This is a multi-year contract position with no benefits offered.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority is seeking a Behavioral Health Research Scientist to join our Evidence-to-Practice Research Institute. The Evidence to Practice Research Institute will serve as the research, evaluation, and innovation engine behind our mission. It will allow us to study what works, improve what we do, and design new solutions that meet the unique social needs of our region. This Institute will help ensure that every program we deliver is grounded in science, strengthened by data, and shaped by the lived experiences of the people we serve.
Through this initiative, we will:
Conduct applied research that addresses maternal health, addiction, trauma, disability, and social determinants of health
Evaluate and improve our programs to ensure measurable, meaningful outcomes
Translate research into practice so that evidence-based models reach the people who need them most
Build strong partnerships with universities, health systems, schools, insurance companies, and community organizations
Develop innovative pilot programs that can be scaled across the region and state
Strengthen our internal and external data systems to support real-time decision-making and accountability
Apply for federal, state, and philanthropic dollars to assist with research initiatives
Coordinate Grand Rounds training initiative
The Contractor reports to the Executive Director and the Director of Research.
The Contractor shall provide services and otherwise do all things necessary for or incidental to the performance of work, set forth below:
Contractor shall collect, enter, review, clean, organize, and analyze data as directed concerning agency programs and operations; scope and goals; and the policies, practices, methods, and procedures used to implement and maintain programs and agency operations, using agency-specified methodological procedures and analytic programs. Conducts literature reviews, designs studies, analyzes data, and presents findings through reports or publications.
Contractor shall utilize agency data to be obtained and/or entered, reviewed, cleaned, organized, prepared for data analyses, and analyzed, including, but not limited to:
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Publications
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Literature Reviews
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State and federal grant-related data
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Fiscal and revenue
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Equipment and material
Contractor shall research, utilize, implement, and demonstrate ongoing mastery of data analytic programs and methodological procedures as directed by the supervisor.
Goal/Purpose
Contractor shall demonstrate in-depth understanding of database development and/or maintenance and data analysis procedures, literature reviews, writing, demonstrating proficient use of varying electronic platforms, to include analytic software, as well as MS Office (Excel, Access, and Word) programs, and demonstrating ongoing “tech-savviness”, trouble-shooting, and problem-solving skills.
