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. The role will be responsible for conducting analyses, developing reports and dashboards, supporting grant-required evaluation activities, and translating findings into actionable recommendations for CT DPH and program stakeholders.

This role is well suited for a candidate with strong quantitative and analytical skills and a commitment to using data to improve population health outcomes and reduce tobacco-related disparities. Duties to include but not limited to:

• 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.
• Apply established research methods and statistical techniques to answer programmatic and policy-relevant questions.
• Work collaboratively across project and program teams.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of healthcare quality measures, performance improvement methodologies, and health equity frameworks.
• Familiarity with electronic health record and healthcare claims data.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of research design, measurement, and evaluation methodologies.
• Ability to create meaningful data visualizations and executive-level reports.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations that support decision-making and program improvement.

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. Actual salary range and /or hourly rate depends on a variety of factors including experience, education, credentials, location, and budget.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.

IPRO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or military status, or any other category protected under applicable law.