Location: Chicago, Illinois
Hospital: Rush University Medical Center
Department: West Side United
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: 8 Hr (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
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Pay Range: $38.02 - $55.18 per hour
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Summary:
Introduction: Rush University Medical Center (Rush) has served as the initiator and incubator for West Side United (WSU), a health collaborative that engages anchor institutions, community-based organizations, the faith community, residents, government agencies, and the Chicago business and civic community. The mission of WSU is to build health and economic vitality in ten neighborhoods located on the West Side (Austin, Lower West Side, North/South Lawndale, East/West Garfield Park, West Town, Near West Side, Humboldt Park and Belmont-Cragin). We will achieve this mission through partnerships with residents, health care institutions, community leaders and organizations by scaling the impact of existing initiatives, developing new programs, and providing coordinated support to existing neighborhood networks of community-based organizations. WSU seeks to address systemic health inequities through robust programming and partnerships.
Rush is seeking a Manager of Data and Evaluation to provide strategic direction and leadership in support of WSU's research and analysis efforts to close the gap in life expectancy outcomes between West Side residents and those living in more affluent areas of Chicago. Our work supports effective, data-driven decision making for programs in areas including care delivery systems, behavioral health, community partnerships, and aging services.
General Summary The Manager of Data and Evaluation will lead evaluation efforts and support data analysis for programs related to West Side United, currently housed within the Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement. Reporting to the WSU Chief Operations Officer, the Manager of Data and Evaluation will spearhead the organization's research agenda, data analytics and evaluation. The Manager will closely coordinate with the program team and external stakeholders to provide outcome and impact data. The Manager of Data and Evaluation will work with program leadership to develop strategy and oversee all evaluation planning and implementation, data management, analysis, and reporting for the programs.
This role supports the Rush mission, vision, and values, and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
Other information:
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in public health, public policy or related field
• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in program evaluation, data analysis, research, or performance measurement, particularly in public health or community-based settings.
• Strong proficiency in statistical software (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS, Stata) and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
• Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including survey design, focus groups, and interviews.
• Ability to analyze large, complex data sets, synthesize findings, and translate them into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Experience in leading evaluation efforts across programs and managing a team of analysts, fellows, or interns.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including program staff, leadership, funders, senior executives, and community organizations.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience aligning evaluation efforts to organizational frameworks and strategic goals.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences through reports, presentations, and visualizations.
• Demonstrated understanding of health equity and systemic health inequities, particularly in under-resourced communities.
• Effectively adapt to rapid changes in project or data requirements, priorities, and changing directions.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to Rush and West Side United's mission to advance health and economic vitality in Chicago's West Side communities.
Preferred Qualifications
• Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Data Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience working in community-based settings or partnerships, particularly in urban or under-resourced communities.
• Prior experience leading evaluation planning and/or Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives across multiple programs.
• Proficiency in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for spatial data analysis.
• Experience providing technical assistance or evaluation training.
• Experience in grant writing and securing external funding for research or evaluation projects.
Disclaimer:
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.
Responsibilities:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Work with the Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer to align evaluation efforts to WSU's measurement framework.
• Advise executive leadership by translating evaluation findings and program data into actionable recommendations that support strategic planning and organizational learning.
• Lead the development and implementation of organization-wide data and evaluation plans.
• Build infrastructure to maintain a clear and up-to-date record of WSU's progress towards programmatic goals.
• Provide strategic oversight and governance for evaluation activities across programs, ensuring staff, external evaluators, and consultants remain aligned with evaluation plans, timelines, quality standards, and organizational priorities.
• As organizational funding allows, onboard and manage any new data and evaluation staff or consultants.
• Provide leadership and technical assistance to data staff, fellows, interns, and external evaluation partners in support of WSU's evaluation agenda.
• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on evaluation strategy, performance measurement, and data governance.
• Use quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies (such as surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation techniques) and deploy these methods in applied settings to fulfill evaluation plans.
• Develop analytic data sets for operations and research and use statistical software to analyze data sets as requested by program leaders.
• Conduct analyses and report findings to internal and external audiences using a variety of reporting mediums including reports, white papers, presentations, journal articles, and visualization; Build a system and process for packaging and communicating program outputs. Manage consultants or external partners who support reporting needs.
• Direct quality improvement (QI) efforts across programs by leading QI assessment processes, identifying improvement areas, and instructing program directors and staff on strategic direction and implementation.
• Participate in and lead grant writing for external funding of new projects.
