*** Research Consultant - Lewin Group - Full-time / Part-time

The Lewin Group is a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 40 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Lewin's strategic and analytical services aim to help clients:

• Improve policy and expand knowledge of health care and human service systems


• Enact, run, and evaluate programs to enhance delivery and financing of health care and family services


• Deal with shifts in health care practice, technology, and regulation


• Optimize performance, quality, coverage, and health outcomes


• Create strategies for institutions, communities, associations, foundations, governments, and people to make health care and human services systems more effective

In the wide-ranging field of human services consulting, The Lewin Group provides both depth and breadth of expertise.  Currently, Lewin has more than 180 consultants drawn from industry, government and academia.  They all share a strong commitment to Lewin's core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision and dedication to client satisfaction. 

The Research Consultant will perform a variety of research and consulting-related tasks. Research Consultants work independently, applying sound quantitative and qualitative methods to contribute to framing the analytical approaches used to solve client problems. Research Consultants can successfully manage small to medium tasks, work effectively with project team members and efficiently manage assignments to prioritize client needs.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Performing a variety of research and consulting-related tasks


• Drafting reports and memos


• Independently working on complex assignments


• Assisting with day-to-day management of project tasks


• Managing time effectively across multiple projects, with several managers and competing priorities

• Master's degree with 0 to 3 years of related experience or a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years of related experience in Health Policy research, analytics and interpretation of health care data.


• Strong oral and written communication skills


• Aptitude for interpreting data outputs and articulating findings to managers
  Knowledge of public programs preferred (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, exchanges)


• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) are highly desirable, as is knowledge of SAS or other statistical software and experience analyzing health dataE


• xperience working in or participating in research studies related to the health care or human services industries is a plus (e.g., hospital internship, health related non-profit/state agency, or related coursework)

The Lewin Group is a division of OptumInsight, part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system. 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.