualified applicants who desire to work with large and complex healthcare data systems and seek the broad technical and policy experience gained from working with colleagues in both an academic environment and for a state government program.

Working and training under the direction of leadership within the Medicaid OBI, and the Associate Director of Data Analytics at the Center for State Health Policy, the Research Project Manager will assist in the development, staffing, and operations of the OBI, expanding the current data analytic capabilities of DMAHS and enabling the rapid identification of emerging trends in enrollment, eligibility, service utilization, and other information needed to gain actionable intelligence on ways to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services delivered to clients within the NJ FamilyCare, the state's Medicaid program. This position performs highly complex expert data science, statistical analysis and project The Research Project Manager develops and oversees the implementation of project workplans to carry out analyses of data and provides technical advice to colleagues within Medicaid. The position has extensive scope for independent judgment in assuming responsibility for high level professional work including special project management. The incumbent in the position is relied upon for the highest level of technical guidance, and ultimately office adoption and implementation of an entirely new IT/data solutions for the OBI which is the nerve center of Medicaid analytics.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Reviews all data received from primary and secondary sources to assure consistency and accuracy.
• Identifies need for cleaning data and constructing analytic variables and develops and documents methods and procedures for doing so to facilitate data analysis in accordance with project objectives. This requires adapting complex programs (e.g., hospital quality and patient safety measures) for innovative uses, which requires the ability to understand and revise sophisticated biostatistical programming.
• Creates programming to produce valid results for a wide range of health care quality measures.
• Confers with OBI colleagues to analyze current operational procedures, business rules and practices.
• Determines feasibility for automation, identifies problems or areas for improvements, and develops solutions.
• Recommends and/or reviews recommendations for enhancements or new systems, application software, or services to improve production or workflow and to meet current and projected OBI needs.
• Prepares and/or reviews various standard and ad hoc reports requested of OBI by other business units.
• Assists OBI colleagues in the resolution of work problems related to flow charts, project specifications, or programming.
• Identifies opportunity areas, within the Medicaid data ecosystems, where technological innovation/modernization efforts can be most appropriately deployed to achieve operational gains.
• Creates and manages lifecycle of holistic dashboards designed to bring insight to action around business metrics for senior management.

FLSA
Exempt

Grade
07

Salary Details

Minimum Salary
94492.000

Mid Range Salary
119604.000

Maximum Salary
144715.000

Offer Information
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits
Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status
Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours
37.50

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement
Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the View email address on click.appcast.io Application System.

Union Description
Admin Assembly (MPSC)

Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility
ABP

Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in relevant disciplines including epidemiology, health informatics/IT, policy analysis/administration, public health, economics, engineering, computer science, or information security.
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience querying, analyzing, and reporting on complex healthcare data sets utilizing such programs such as Access, SAS, SQL, SAP BI or equivalent. Note that an advanced degree can be substituted for 2 years of experience.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong multi-disciplinary project skills.
• Prior success in collaborating on complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Strong data documentation skills.
• Experience with large database management.
• Proficiency using SQL-powered data analytics and data visualization tools, including Tableau.
• Proficiency in structured query language and database design.
• Knowledge of industry leading platforms/providers that serve Medicaid the program.
• Ability to develop complex data visualization tools, including interactive dashboards that depict program performance related to key metrics..

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree.
• Experience working with and analyzing complex hospital or other healthcare provider billing/EHR data, Medicaid/Medicare claims and other health utilization data for research, program evaluation, and policy development within an academic or government agency setting.
• Proven ability to work with the processes and technologies of other large administrative health and financial data.
• Experience building NCQA HEDIS quality measures or other similar healthcare quality indicators (i.e. AHRQ Quality Indicators, PQA) and/or alternative payment models.
• Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical and narrative reports containing findings, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Experience using Medicaid enrollment, claims and encounter data for planning objectives.
• Experience navigating in a complex, multi-disciplinary organizational environment to achieve mission driven goals.
• Experience with analysis of healthcare utilization and with integration of geographically based data with individual level healthcare datasets to support multilevel analyses.

Equipment Utilized

• MS Office and Business Intelligence Tools.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Special Conditions

• Candidates who enter the final stages of consideration will be required to take a technical assessment.
• Candidates who enter the final stages of consideration will be required to provide references.

Posting Details
Posting Number
26ST1192

Posting Open Date
06/01/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus
Rutgers University - New Brunswick

City
New Brunswick

State
NJ

Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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