Hybrid Senior Public Health Research Scientist

NORC at the University of Chicago; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Retirement plan

Life, disability insurance

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead and support complex public health research and evaluation projects. The successful candidate will bring expertise in mixed-methods evaluation, public health systems and programs, stakeholder engagement, and the translation of evidence into actionable findings for government agencies and other partners.

The role involves collaboration across NORC’s Public Health Research, Health Sciences, and Health Care Evaluation

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or related field required.
• PhD preferred for advanced research leadership and program evaluation.
• Experience in public health research, evaluation methods, and policy-relevant reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, multi-year evaluations of public health programs, policies, infrastructure investments, and systems-transformation initiatives.
• Develop evaluation frameworks, logic models, research questions, performance measures, data-collection plans, and analytic strategies.
• Integrate and synthesize quantitative and qualitative evidence from administrative, programmatic, survey, interview, focus-group, and other data sources.
• Translate evaluation findings into timely, actionable recommendations for government clients, program leaders, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Develop reports, presentations, dashboards, performance-monitoring tools, and other products that communicate findings clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Coordinate effectively with clients, subcontractors, evaluation partners, subject-matter experts, and organizations implementing programs across diverse settings.
• Ensure that evaluation activities and deliverables support applicable contractual and federal reporting requirements.

Skills

Public health program evaluation

Mixed-methods evaluation

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership & project management

Excellent communication

Mentoring staff

Budgeting & cost estimation

Policy translation

Data sources knowledge

Education

Master's degree in public health or related field

PhD preferred

Job description

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead and support complex public health research and evaluation projects. The successful candidate will bring expertise in mixed-methods evaluation, public health systems and programs, stakeholder engagement, and the translation of evidence into actionable findings for government agencies and other partners.

The role involves collaboration across NORC’s Public Health Research, Health Sciences, and Health Care Evaluation