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, Required

• 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.