Duke-Margolis Career Opportunities
Do you want to be part of health policy in action? Do you want to work on the leading health policy issues confronting cities, states, the nation, and the globe? Do you want to work for a historic, world renowned university that values its faculty, educators and students? How about a competitive salary with robust benefits? The Duke-Margolis team is a dynamic, high impact national leader in leveraging policy to ensure high quality, affordable care for all.
In our work, Duke-Margolis addresses critical health policy challenges and delivers practical, innovative, and evidence-based solutions to improve health and the value of health care. 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 and engagement of key stakeholders. These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level.
A complete list of open positions can be found below. Is today the day you take your first step toward joining the Duke-Margolis team? We are waiting for you…
Duke-Margolis is recruiting for the following positions:
Job Title: Associate Director, Development
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC)
This position will be closely partnered with Duke’s office of Alumni Engagement and Development, most directly with Interdisciplinary Development as part of the Major & Leadership Gifts team, which is widely recognized among its peers as a leader in the field of interdisciplinary or “strategic initiative” fundraising. This model for fundraising – one that extends beyond schools, units, and departments to support ideas that reside at the intersection of academic disciplines – has helped strengthen Duke’s position as a university deeply committed to interdisciplinarity, globalization, and knowledge in the service of society. Investments in these priorities have allowed Duke to attract some of the world’s finest faculty, build first-rate facilities, launch model interdisciplinary institutes and global partnerships, and engage the minds of a new generation of students.
The Associate Director of Development serves as the primary fundraising and development coordinator for the Margolis Institute, working closely with Margolis executive leadership as well as colleagues in engagement and development colleagues across campus, especially with the office of Alumni Engagement and Development. They are responsible for partnering in the development and implementation of comprehensive fundraising programs that advance giving to Margolis –with a focus on strategic coordination of endowment, annual fund, and programmatic giving. Based within Duke-Margolis and reporting to the Institute’s Deputy Director, they will work closely with the Institute’s leadership and communications teams, frontline fundraisers in the office of alumni Engagement and Development, Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs, and professional and graduate school development offices to communicate Duke-Margolis fundraising priorities and ensure that they are represented in conversations with individual, corporate, and foundation prospects and donors. They maintain robust knowledge of Margolis’ work and partnerships and serve as a resource for gift officers working with prospective donors.
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC)
This position will be closely partnered with Duke’s office of Alumni Engagement and Development, most directly with Interdisciplinary Development as part of the Major & Leadership Gifts team, which is widely recognized among its peers as a leader in the field of interdisciplinary or “strategic initiative” fundraising. This model for fundraising – one that extends beyond schools, units, and departments to support ideas that reside at the intersection of academic disciplines – has helped strengthen Duke’s position as a university deeply committed to interdisciplinarity, globalization, and knowledge in the service of society. Investments in these priorities have allowed Duke to attract some of the world’s finest faculty, build first-rate facilities, launch model interdisciplinary institutes and global partnerships, and engage the minds of a new generation of students.
The Associate Director of Development serves as the primary fundraising and development coordinator for the Margolis Institute, working closely with Margolis executive leadership as well as colleagues in engagement and development colleagues across campus, especially with the office of Alumni Engagement and Development. They are responsible for partnering in the development and implementation of comprehensive fundraising programs that advance giving to Margolis –with a focus on strategic coordination of endowment, annual fund, and programmatic giving. Based within Duke-Margolis and reporting to the Institute’s Deputy Director, they will work closely with the Institute’s leadership and communications teams, frontline fundraisers in the office of alumni Engagement and Development, Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs, and professional and graduate school development offices to communicate Duke-Margolis fundraising priorities and ensure that they are represented in conversations with individual, corporate, and foundation prospects and donors. They maintain robust knowledge of Margolis’ work and partnerships and serve as a resource for gift officers working with prospective donors.
Job Title: Assistant Research Director
Focus Area: Health Care Transformation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC or Washington, DC)
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 health care transformation. The Assistant 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.
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.
Focus Area: Health Care Transformation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC or Washington, DC)
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 health care transformation. The Assistant 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.
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.
Job Title: Policy Research Associate
Focus Area: Health Care Finance
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Policy Research Associate with a focus in health care finance. This position manages the day-to-day execution of complex Duke-Margolis research and policy projects and provides significant subject matter expertise related to private investment in health care and biomedical innovation, business practices across various health care and innovation settings, and health care financing. In this role focused on content and high-level project management, the Policy Research Associate produces high-quality work products independently, demonstrates technical leadership and collaboration with other team members and senior external collaborators, and delegates project activities while consistently meeting internal and contractual deadlines. Primary responsibilities include management of complex research and policy activities to achieve project objectives; researching and analyzing health finance and investment challenges, including conducting background research; conducting quantitative financial analyses to support project goals; drafting written products including summary documents, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications, and policy briefs; effectively engaging policymakers and high-level external stakeholders; and managing the agenda, content, and speakers for Institute events and convenings.
Focus Area: Health Care Finance
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Policy Research Associate with a focus in health care finance. This position manages the day-to-day execution of complex Duke-Margolis research and policy projects and provides significant subject matter expertise related to private investment in health care and biomedical innovation, business practices across various health care and innovation settings, and health care financing. In this role focused on content and high-level project management, the Policy Research Associate produces high-quality work products independently, demonstrates technical leadership and collaboration with other team members and senior external collaborators, and delegates project activities while consistently meeting internal and contractual deadlines. Primary responsibilities include management of complex research and policy activities to achieve project objectives; researching and analyzing health finance and investment challenges, including conducting background research; conducting quantitative financial analyses to support project goals; drafting written products including summary documents, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications, and policy briefs; effectively engaging policymakers and high-level external stakeholders; and managing the agenda, content, and speakers for Institute events and convenings.
