[Hiring] Consultant, Health Equity Data & Evaluation @BME Strategies

Role Description

Working within the Monitoring, Evaluation, & Quality Improvement team, the Consultant, Health Equity Data & Evaluation plays a key role in designing, managing, and delivering data-driven projects that help public health agencies measure, understand, and advance health equity. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E), program evaluation, survey design and analysis, and performance measurement, with particular strength in health equity measurement, and is eager to help public health agencies build the systems they need to track and advance equity in their work. This position reports to the Managing Consultant, MEQI.

This role is an excellent fit for someone who is organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and energized by helping public health agencies advance health equity through data-informed decision-making. The ideal candidate enjoys translating complex data into clear, actionable insights, communicating findings to a range of audiences, and building strong, collaborative partnerships with agency staff and leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience in applied public health required, including 2 or more years in a consulting firm environment.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or a related field.
• Minimum 1-4 years of client-facing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in program evaluation, survey research, epidemiology, or a related analytic role, with a focus on health equity measurement.
• Direct work experience within state, local, or federal health departments, or experience supporting these agencies as clients strongly preferred.
• Experience with racial equity or health equity-focused data work strongly preferred.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills, including survey design and analysis.
• Proficient with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, R, Tableau, REDCap, or similar).
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for varied audiences.
• Skilled at guiding quality improvement sessions, evaluation discussions, and cross-team alignment meetings.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a remote, embedded-client environment.
• Familiarity with public health systems and practices at the state and local level.
• Understanding of evaluation frameworks, performance measurement, PDSA/QI (Plan-Do-Study-Act/Quality Improvement) methods, and health equity data practices.
• Familiarity with health equity standards, such as CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services), and/or strategic plans to advance racial equity is a plus.
• Alignment with BME’s shared values.

Requirements

• Leads or co-leads larger projects, technical and advisory, and contributes to project design.
• Independently driving work with minimal day-to-day/project oversight.
• May supervise Associates and Senior Associates.
• Manages projects to exemplary client satisfaction.
• Contributes to and/or leads proposals.

Benefits

• 6+ weeks total leave, including paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with 80% employer-paid coverage for the employee & 70% employer-paid coverage for dependents.
• Health FSA and dependent care FSA.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• One-time technology stipend.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• The salary range for this position is $87,360 - $120,640 annually.