Senior Public Health Research & Evaluation Analyst

Requirements

• Master’s degree in research data analytics field (Public Health, Social Sciences)
• 3+ years of progressively responsible experience in designing and conducting research, program evaluation, data merging, data quality, data analysis and reporting

Skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting and leading implementation of grants, contracts, and strategic planning initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives at once with minimal supervision
• Ability to travel within Rhode Island for meetings and site visits

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with federal grants, especially SAMHSA or other HHS awards
• Knowledge of children's behavioral health, the System of Care framework, and child welfare
• Experience engaging in research and data analysis in the areas of children’s behavioral health
• Experience in or with state government, or with Medicaid-funded services
• Experience engaging families and youth with lived experience in policy and program design

Responsibilities

Support of the Evaluation Plan and Methodology

• Guide the evaluation plan and methodology with an understanding of various evaluation plan designs and methodologies
• Guide the Logic Model within the overall evaluation plan
• Ensure the evaluation plan is consistent with the SOC grant purpose and aims
• Monitor the fidelity to the evaluation design and methodology
• Ongoing monitoring of the evaluation plan implementation
• Make mid-course recommendations where necessary

Outcomes and Metrics

• Co-develop and refine the Evaluation Logic Model Outcomes
• Co-develop objective, measurable, realistic, attainable outcomes consistent with the SOC aims
• Co-develop outcomes ranging from process to impact and complementary to the qualitative outcomes

Data Collection and Monitoring

• Co-develop a data collection process and protocol based on the evaluation plan design and the State’s SOC infrastructure
• Engage and educate data analysts within DCYF, State Agencies and community providers who are data contributors to the SOC evaluation on the data collection methodology and protocol
• Monitor the data collection process for timeliness, accuracy, validity, and reliability
• Provide any ongoing data collection support to the SOC grant

Data Management and Data Analysis

• Conduct data merging and data management of the various data sources
• Conduct data quality checks and provide feedback where issues arise
• Conduct data analysis from descriptive statistics to advanced statistics with various data types (i.e. categorical data, continuous data etc.)
• Conduct data analysis primarily in SAS

Data Reporting

• Develop regular and ongoing data reports for various audiences
• Develop data reports with various formats such as data briefs, and/or quarterly reports