Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UMass Chan Medical School is seeking a Research & Evaluation Consultant to support Commonwealth Medicine’s Public and Private Health Solutions research and evaluation unit. The role directs program evaluation and research projects for health and social programs, manages project design and implementation, develops funding opportunities and budgets, and disseminates findings to varied audiences.
Responsibilities
- Contributes to the design and implementation of program evaluation and research projects, with a focus on health and social programs/services for vulnerable population. Responsibilities include identifying potential projects, directing the design of scientifically sound project plans, monitoring the quality of project implementation, summarizing the results for a variety of audiences including peer-reviewed journals and presentations
- Provides scientific direction to R&E projects/tasks and analytic staff on specific evaluation/research activities
- Identifies and pursues opportunities and potential funding sources (grants, contracts, etc.) and leads/supports the development of new program evaluation/research projects or tasks within R&E focus areas (e.g., lead/contributes to proposal writing or capture planning)
- Works with R&E business staff to develop budgets and manage administrative and financial aspects of specific projects
- Participate, as appropriate, in dissemination and eminence building activities (e.g., client presentations, conference presentation, publications, site visits)
- Supports professional development of R&E staff
- Contributes to the development of strategic planning and works with R&E, PPHS, and CWM leadership to implement this strategic vision
- Provides methodological support to evaluation/research activities in other CWM business units
- Perform related duties as required
Skills
- Ph.D in health policy, public health, epidemiology, economics, sociology, or evaluation or related field or equivalent education/experience and at least 1 year of post-doctoral research/evaluation experience required (or equivalent)
- Demonstrated record of using a variety of program evaluation/research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods)
- Demonstrated track record in disseminating evaluation/research findings to various audiences through publications, presentations, policy briefs, webinars and other mechanisms
- Experience working with or extensive knowledge of public programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security
- Ability to facilitate meetings and establish productive, professional relationships with executive management, government officials, and private contractors
- Demonstrated experience in computer based analytic tools (e.g. SAS, SPSS, Atlas ti), as well as MS Office suite
- Understanding of policies and procedures related to data security and privacy
- Communication and presentation skills, both oral and written, and ability to collaborate effectively with other researchers, staff, clients and external partners
- Demonstrated management skills and general knowledge in budgeting
Benefits
- 100% Remote
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