Senior Data and Evaluation Manager

Senior Data and Evaluation Manager

Remote #2247
Atlanta, GA
Area of Interest: Research
Position Type: Full-time

Position Description
This is a remote position and can be based anywhere within the U.S.

Job Summary
The Senior Data and Evaluation Manager supports the development of a strategic vision for monitoring and evaluation of the ACS National Roundtable & Coalitions team, and specifically leads data collection and analysis for CDC Cooperative Agreements. Day-to-day this position will manage a portfolio of work including the ACS Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Initiative and additional grant funded and internal national partnerships programs. This position works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including CDC, to update and implement the 5-year evaluation plan for the cooperative agreements. This position will provide evaluation tools, training, and technical assistance to ACS staff implementing interventions with CCC partners. This is a grant funded position funded through July 2024, and reports to the Director, Data & Evaluation.

Major Responsibilities

• Supports the development and implementation of mixed methodology evaluation plans for the cooperative agreement and ACS National Roundtables working closely with the program directors, ACS staff, and evaluation contractors.
• Develops, implements, and monitors data collection and quality control systems and processes.
• Creates, tests, and updates data collection forms and qualitative inquiry guides as needed in collaboration with the CDC and national stakeholders.
• Provides training and technical assistance on data collection and monitoring tools and activities to program partners, ACS Community Impact staff and others engaged in the delivery of the interventions.
• Manages the collection and storage of project data, including creation of database structures. Facilitates the collection of qualitative data including focus group or key informant interview moderation and transcription.
• Utilizes and informs standardized procedures to implement Salesforce data entry and reporting across the Roundtables & Coalitions team. Provide support and technical assistance to team members
• Analyzes project data using appropriate methodological techniques and interprets results in various formal and informal formats, such as reports and presentations. This includes statistical analysis of simple quantitative data or qualitative analysis techniques (i.e. content analysis, narrative analysis, or grounded theory approaches)
• Designs and develops monitoring tools and dashboards with data visualization software (i.e. Tableau, Power BI) to share program results.
• Develop products to share relevant and timely programmatic stories (i.e. success stories, case studies, infographics on program highlights).
• Participates in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on project accomplishments.
• Serves as program lead for responding to internal and external data requests.
• Continually identifies and implements opportunities to improve data systems and processes.
• Coordinates across ACS National Roundtable & Coalitions initiatives to promote strategic alignment of data systems and processes.
• Conducts performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement of the program’s capacity building assistance plan with the evaluation director and the evaluation contractor.
• Attends periodic meetings and trainings in Atlanta, GA, primarily, but other locations as needed.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Position Requirements
Formal Knowledge

• Advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) in public health, behavioral sciences, health education, sociology or other science discipline where mixed methods or qualitative data management and data analysis are key professional skills required.
• Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in public health, evaluation, behavioral sciences, health education, sociology or equivalent, with 5+ years of relevant mixed methods or qualitative data management, analysis and reporting experience will be considered.

Skills:

• Specific knowledge related to cancer control data preferred.
• Specific knowledge related to Collective Impact preferred.
• Demonstrated capability to logically develop data processes and provide a clear written and graphical description of the process.
• Demonstrated ability to visualize and present data for dissemination with limited supervision and attention to details.
• Demonstrated ability to interact, collaborate, plan, and effectively communicate with customers of various backgrounds, technical expertise, and goals.
• Demonstrated ability to present technical topics effectively to groups of diverse size and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to interact and effectively communicate with multiple project leads virtually.
• Demonstrated ability to set and meet deadlines and maintain schedules for deliverables related to multiple project component.

Required knowledge, experience, and, proficiency in:

• Creating summaries and reports using data visualization tools (i.e. Canva, Tableau, PowerBI or similar tools).
• Creating and manipulating data tables in Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
• Data analysis using a professional analytic software package for quantitative analysis (R, Stata or similar tools) or qualitative analysis (MaxQDA or similar tools).

Optional/desired: Knowledge or experience with REDCap, Salesforce, Adobe Pro, or similar tools.

Special Mental or Physical Demands:

• Capacity to travel up to 15% time.
• Position is remote.

The starting rate is $70,000 – $83,000. The final candidate’s relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

The American Cancer Society has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.