Clinical Quality Measure Developer

at  American Institutes for Research

Overview:
AIR is seeking a Clinical Quality Measure Developer to join AIR’s Learning, Translation, and Quality Measurement Program within the Health Division. We work to advance equitable, high-quality, affordable, patient-centered care through rigorous research, evaluation, and technical assistance that focuses on what matters most to patients, families, clinicians, and the broader healthcare community.
We have a strong focus on quality measurement to ensure patients receive safe, equitable care. We also translate research evidence to promote understanding and adoption of best practices by patients, families, caregivers, physicians, nurses, insurers, health systems leaders, and policymakers. In addition, our expertise includes promoting evidence-based care for a range of clinical conditions; improving patient safety; and engaging patients and family members in the delivery of care.
Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of related experience in health, nursing informatics, electronic clinical quality measurement, electronic health record systems, or electronic health data.
• Experience working in a contract research environment or similar contract research projects.
• Experience using Fast Health Information Resource (FHIR), Clinical Quality Language (CQL), or Quality Data Model (QDM).
• Experience using eCQM tools: Measure Authoring Tool (MAT), Bonnie, MADiE, Value Set Authority Center, MMS Blueprint.
• Experience developing and testing electronic clinical quality measures.
• Knowledge of clinical workflows in the hospitals or other healthcare settings.
• Experience working with electronic health records.
• Ability to consult with clinicians, researchers and programmers to interpret clinical and technical measure requirements, specifications, and testing results.
• Knowledge of Consensus Based Entity (CBE) requirements and Rule-making processes.

Skills:

• Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize projects and to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment to design, analyze, and report on research projects
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills including strong communication skills with the ability to produce concise, high-level summaries and briefings; track concurrent sequential tasks through to completion; and regularly share progress updates with a larger team.
• Strong presentation, professional development delivery, and facilitation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy when writing.
• Ability to mentor/teach eCQM authoring and testing skills and the quality measurement lifecycle
• Ability to lead tasks and teams.
• Ability to identify risks to projects and timelines.
• Effective time management skills and ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or the equivalent (word processing, spreadsheets, email and calendar management, presentation software).
• Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure effective communication with individuals at all levels and from diverse backgrounds.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace.
• Comfortable working across a virtual/dispersed work environment.

• Contribute to the design, development and testing of electronic clinical quality measures using Clinical Quality Language (CQL), Quality Data Model (QDM) and Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR).
• Contribute to defining user requirements, designing measure test plans, and testing strategies for digital quality measurement and digital quality health related projects and tasks.
• Contribute to quality measure development research teams.
• Contribute to meetings with project teams and clients.
• Represent quality measure development research teams in areas of expertise on calls with measure stewards and other stakeholders; ensure clear documentation and communication of action items for the broader team and tracking to completion.
• Prepare concise, well written, comprehensible technical reports and manuscripts describing research findings for technical and general audiences and the client.
• Provide strategic and technical expertise related to digital quality health and clinical informatics to guide business development and research agendas.
• Mentor junior staff, sharing approaches to solving concrete problems, and providing feedback on the work of others.
• Clearly communicate with clients, site-base staff, measure stewards, and other stakeholders orally and in writing and represent AIR in a professional manner