Junior Evaluation Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide assessment, performance evaluation, data analysis, and reporting assistance for the Elevated Risk Care Management (ERCM) Pilot aimed at enhancing suicide prevention-focused care coordination for Veterans at heightened risk.

• Create and execute evaluation systems to measure program activities, implementation progress, outcomes, and overall impact.

• Oversee evaluation efforts across three pilot sites and incorporate evaluation procedures into program and clinical operations.

• Formulate evaluation frameworks, measurement strategies, data collection methods, performance indicators, and reporting criteria.

• Gather, organize, monitor, and analyze both quantitative and qualitative program data.

• Conduct qualitative evaluations, content analysis, surveys, structured interviews, focus groups, and secondary research.

• Recognize trends, patterns, gaps, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.

• Design and produce performance reports, dashboards, scorecards, summaries, visualizations, and findings reports.

• Ensure data quality, completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and consistency is maintained.

• Convert evaluation insights into actionable recommendations and monitor their implementation.

• Collaborate with Government program leaders, clinical stakeholders, program managers, analysts, implementation team members, and contractor staff.

• Prepare agendas, briefings, presentations, evaluation plans, data collection instruments, and technical documentation.

• Assist with formal pilot evaluations, scaling planning, implementation toolkits, and sustainable national performance monitoring.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in evaluation, public health, healthcare administration, social sciences, statistics, data analytics, behavioral health, research, or a related field.

• A minimum of five years of relevant experience in program evaluation, performance measurement, research, healthcare analytics, quality improvement, or a related field.

• Preferred experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Training & Development