About CEI
CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty. We believe economic freedom is essential for entrepreneurship, innovation, and prosperity to flourish. CEI pursues a full-service approach to advancing public policy, which includes conducting original scholarly research, active communications campaigns, direct advocacy with policymakers, and litigation. Founded in 1984, CEI has grown into an effective advocate for freedom on a wide range of critical policy issues, including technology, telecommunications, free market environmentalism, business and finance, and food and drug regulation.
About the Role
The Senior Fellow in Health Policy is a senior member of CEI’s Center for Economic Freedom and reports to the VP for Strategy and Senior Fellow, who heads up the Center for Economic Freedom. The Senior Fellow in Health Policy manages health policy issues for the organization and provides strategic direction for the project in accordance with CEI’s strategic goals. The Senior Fellow in Health Policy studies statutes and regulations affecting public health policy, including Medicare, at both the federal and state levels, as well as trends affecting America’s public health and the scientific research informing it. The Senior Fellow also advocates for ways to expand individual liberty and economic freedom in the health marketplace.
The Senior Fellow will demonstrate significant management skills in helping to coordinate a team of experts engaged in different issue areas. The Senior Fellow will often present as the public face of CEI as an organization both within the liberty movement and with external audiences, requiring excellent communication skills.
This position has potential for growth. Candidates who have prior managerial experience may be eligible for promotion as they demonstrate their skills and capabilities in the role.
Responsibilities
Research
- Researches and authors op-eds, OnPoints, Issue Analyses, memoranda, comments, speeches, presentations and magazine articles on the subjects of health policy and programs
- Pays particular attention to reform of agencies (DHHS, FDA, CDC, NIH etc), programs and the relationship to state government
Media/Communication
- Performs TV and radio interviews
- Identifies opportunities to write and place op-eds
- Writes articles for CEI’s newsletter and similar products
- Posts to CEI and allied blogs
- Utilizes social media platforms as appropriate
Public and Policymaker Education
- Educates policymakers at federal, state, and local levels
- Participates in the planning and execution of events (briefings)
- Edits such educational material as may be necessary, including flyers, brochures, op-eds and studies
- Manages public education campaigns
Coalition Building
- Works with colleagues in the free market health policy community to develop useful communication networks and, where appropriate, collaboration
- Attends coalition meetings and briefings with colleagues from other organizations
- Organizes ad hoc coalitions on specific issues
Advocacy
- Appears on panels
- Makes speeches and/or presentations
Management
- Works with Center Director to ensure the smooth running of the Center for Economic Freedom, including scheduling, coordinating editorial activity, and internal communications between the Center and organization
- Deputizes for Center Director as the need arises
Characteristics
If you believe that this position may be a good fit, these words will describe you:
- Minimum of five years of related policy experience; management experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to learn new, complex issues quickly
- Clear and demonstrated commitment to free markets and individual liberty
- Solid excellent oral communication, writing, and editing abilities; any type of strong writing skills will be considered, but legislative and/or public affairs experience provides added benefit
- Detail-oriented; you are relentless about accuracy and value good writing style
- Team player; cheerful willingness to work with, not just alongside, colleagues who bring various skills, experiences, and perspectives to CEI’s mission
- Eager to learn new things; open attitude toward the mundane nature of some research or administrative task
- Ability to disagree agreeably
- Self-starter mentality; willing and able to jump into project management
- Ability to multi-task
- Focused; ability to avoid distractions and get the job done right and on time
- Curious and policy-minded; ability to take complex policy ideas and distill them in ways that are both factually accurate and interesting to external audiences
- You enjoy planning and executing complex processes
- Deadline-driven: making the trains run on time and meeting deadlines are simply part of your DNA
- Positive, flexible attitude whenever needs or priorities shift
The projected annual salary range for this role is $100,000-$140,000, contingent upon the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate.
To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:
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- Cover letter including:
- An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to CEI’s mission and how you came to those beliefs. Be sure to include at least one specific health-related issue that resonates with you.
- Your location preferences
- Salary requirements
- Resume
- Two writing samples (including at least one demonstrating policy analysis); writing samples relevant to CEI’s Center for Economic Freedom work or health policy are preferred, but any two writing samples are acceptable
- Cover letter including:
Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link:
https://talentmarket.org/candidates/apply-for-your-dream-job/
Questions can be directed to Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director of Talent Market, who is assisting with the search: [email protected].
There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.
While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.
