Director of Health Data & Program Evaluation

RI Council 94; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Rhode Island's Department of Children, Youth, and Families seeks a Chief Health Program Evaluator to lead a team in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health data across health status, services, facilities, personnel, expenditures, and outcomes.

Based in the Division of Performance Improvement, the role emphasizes research design, advanced statistical analysis and data visualization, with a preferred PhD/DrPH in biostatistics or epidemiology and experience in child welfare or

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of biostatistical and epidemiological methods for public health planning.
• Ability to analyze health data and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Experience with electronic data processing and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and review activities of staff collecting and analyzing health data.
• Publish interpreted statistical analyses from multiple sources.
• Advise on data collection scope and methods.

Skills

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Data analysis

Electronic data processing

Research design

Education

PhD or DrPH in biostatistics/epidemiology

Master’s in public health preferred

Tools

Statistical software

Data visualization

Job description

State of Rhode Island's Department of Children, Youth, and Families seeks a Chief Health Program Evaluator to lead a team in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health data across health status, services, facilities, personnel, expenditures, and outcomes.

Based in the Division of Performance Improvement, the role emphasizes research design, advanced statistical analysis and data visualization, with a preferred PhD/DrPH in biostatistics or epidemiology and experience in child welfare or