Research Analyst

Research Analyst

As a Research Analyst at OptumServe Consulting (OSC)/The Lewin Group, a premier national healthcare and human services consulting and policy analysis firm, you will perform a variety of research and analysis tasks to support consulting projects for federal and state governments, health plans, associations and foundations, and health systems. This is an excellent opportunity to work with intelligent people on important policy issues in a positive team environment.

OSC/Lewin brings 55 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. OSC/Lewin's strategic and analytical services aim to help clients improve policy, expand knowledge of healthcare and human service systems, enact and evaluate programs, deal with shifts in healthcare practice, technology, and regulation, optimize performance and health outcomes, and create strategies for more effective systems.

OSC/Lewin is seeking recent graduates to fill consultant roles to assist state and federal administrations such as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services in evaluating and optimizing healthcare program operations through a combination of analytic and policy-driven research, modeling, and reporting.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform healthcare or human services implementation and/or policy-focused quantitative and qualitative research and analysis.
• Support project management including drafting contract management reports, tracking activities, and deliverables.
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize research findings.
• Implement quality control protocols.
• Support primary data collection, including the development of interview guides and the conduct of site visits, focused groups, and key informant interviews.
• Independently prepare information for clients, contribute to reports, and assist with project scheduling and coordination tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college/university within 24 months post-graduation.
• Experience gained through coursework, internships, assistantships, or employment in basic quantitative analysis, data management, and preparing presentations and reports.
• Experience with designing or contributing to research projects, such as developing research questions, assisting with methodology, or supporting data analysis for class projects, theses, or applied research.
• Demonstrated familiarity in one or more analytic programming languages: SAS, SQL, Python, R, or Stata.
• Ability to submit a research sample (max 10 pages)—such as a thesis excerpt, capstone project, or published peer-reviewed article—that demonstrates ability in literature review, research questions, methodology, analysis, and/or data visualization. Attach to your application.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology, communication, business, economics, political science, data science, statistics, or a related social science or health-related field with demonstrated research experience.
• Proven coursework in research methods, statistics, econometrics, or data analysis.
• Experience contributing to quantitative or qualitative research through coursework, capstone projects, research labs, or internships.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Medicare or Medicaid policy concepts.
• Experience working with large datasets or supporting program evaluation.
• Experience assisting with qualitative analysis (e.g., interviews, coding, thematic review).