Careers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Join the team that strives to improve healthcare for all Americans by:

• Investing in health systems research that generates evidence about how to deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare.
• Creating tools and strategies for health systems and frontline clinicians to support practice improvement.
• Providing data and analytics to help decisionmakers understand the healthcare system and identify opportunities for improvement.

Current Openings

There are currently no vacancies. Please check back for further career opportunities.  

Note: Job applications are only accepted for specific vacancies for which AHRQ is presently recruiting. For opportunities available within other U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices and agencies, please visit the USAJobs website, HHS Careers page or call ONE DHHS at 1-888-ONE-DHHS (1-888-663-3447).

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Mission

AHRQ's mission is to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

Learn more about AHRQ's mission, structure, objectives, strategies and history.

AHRQ Policy on Nondiscrimination

AHRQ will not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of that individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (beginning at age 40), disability, genetic information (including family medical history), pregnancy accommodation, or protected EEO activity, and that unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance/environment by resulting in a tangible employment action, or is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim’s employment and create a hostile or abusive working environment. These efforts are consistent with federal civil rights laws, regulations, and Executive Orders addressing equal opportunity in the Agency’s activities.