Grant Evaluation Lead

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Organization: Cahaba Medical Care Foundation

Department: The HIVE (Hub for HIV Excellence), Graduate Medical Education

Reports to: Principal Investigator, STRIVE NEXT, with dotted-line support to Cahaba leadership for organization-wide evaluation

Status: Full-time (1.0 FTE), exempt

Location: Birmingham, Alabama, hybrid options available

Position summary

The Evaluation Lead owns program evaluation and federal performance reporting for STRIVE NEXT, a four-year HRSA cooperative agreement (HRSA-26-108) that makes Cahaba the national coordinating hub for HIV clinical training in primary care residency programs. The Evaluation Lead designs and runs the data systems that show whether the program works across 8 to 10 partner residency programs. This role is also intended to grow Cahaba's evaluation and data capacity more broadly: supporting other grants, GME programs, quality improvement, and grant applications across the organization.

Key responsibilities

Finalize the evaluation plan and data collection instruments with HRSA, including the OMB-approved AETC evaluation tools

Administer and manage the resident pre- and post-competency and confidence assessments and the alumni practice survey

Collect and validate quarterly performance data from partner sites

Build and maintain network dashboards for leadership, partner sites, and HRSA

Lead quarterly performance reviews and continuous quality improvement cycles with the Project Director

Prepare evaluation content for annual progress reports and federal performance reports

Track graduate outcomes, including residents practicing HIV care in Ending the HIV Epidemic jurisdictions

Support presentations, publications, and the replication toolkit with the PI

Prepare data and performance updates for monthly HRSA project officer check-ins and bimonthly AETC meetings

Stay current on AETC and HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau data collection requirements, evaluation tools, and reporting systems

Organization-wide evaluation and data (as assigned)

Provide evaluation design, data analysis, and reporting for other Cahaba grants and programs

Support graduate medical education outcome tracking and accreditation data needs

Help write evaluation plans and logic models for new grant applications

Support clinical quality improvement projects and data-driven decision making across the organization

Qualifications

Required

Master's degree in public health, evaluation, epidemiology, biostatistics, education, social science, or a related field

At least 3 years of experience evaluating health, education, or workforce programs

Skill in survey design, quantitative analysis, and data visualization (for example Excel, R, Stata, SAS, or SPSS, plus Tableau, Power BI, or similar)

Experience with federal performance reporting

Clear writing and the ability to explain data to clinical and non-technical audiences

Preferred

Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, or EdD) or equivalent evaluation experience

Experience evaluating HRSA-funded or multi-site programs

Familiarity with AETC evaluation requirements or HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau reporting

Experience with REDCap, Qualtrics, or similar data collection platforms

Background in graduate medical education, competency-based assessment, community health centers, or HIV

Funding and effort

This position is funded primarily through a federal HRSA cooperative agreement and is designated key personnel. Time spent on other Cahaba initiatives will be documented through time and effort reporting and allocated to the appropriate funding source.

Cahaba Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer.