Policy Analyst – Healthcare Transactions and Strategy (Healthcare Policy)

Location: Washington, DC; remote within the USA. Candidates must be able to verify their legal right to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

Consultant: $100,000–$135,000 per year; Managing Consultant: $130,000–$150,000 per year. Job title and compensation depend on qualifications and experience.

Company

hirify.global is a consulting firm providing policy, analytics, economics, disputes, investigations, corporate finance, and performance improvement services.

What you will do

• Research and interpret federal and state healthcare legislation, regulations, payment policies, and program guidance, assessing implications for clients.
• Develop and evaluate policy options, test assumptions, and create evidence-based recommendations focused on spending, utilization, access, and stakeholder impacts.
• Define datasets, study populations, measures, comparison groups, and methods; develop analysis specifications for data analytics colleagues.
• Conduct quantitative analyses and Excel-based models to assess reimbursement changes, payment methodologies, financial impacts, and policy scenarios.
• Validate results against source materials and benchmarks, investigate discrepancies, and document limitations and trade-offs.
• Prepare and present client-ready PowerPoint presentations, written summaries, tables, and data visualizations; contribute to proposals, scopes of work, research, and analytical tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public health, economics, healthcare management, statistics, mathematics, business, or a related field.
• At least four years of relevant experience in healthcare consulting, policy research, government, a healthcare organization, or a comparable analytical setting.
• Experience conducting quantitative research or data analysis for healthcare policy, reimbursement, or business questions.
• Working knowledge of Medicare and/or Medicaid, including coverage, payment, and program requirements affecting providers, payers, and beneficiaries.
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid research claims data, including structure, appropriate uses, and limitations.
• Experience interpreting healthcare regulations, payment methodologies, or technical policy materials and explaining practical implications.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, research, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills, with careful attention to accuracy and documentation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including building and reviewing analytical models, plus proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to develop clear analysis specifications, collaborate with technical colleagues, synthesize complex findings, manage competing priorities, work independently, and exercise sound judgment.

Nice to have

• Relevant graduate degree.
• Experience supporting healthcare policy development or evaluating legislative and regulatory proposals.
• Experience using SAS, SQL, R, Stata, or comparable analytical tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff consulting role within the Healthcare Transactions and Strategy practice.
• Collaboration across policy experts, data analytics colleagues, consultants, industry experts, academics, and data scientists.
• Work supporting healthcare organizations, investors, and other stakeholders with evidence-based analysis.
• Equal opportunity employment without discrimination based on protected characteristics.