Research Project Manager

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $94K - $145K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ June 28th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Research Project Manager. The role involves managing and implementing complex data analyses within the NJ Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services' Office of Business Intelligence, focusing on expanding data analytics and improving healthcare service delivery for Medicaid clients. The manager develops project workplans, performs expert data science and statistical analysis, and provides technical guidance for both academic and state government healthcare initiatives.

Highlights

Manage development, staffing, and operations of a healthcare data analytics office focused on Medicaid.
Review and ensure data consistency from multiple sources; identify and implement data cleaning and analytic variable construction.
Develop and revise advanced biostatistical programming and data visualization tools, including dashboards for senior management.
Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze and improve operational procedures and identify automation opportunities.
Use SQL, SAS, Access, SAP BI, and Tableau for querying, analyzing, and reporting on complex healthcare datasets.
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in epidemiology, health informatics, public health, economics, engineering, computer science, or information security.
At least five years of professional experience working with complex healthcare data, with an advanced degree substitutable for two years of experience.
Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree and experience with hospital billing, Medicaid/Medicare claims, healthcare quality measures (NCQA HEDIS), and multi-level healthcare data integration.
Salary range between $94,492 and $144,715 annually, with flexible compensation based on qualifications and experience.
Position includes a comprehensive benefits package and may be eligible for hybrid work arrangements.