RHTP Data and Evaluator Lead

Human Services Planner/Evaluator III (S) Grade: NC18 Salary Grade Range: $63,927.00 - $111,871.00 Recruitment Range: $63,927.00 - $84,624.00 Description of Work The Data & Evaluation Lead for the Rural Health Transformation Program will lead the strategic development, implementation, and oversight of data systems, evaluation frameworks, and reporting structures for activities supporting the projected $1B five‑year federally funded North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program (NCRHTP). The position oversees data reporting across all six initiatives including Chronic Disease, Physical Fitness, Food as Medicine, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders, Workforce Development, Sustainable Financing with value‑based payment models, and Digital Health. It is responsible for building and maintaining integrated reporting structures that meet requirements from CMS while informing state‑level decision‑making. Key Responsibilities

• 25%) Data System Management: Oversee integration of data across multiple work streams (clinical services, workforce programs, ROOTS Hubs activities, community‑based initiatives), ensuring the data infrastructure and system is interoperable, maintained and sustainable.
• 25%) Reporting Infrastructure & Visualization: Oversee development of standardized dashboards and reporting tools to track program performance, monitor milestones, and communicate insights to leadership and key stakeholders.
• 20%) Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead RHTP data and evaluation staff; provide data reporting technical assistance to ROOTS HUBs, academic partners, and internal divisions to strengthen data capacity, evaluation to ensure alignment with federal CMS priorities, state goals and health objectives.
• 15%) Federal Reporting: Plan the submission of required reports to CMS, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to federal guidelines tied to funding and program evaluation.
• 10%) Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement: Analyze data trends to identify disparities, gaps in rural service delivery, and opportunities for program refinement.

Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated experience in integrating, designing or managing complex data systems across public health, clinical, workforce, community‑based, or digital health areas. Advanced skills in developing dashboards, standardized reporting tools, and data visualizations for multiple stakeholder audiences using tools such as Power BI, Excel, Python, Tableau, or other software tools. Experience working with state or federal grant or cooperative agreements for large‑scale public health, rural health, mental health, or digital health programs combined with demonstrated ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks for multi‑initiative, statewide programs. Experience with leading multi‑disciplinary data teams that may consist of data analyst, business analyst, project managers and other personnel. Demonstrated experience with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights through presentations, written documents or other forms of media. Benefits Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, the NCFlex program, paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, and paid parental leave for eligible employees. EEO Statement The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to providing a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities, known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices. #J-18808-Ljbffr NC Department of Health and Human Services