Principal State Evaluation Manager – Program Director I/II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Direct CHSE's extensive, multi-year state policy research and evaluation contracts.

• Supervise research methodologies, implementation, and the completion of state policy evaluation frameworks.

• Coordinate both qualitative and quantitative research teams throughout the evaluation components.

• Provide guidance, consultation, and mentorship to analysts and research teams.

• Monitor analyses across teams and project life cycles, pinpointing and assigning coverage for analysis gaps.

• Hold ultimate decision-making authority for project management and research oversight.

• Establish project timelines and deliver final outputs including reports, briefs, manuscripts, and presentations.

• Track timelines, review deliverables, revise work, and ensure timely, top-quality results.

• Oversee research compliance, including IRB approvals and data use agreements.

• Manage data collection, data management, and data analysis processes.

• Write, edit, synthesize, and coordinate high-quality reports, manuscripts, and presentations for review by federal and state agencies.

• Act as the primary liaison for state agency sponsors and key stakeholders.

• Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with legislative offices and agency leaders.

• Translate research literacy into decision-making discussions.

• Utilize Washington State relationships to create and secure additional work opportunities.

• Contribute to government and private foundation proposals and responses to RFPs.

• Coordinate proposal efforts among principal investigators, faculty, analysts, and staff.

• Prepare staffing plans and budgets for projects.

• Participate on CHSE’s Strategic Research Governing Team.

• Assist in establishing the center's vision, annual objectives, key results, resource planning, and dissemination of findings.

• Mentor staff and potentially provide direct supervision.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• PD1: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and seven (7) years of increasingly responsible program leadership, management, or administrative experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• PD2: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and eight (8) years of progressively responsible leadership, management, or administrative experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Proven accountability for designing and leading intricate, mixed-methods program evaluations throughout a project life cycle.

• Experience in leading and successfully executing high-profile, large-scale, multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects.

• Experience in scoping, budgeting, and negotiating substantial public-policy evaluation contracts.

• Knowledge of health disparities and their underlying causes.

• Exceptional ability to independently write formal reports and manuscripts.

• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

• Capability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

• Proven ability to foresee analytical issues, exercise sound judgment, and maintain comprehensive documentation.

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to present research findings to state policymakers and program administrators.

• Understanding of and commitment to research practices that promote healthcare equity.

• Ability to carry out job responsibilities with or without accommodation.

• Preferred: PhD with major coursework in quantitative evaluation methods and health policy; experience and training in mixed-methods evaluation.

• Preferred: Familiarity with advanced statistical/econometric methods, including difference-in-differences, interrupted time series, and propensity scores.

• Preferred: Experience in qualitative/mixed methods research.

• Preferred: Extensive experience in managing and analyzing healthcare claims and administrative datasets.

• Preferred: Experience working with diverse populations and environments.

• Preferred: In-depth knowledge of Medicaid, including state/federal roles, 1115 waivers, funding, and financing.

• Preferred: Comprehensive understanding of research regulatory processes, including IRB and DUAs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible scheduling around core hours of 10:00am-2:00pm PT.

• Inclusive and welcoming work environment.

• Culture of distributed leadership and continuous growth.

• Reasonable accommodations available.

• Opportunities for learning and career advancement.

• Academic health center environment featuring research, training, hospitals, and clinics.