Data Analyst / Program Evaluator - Public Mental Health Partnership

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Posted Date 11/18/2024 Salary Range: $68800 - 141000 Annually Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 20618

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Semel Institute's UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership (PMHP) is seeking a full time Program Evaluator/Data Analyst who will evaluate and refine measurement strategies; develop evaluation tools and measurement batteries; collect, analyze, and interpret data; and manage various program evaluation data set to address the needs of the unhoused and the systems that serve them. You will also successfully interface with external county and state public service system stakeholders at all levels. You will also disseminate program evaluation results in a manner accessible to academic, public agency, and community stakeholders. 

Duties to be performed can include:

• Consult with PMHP staff to manage various program evaluation and research activities related to evaluation and data projects, including developing evaluation designs, goals and objectives; identifying and/or developing instruments (e.g. surveys, interview protocols, criterion-referenced tests, etc.); and evaluating measurement approaches appropriate to process and outcome evaluations
• Collect, analyze, and/or interpret quantitative data including administrative and health record data using Excel, SPSS, and/or other statistical software
• Responsible for data management (e.g., importing, and exporting data in various applications, cleaning data and resolving data inconsistencies, restructuring and/or merging data sets, running queries on data sets, and preparing data sets for analysis)
• Consult with PMHP staff to interpret and disseminate program evaluation results, and develop written reports, presentations and data dashboards for internal PMHP staff as well as external county, state, and community audiences
• Initiate and maintain effective working relationships with county and state public agency staff at all levels and other evaluation stakeholders.
• Interface with county and state agency staff to help stakeholders apply evaluation results to community mental health-related quality assurance and quality improvement goals and strategies
• Conduct literature reviews, qualitative data collection and analysis, and other research/evaluation duties as needed
• Train and develop staff to use continuous quality improvement and performance based care methods
• Represent the University in a professional manner
• Perform other duties as assigned

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