Vice President, RAND Health

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Position Description

The Health Division Vice President oversees a broad portfolio of active research projects and generates annual revenue of approximately $85-90 million. As a member of RAND's senior management team, the Vice President participates in corporate decision making and collaborates with leaders across the organization. The Vice President of the RAND Health Division reports to the Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer.

This is a 5-year term position, with a possible 2-year renewal position. Position responsibilities are expected to require 100% of the Vice President's time.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for all Health Division activities, with accountability for research quality, business development, talent, and organizational performance
• Lead the division's management team, including the associate division director, program directors, quality assurance, and operations leaders
• Develop and execute the division's strategic plan, including research priorities, business strategy, staffing plans, and talent development
• Oversee the division's research portfolio spanning health care financing and organization, health services and outcomes, and population health, ensuring methodological rigor and alignment with RAND's broader strategic objectives
• Build and sustain strategic relationships with government agencies, foundations, health systems, and other organizations as both sponsors and partners
• Collaborate with RAND research division leaders and departments to strengthen business development, expand policy impact, and support research staff management and development
• Represent RAND as a principal spokesperson on health and health care policy to senior officials and other key stakeholders

Qualifications

• Exceptional leadership and management skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and direct large multidisciplinary teams, attract and develop research talent, and coach and mentor senior researchers and leaders
• Recognized expert in health policy or health services research
• Established network and demonstrated experience engaging senior officials across government, health systems, academia, and philanthropy
• Proven track record in business development, including sponsor engagement and revenue generation in government, foundation, or research environments
• Excellent analytic skills, with the ability to oversee research quality, understand diverse methodologies, and articulate RAND's analytical capabilities
• Proven enthusiasm for and judgment in adopting advanced analytic and AI-enabled research methods, with a track record of translating new tools into meaningful research value
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time

Education Requirements

A Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field is required; a Ph.D. or M.D. is preferred.

Experience

Experience equivalent to RAND senior-level researcher, with a minimum of 10+ years required developing policy in government or conducting policy analysis in a corporate or research environment, including experience managing complex teams in a client-oriented environment.

Location

This position is based in one of the following RAND office locations: Washington, D.C. (Arlington, VA), Pittsburgh, Boston, or Santa Monica.

Application Review

Application review will begin November 16.

Salary Range: $300,000 - $383,250

Base Salary: $300,000 - $365,000

Full Salary: $315,000 - $383,250

RAND considers a variety of factors when formulating an offer, including but not limited to, the specific role and associated responsibilities; a candidates work experience, education/training, skills, expertise; and internal equity. The full salary range includes base pay plus RANDs sabbatic pay (which provides additional compensation above base pay when vacation is taken). This position may be eligible for additional compensation. In addition, RAND provides strong benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid time-off and more.