The Public Health Data Scientist supports the organization as a subject matter expert and principal lead for public health data, as well as indicators of population-level health and community conditions. This position is also responsible for leading the measurement of MHM’s long-term strategic impact, as well as MHM’s influence on systems change. This position develops meaningful data reports and synthesizes information to enable execution of MHM’s mission and progress toward achievement of its vision in advancing health equity.
Requirements
- Five years of experience with statistical analysis and gathering and reporting secondary population-level data required.
- Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and produce professional-level data visualizations required.
- Knowledge of multiple data visualization tools highly preferred.
- Experience with GIS mapping highly preferred.
- Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools, the Internet, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
- Must be able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and create elaborate reports.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze demographics, statistics, and other information from multiple sources to identify trends and to develop insights.
- Monitor, analyze, and interpret external community conditions identified by MHM’s Impact Team, Strategy & Impact Department, and MHM leadership. This includes maintaining MHM’s Community Conditions Dashboard.
- Develop and work with large and complex population-level data sets.
- Explore and mine data from multiple perspectives to distill meaning.
- Conduct statistical modeling and implement automated processes for efficiently producing scale models.
- Develop custom algorithms to solve analytical problems.
- Perform data visualization and develop products for communication of data.
Other
- Master’s level degree in Social/Behavioral sciences, Public Health, or related field required. PhD preferred.
- Five years of community development, public health, research, and/or non-profit experience preferred.
- Must have superior conceptual, analytical, change management, and organizational skills.
- Must be able to convene, facilitate and coordinate strategic activities that require cross- functions.
- Must have superior relationship development skills and experience, skills in influencing others and making a case, as well as the ability to engage with internal and external constituents.