Job Title: Senior Policy Analyst
Focus Area: Health Care Transformation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC, or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Senior Policy Analyst to join the Institute’s Health Care Transformation research team. This position manages and performs a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research and policy projects at Duke University. Primary responsibilities include conducting health policy-focused research and analysis (including literature reviews), extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications), and managing completion of project team activities and deliverables. Project activities may include management and/or coordination of Institute events and public or private stakeholder convenings that require considerable skill in external communication.
Focus Area: Health Care Transformation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC, or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Senior Policy Analyst to join the Institute’s Health Care Transformation research team. This position manages and performs a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research and policy projects at Duke University. Primary responsibilities include conducting health policy-focused research and analysis (including literature reviews), extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications), and managing completion of project team activities and deliverables. Project activities may include management and/or coordination of Institute events and public or private stakeholder convenings that require considerable skill in external communication.
Job Title: Administrative Assistant to the Director
Location: Hybrid (Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis seeks an Administrative Assistant to the Director to independently perform and oversee a variety of operational, administrative, and communications-related duties in support of the Duke-Margolis Director and Executive Team to enable the Institute and its education and research teams to succeed in their mission.
The individual in this role will be centrally involved in daily Institute operations, communications, and special projects, facilitating the effectiveness of the Director and leadership team in a fast-moving, complex, and dynamic work environment. Responsibilities include direct administrative and financial support for the Institute Director, administrative support for DC-based members of the Executive Team, support and responsibility for various aspects of Institute operations, communications, and projects, and on-site logistics and execution support for Duke-Margolis events and meetings, as well as coordinating tech updates and support.
Success in the position will require the ability to multi-task effectively, communicate adeptly, and collaborate with individuals in a wide range of circumstances and positions, often under circumstances requiring judgment and discretion and on fast timelines. This position will require occasional availability outside of traditional work hours. Some travel between Durham and Washington, DC, may be required from time to time to participate in signature, high profile events.
Location: Hybrid (Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis seeks an Administrative Assistant to the Director to independently perform and oversee a variety of operational, administrative, and communications-related duties in support of the Duke-Margolis Director and Executive Team to enable the Institute and its education and research teams to succeed in their mission.
The individual in this role will be centrally involved in daily Institute operations, communications, and special projects, facilitating the effectiveness of the Director and leadership team in a fast-moving, complex, and dynamic work environment. Responsibilities include direct administrative and financial support for the Institute Director, administrative support for DC-based members of the Executive Team, support and responsibility for various aspects of Institute operations, communications, and projects, and on-site logistics and execution support for Duke-Margolis events and meetings, as well as coordinating tech updates and support.
Success in the position will require the ability to multi-task effectively, communicate adeptly, and collaborate with individuals in a wide range of circumstances and positions, often under circumstances requiring judgment and discretion and on fast timelines. This position will require occasional availability outside of traditional work hours. Some travel between Durham and Washington, DC, may be required from time to time to participate in signature, high profile events.
Job Title: Policy Research Assistant
Focus: Biomedical Innovation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC, or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has multiple openings for Policy Research Assistants within the Institute’s Biomedical Innovation research portfolio.
These positions will support projects focused in real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD), regulatory science, drug and medical device development, clinical research modernization, and pharmaceutical policy. Individuals in this position will contribute to projects related to improving the use of RWE and RWD within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory framework, as well as more systematic uses of RWE and RWD to support biomedical innovation; real world methods, study designs and outcomes; health informatics; precision health; and health privacy. In addition, they will contribute to researching, planning, and executing meetings (e.g. conferences, workshops, and roundtables), and synthesizing those findings for a broad range of issues related to FDA medical products, policy, and surveillance methods and systems. The position also supports the broader clinical trial modernization portfolio of work at the Institute.
The Policy Research Assistant may also collaborate in a broad range of other health policy topics of interest to the Institute, including but not limited to: health equity, health care delivery and payment reform, global health, and the intersection of scientific and regulatory advancement with broader US health policy reforms.
Focus: Biomedical Innovation
Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC, or Washington, DC)
Duke-Margolis has multiple openings for Policy Research Assistants within the Institute’s Biomedical Innovation research portfolio.
These positions will support projects focused in real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD), regulatory science, drug and medical device development, clinical research modernization, and pharmaceutical policy. Individuals in this position will contribute to projects related to improving the use of RWE and RWD within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory framework, as well as more systematic uses of RWE and RWD to support biomedical innovation; real world methods, study designs and outcomes; health informatics; precision health; and health privacy. In addition, they will contribute to researching, planning, and executing meetings (e.g. conferences, workshops, and roundtables), and synthesizing those findings for a broad range of issues related to FDA medical products, policy, and surveillance methods and systems. The position also supports the broader clinical trial modernization portfolio of work at the Institute.
The Policy Research Assistant may also collaborate in a broad range of other health policy topics of interest to the Institute, including but not limited to: health equity, health care delivery and payment reform, global health, and the intersection of scientific and regulatory advancement with broader US health policy reforms.
