Rural Health Transformation Project Evaluation Program Manager

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a strategic and results‑driven Program Evaluation Manager to help guide one of the Commonwealth’s most significant healthcare transformation initiatives. As part of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), this role offers a unique opportunity to influence how nearly $900 million in statewide investments improve healthcare access, strengthen rural health systems, and advance health outcomes for communities across Massachusetts.

This position is ideal for professionals who are passionate about public health, healthcare transformation, and using data‑driven evaluation to create lasting impact.

• Lead the planning, implementation, and oversight of evaluation activities for RHTP initiatives, ensuring alignment with program goals, policy priorities, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks, methodologies, performance measures, and reporting strategies that support accountability, continuous improvement, and evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Oversee evaluation contracts and vendor relationships, including scope development, contract administration, performance monitoring, deliverable review, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison between evaluation vendors, program leadership, governance bodies, and internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication and successful project execution.
• Manage evaluation project operations, including work plans, timelines, milestone tracking, reporting schedules, documentation, and coordination of key deliverables.
• Monitor the quality, accuracy, and relevance of evaluation outputs to ensure findings effectively support program improvement, policy development, and strategic planning efforts.
• Supervise and provide directions to evaluation staff, consultants, and project team members, including assigning priorities, monitoring performance, and supporting professional development.
• Coordinate evaluation‑related data collection, performance measurement activities, and reporting processes to support program monitoring and outcome assessment.
• Collaborate with RHTP leadership, policy teams, governance staff, healthcare partners, and external stakeholders to align evaluation activities with strategic and operational priorities.
• Translate evaluation findings into actionable recommendations that inform program operations, policy decisions, funding strategies, and healthcare system improvements across rural communities.
• Represent the evaluation function in meetings, work groups, and stakeholder forums while providing expertise on evaluation practices, performance management, and program effectiveness.
• Support emergency response and public health preparedness efforts as required, including performing evaluation‑related functions in support of emergency declarations or critical departmental initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience leading large‑scale public health, healthcare, or human services program evaluations that inform strategic planning, policy development, and operational improvement.
• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies, performance measurement frameworks, logic models, and continuous quality improvement practices.
• Experience with managing complex contracts, overseeing vendor performance, and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and deliverable timelines.
• Strong understanding of healthcare delivery systems, public health programs, healthcare financing, and state or federal healthcare policies.
• Proven ability to analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data and translate findings into actionable recommendations for diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience with developing executive‑level reports, presentations, dashboards, and other communication materials that support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to build collaborative relationships across government agencies, healthcare…