Program Evaluator Healthy Start

Parkland Health

About The Position

Serves as a seasoned individual contributor evaluating Healthy Start programs, initiatives, and outcomes related to maternal and infant health. Leads complex evaluation projects and processes using advanced knowledge of program evaluation, research methodology, epidemiology, statistics, and health data analysis. Develops evidence-based findings and recommendations that support program effectiveness, regulatory and grant reporting, health-equity objectives, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for both education and experience requirements.
At least 5 years of experience concentrated in Public Health, Business Administration, or Social Services, or equivalent experience.
Required skills: problem solving and decision making (medium proficiency); collaboration and teamwork (low proficiency); growth mindset, including agility and developing yourself and others (low proficiency); execution and delivery, including planning, delivering, and supporting (low proficiency); and digital literacy (medium proficiency).

Responsibilities

Assess the overall effectiveness, quality, reach, and impact of Healthy Start programs using established evaluation frameworks, performance measures, and maternal and infant health outcomes.
Define evaluation strategies, project plans, methodologies, performance indicators, data requirements, and reporting standards for complex program initiatives.
Design systems to collect, validate, analyze, and report quantitative and qualitative data related to program participation, service delivery, health outcomes, disparities, and grant requirements.
Conduct complex statistical analyses, program evaluations, needs assessments, surveys, focus groups, and outcome studies to measure performance and identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Interpret evaluation findings, clinical and community health data, demographic information, and program results to develop evidence-based conclusions and actionable recommendations.
Confer with program leadership, clinical teams, community partners, funders, and other stakeholders to communicate findings, align evaluation priorities, and support informed decision-making.
Integrate stakeholder feedback, regulatory guidance, grant requirements, and public-health best practices into evaluation methodologies, performance reports, and program-improvement strategies.
Coach program staff and project participants on data-collection practices, performance measures, evaluation methods, documentation standards, and interpretation of results.
Ensure evaluation activities, data-management practices, reports, and supporting documentation comply with applicable privacy requirements, research standards, grant conditions, organizational policies, and reporting deadlines.
Identify ways to improve work processes and customer satisfaction; make recommendations to a supervisor, implement changes, and monitor results as appropriate.
Stay current with developments, advancements, and trends in the field through professional learning and integrate relevant knowledge into work practices.
Maintain knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws, and guidelines; develop effective internal controls to promote adherence and seek guidance as needed.