Senior Consultant, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement (MEQI)

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Job Title: Senior Consultant, MEQI Location: Remote Description Founded in 2004, BME Strategies is a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs for local, regional, and state government partners. Our work supports evidence-based, community-driven solutions that strengthen public health systems and advance equity across the communities we serve. At BME, our clients are on the front lines of Public Health. Priorities may shift but our commitment to supporting our partners does not. We take pride in having multi-year, multi-project engagements, often working closely as an extension of their staff. Our success comes from our shared values: a bias toward action; optimistically collaborative; willingness to navigate ambiguity; minimal ego - no job is too small or big; pursuing the equitable solution; always learning, and; committed to quality at every stage. Position Overview The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement (MEQI) Senior Consultant plays a key role in designing, managing, and delivering evaluation, assessment, and quality improvement projects for state and local public health clients. Senior Consultants at this level work across BME's MEQI service pillars (Participatory Local Evidence, Continuous Improvement, Evidence at Scale, and Data Modernization & Interoperability) and may contribute to one or more pillars depending on project need and candidate expertise. Engagements with an Evidence at Scale focus are the most likely placement for candidates with strong evaluation methodology backgrounds. This position will report to an Associate Principal within the MEQI practice. This role is an excellent fit for someone who combines strong evaluation methodology and analytical skills with the project management and coordination instincts needed to run complex, multi-stakeholder engagements well. The ideal candidate is as invested in the systems that hold a project together as in the analysis itself, communicates fluently with clients and partners at varying levels of technical sophistication, and is energized by translating rigorous methods into actionable findings for public health decision-makers. Experience in a management consulting firm is required. Key Responsibilities BME Org-Wide Responsibilities for Senior Consultants (Subject Matter Experts): Senior Consultant roles at BME consist of approximately 85% project work, 5% administrative work, and 10% business development. Leads project design and attends to client relationships. May serve as a technical expert and/or individual contributor on highly specialized workstreams. Minimal project oversight needed. Manages projects to exemplary client satisfaction. Recognizes business opportunities with existing clients and works with leadership to pursue. Proactively does outreach and sourcing of new clients. Sources RFPs of interest. Additional Responsibilities: Evaluation, Assessment & Quality Improvement: Design and implement evaluation frameworks, including logic model development, indicator design, data collection planning, analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Conduct epidemiologic analyses, surveillance reviews, community health assessments, and other data-driven assessments that inform client priorities. Apply contribution analysis and other evaluative approaches appropriate for complex, multi-initiative public health programs. Support quality improvement engagements, including identifying improvement opportunities, facilitating QI projects, and developing related tools and guidance. Support public health accreditation (PHAB) readiness where assigned, including performance management systems, documentation review, and domain mapping. Project Leadership & Client Coordination: Serve as project manager and day-to-day client contact on assigned engagements, keeping projects on scope, schedule, and budget. Coordinate across internal team members, client staff, subcontractors, and partner

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