Evaluator, Population Health

Cottage Health
United States, California, Santa Barbara
Mar 27, 2025
Cottage Health seeks an Evaluator, Population Health responsible for supporting evaluation efforts to understand the impact of Population Health's programs and initiatives on the intended populations. The evaluator will provide expertise, direct support, and coordination on multiple evaluation projects. They will also support with the development of evaluation tools and resources to build internal and external evaluation capacity. QUALIFICATIONS: All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently. Education: Minimum: Bachelor's degree in public health, behavioral health, social sciences, evaluation, or similar field. Preferred: Master's degree in public health, social sciences, evaluation, MBA or similar field or equivalent work experience. Technical Requirements: Minimum: Proficient in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Advanced computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Preferred: Familiarity with secondary data sources such as County Health Rankings, CDC Wonder, etc. Experience with EPIC, McKesson, SQL Server, Oracle, SPSS, Stata ARC-GIS, and/or comparable software. Years of Related Work Experience: Minimum: 3 years in conducting population health or public health research and/or evaluation. Preferred: 10 years of experience in evaluation and/or data analysis. Experience with research and data collection. About Us Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love. Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter. If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.