Director Of Research And Evaluation

Provides leadership for the design and direction of research and evaluation projects that fulfill NHF’s mission to improve the health of individuals and underserved communities by acting on social determinants of health and bridging gaps in the healthcare system. Applies high-level professional experience and independent judgment to manage and oversee research projects and initiatives and works collaboratively with NHF staff to ensure all programs are evidence-based and appropriately evaluated to demonstrate impact.

Important Information

• This is an exempt position with the salary range being $100-$140k. (Subject to experience)
• This position is fully on site Monday- Thursday with Friday being work from home.

Responsibilities

To help NHF meet its growth goals, the Director of Research and Evaluation will:

• Conduct statistical analyses (beyond descriptive statistics) on raw data in order to understand, interpret and communicate the meaning and relevance of the data
• Identify potential for replication of survey tools or deployment of tools to other populations and communities
• Act as lead investigator on any research projects, design and implement data collection protocol, and monitor the quality of the data being collected for all NHF programs
• Create protocol for secure data collection, storage, and retrieval
• Create comprehensive reports interpreting data and documenting program outcomes, and disseminate research results to funders, external policy makers, and the scholarly community in the health care field by authoring articles in professional publications, peer-reviewed journals, and giving presentations at meetings and conferences
• Oversee and provide leadership to NHF in two key areas: organizational impact and project-specific research and evaluation efforts
• Develop and document comprehensive models of program intervention, including logic model, theory of change, levels of intervention and fidelity measures
• Create overall evaluation frameworks that can be deployed to measure impact, including ongoing fidelity assurance and program assessment options
• Understand when Institutional Review Board approval is necessary for research projects, identify a potential IRB for consultation, and work to meet their requirements
• Identify, evaluate, supervise, and provide constructive input on internal and external research needs, opportunities, and priorities
• Create comprehensive data collection tools, considering the purpose of the evaluations, available baseline data, users of the tool, collection processes, usage of the results, and method incorporated

Requirements

• Ability to master a wide range of information; develop areas of expertise and transfer knowledge into applicable community program
• Ability to provide broad leadership for organization’s research and evaluation efforts; oversee staff and consultants
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to exemplify and promote flexibility and adaptability with programmatic and fiscal changes
• Ability to run focus group and create survey instruments both written and digital
• Provision of own transportation; valid California driver’s license; automobile insurance
• Substantial experience with computers, statistical/analytic and database management software
• Graduate level degree (in public health, statistics, behavioral or social sciences) or professional background to adequately assume responsibilities (prefer minimum of five plus years of increasingly responsible experience in research and evaluation, healthcare, community organizing or other related fields)
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, using communication techniques/language appropriate to the circumstances, including publications in professional journals
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and analyses
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative
• Ability to support organizational goals, structure, and dynamics
• Ability to collect, interpret and report statistical data

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry 15 pounds; travel to meetings
• Automobile, telephone, desktop/laptop computers, printers, fax and copy machines, calculator
• Office environment: heat/air conditioning; florescent lighting
• Sitting (85-90% of time), word processing (70- 80% of time); occasional bending, stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs
• Equipment Used to Perform Tasks:

Benefits

National Health Foundation (NHF) is guided by a mission to improve the health of individuals and underserved communities by acting on the social determinants of health and bridging the gaps in the healthcare system. All people, regardless of who they are or where they live, can achieve their highest level of health. NHF works within communities to identify and advance solutions that remove barriers and promote health for all who live there.

Research has demonstrated that one of the clearest determinants of health –and health disparities– is where people live. A person’s physical environment, employment opportunities,

community safety, and access healthcare providers, (and more) all impact health and are local in nature. The largest health disparities emerge in neighborhoods experiencing poverty and in communities of color. These social determinants can help or hinder a person’s ability to make healthy decisions. People are not homeless; they experience homelessness. People suffering from diabetes may understand what they should be eating, but it does not matter if they cannot purchase fresh produce in their own neighborhood. Physical fitness might be a top priority for everyone, but crime and unlit parks might prevent that from happening. Health starts where people live, learn, work and play.

NHF is committed to addressing the root causes of health disparities by working hand in hand with communities. We empower teens and adults to advocate for their health and identify needed changes in their neighborhoods. Then we help develop and support the community’s vision of health by cultivating partnerships to deliver programs and services that are empathetic and inclusive. We observe, measure, and learn, and repeat as needed.

National Health Foundation is addressing the social determinants of health using a number of research-proven strategies. We are targeting Food Access, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of health and fresh foods in under-resourced communities, Housing/Recuperative Care, with a focus on providing shelter and care for individuals who have been released from the hospital, the Built Environment, prioritizing the removal of the barriers to health in the Historic South Los Angeles community, and Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education. For further details on the programs, please visit our site at: http://nationalhealthfoundation.org/