Rural Health Program Evaluation Methodologist

IEM•Clinton Township, MI

13h•$105,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

IEM is seeking a Full-Time Rural Health Program Evaluation Methodologist to serve as a technical leader on the GO-NORTH evaluation team for New Hampshire’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This role is responsible for the evaluation architecture, including logic models, theories of change, measurement frameworks, analytic models, and reporting. The position will assess progress across five initiatives: care coordination, mobile integrated health, telehealth, pharmacy access, and non-emergency medical transportation. The role manages data relationships with key state health data systems, oversees Data Use Agreements, and ensures data assets are prepared for transition to State ownership. It also supervises five Hub Evaluation Leads and collaborates with GO-NORTH leadership and CMS to ensure evaluation activities are objective, credible, and aligned with CMS requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, auditing, public administration, public health, or a related field.
Five (5) years of experience processing grant payments, invoices, and financial reporting on federally funded grants for the State of New Hampshire, other states, or the federal government.
Demonstrated experience with federal grant financial compliance, including familiarity with 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and CMS-funded or CMS-reporting program requirements.
Strong fiscal management competencies, including integrity, accountability, and teamwork.
Experience supporting financial reporting for state-administered health programs, with ability to track and report expenditures broken down by program initiative and CMS permissible use of fund categories.
Ability to maintain accurate documentation supporting transition of financial data assets, metric construction records, and Data Use Agreement registers to State ownership at contract close.
Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in evaluation methodology, health policy, public health, or a related discipline.
Knowledge of federally funded grant programs such as CDBG/CDBG-DR, FEMA HMGP, Treasury ARPA, and CARES Act grants.
Experience with CMS-funded health programs, Medicaid MMIS financial data, or state health agency grant financial administration (e.g., Medicaid 1115 waivers, CMMI models, or comparable federal health transformation initiatives).
Familiarity with the New Hampshire All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), NH Health Information Organization (NHHIO), or other NH health data infrastructure.
Experience supporting multi-site evaluation programs, including financial coordination across five or more subrecipients, hub organizations, or contracted partners.
New Hampshire residency or established knowledge of New Hampshire’s rural health landscape, including the financial and operational constraints facing rural providers and communities.

Responsibilities

Calculate disaster grant award amounts using program documentation for home restoration applicants.
Ensure compliance and accuracy of documentation submitted by construction vendors and subrecipients for construction draw payments.
Review and verify documentation, invoices, and receipts for eligibility and compliance with reimbursement guidelines.
Submit eligible and complete fund requests to clients for payment processing.
Collaborate with construction project managers to resolve unapproved or ineligible fund requests.
Coordinate with the five Hub Evaluation Leads to review hub-level financial data submissions monthly, identifying discrepancies, funding gaps, or reporting inconsistencies requiring escalation or corrective action within ten (10) business days.
Track and resolve files returned for correction or completion to ensure efficient resolutions.
Assist in the creation and documentation of award notices.
Maintain professional collaboration with program staff, emphasizing technical assistance, productivity, and team building.
Compile and report spending data broken down by CMS RHTP permissible use of fund and initiative for inclusion in Quarterly Progress Reports, Annual Program Reports, and the Final Evaluation Report.
Support data acquisition and integration activities with key state health data systems, including the NH All-Payer Claims Database, NH Health Information Organization, Medicaid MMIS, and the State Office of Rural Health, ensuring financial and utilization data are consistently coded and documented.
Assist in maintaining Data Use Agreement (DUA) registers, tracking renewal schedules, and ensuring all financial data assets and documentation are organized for transition to State ownership at contract close, consistent with 2 CFR Part 200 requirements.
Respond to GO-NORTH questions, data requests, and financial reporting inquiries within one (1) business day; notify GO-NORTH of any actual or potential risk to deadlines or CMS reporting requirements as soon as identified.
Participate actively in financial, compliance, construction, and QA/QC planning and status meetings.