Duke University: Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries. Assistant Policy Research Director Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy Be You. The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy at Duke University Duke-Margolis seeks to address critical health policy challenges and improve health, health equity, and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions. The interdisciplinary nature of Duke-Margolis brings together policy experts, researchers, health care professionals, and students from across Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering, and fosters extensive relationships with stakeholders both internal and external. These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level. Duke-Margolis has an opening for an Assistant Policy Research Director to join the Institute’s Health Care Transformation research team, with a primary focus on health care delivery and payment reform at the federal and state levels. This position is responsible for developing major components of research and policy analysis for Duke-Margolis through management of a portfolio of health policy projects within a specialized area of expertise in healthcare transformation topics ranging from primary care to specialty care to risk-based care models across payers. The Assistant Policy Research Director provides substantial subject matter leadership in managing the execution of complex research and policy projects within the portfolio, including engagement with high-level government and private-sector entities. In addition to traditional health policy research portfolios, this role may support strategy, implementation, partnership development, and operational leadership for applied policy initiatives and multi-stakeholder collaboratives that advance health value and health system transformation. This position actively drives portfolio development and regularly interacts with project funders, collaborators, stakeholders, Duke University faculty, and senior Duke-Margolis leadership to develop the strategic plan for the portfolio, manage successful execution of research and policy projects, and advance efforts to identify and secure research funding. Minimum Requireme
