Health Services Resercher

Health Services Researcher IPRO is seeking a Health Services Researcher to support the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) Tobacco Control Program's Surveillance and Evaluation grant activities. In the Health Services Researcher position you will play a lead role in analyzing healthcare, survey, population health, and programmatic data to evaluate tobacco prevention and cessation initiatives across Connecticut. The Health Services Researcher will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of public health professionals, epidemiologists, evaluators, data analysts, and healthcare quality improvement specialists. Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support the evaluation of statewide tobacco prevention and cessation initiatives. Manage and analyze qualitative and quantitative data. Develop and maintain data collection protocols, data dictionaries, analytic specifications, quality assurance processes, and documentation. Perform data validation, quality checks, and completeness assessments to ensure integrity of evaluation findings. Conduct trend analyses and statistical evaluations to assess program performance, reach, outcomes, and health equity impacts. Develop dashboards, reports, scorecards, and visualizations across tobacco cessation control projects. Prepare routine and ad hoc analyses to support CT DPH grant reporting requirements. Translate quantitative findings into clear narratives, presentations, and recommendations for public health, healthcare, and community stakeholders. Support the preparation of annual reports, evaluation summaries, publications, conference presentations, and technical assistance materials. Identify meaningful measures, benchmarks, and performance indicators to assess program effectiveness. Support the development and evaluation of survey instruments, interview guides, data collection tools, and evaluation protocols. This position is office based at our Albany, NY or Jericho, NY office. Required Qualifications Knowledge of quantitative research methods, program evaluation, and statistical analysis techniques. Proficiency with one or more analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, R, Python, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar platforms. Demonstrated ability to synthesize and communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Education and Experience: Master's degree in Public Health, Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Healthcare Administration, Public Policy, Data Science, Social Sciences, or a related field, required. Three (3) years of experience conducting health services research, public health evaluation, healthcare analytics, or related analytical work, required. Experience managing, analyzing, and interpreting large healthcare or public health datasets, required. Experience developing reports, dashboards, and data visualizations, required. Experience supporting state or federal public health programs, preferred. Experience evaluating chronic disease, tobacco control, behavioral health, health systems change, or population health initiatives, preferred. Experience with REDCap, SPSS, NVivo, Power Query, or geospatial analysis tools, preferred. Experience designing and implementing surveys and mixed-method evaluations, preferred. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. The annualized salary range for this position is $74,800.00 $95,000.00.