Public Health Data Analyst

Job Title: Public Health Data Analyst

Location: Boston MA 02108

Duration: 12 months possible ext

Summary

Supports health system planning emergency preparedness and public health surveillance by conducting epidemiologic analyses integrating multiple healthcare datasets developing data visualizations and translating findings into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiologic surveillance and analysis of healthcare utilization capacity workforce and service delivery data.
• Monitor syndromic surveillance and other near real-time data sources to identify emerging health system trends.
• Link clean and analyze multiple state and federal datasets using SAS SQL Snowflake or similar tools.
• Develop dashboards maps and visualizations using Tableau Power BI ArcGIS and related software.
• Assist with onboarding healthcare facilities to the Automated Capacity Occupancy Reporting Network (ACORN) to facilitate real-time capacity data submission with technical assistance and data quality review.
• Evaluate surveillance systems and recommend improvements to data quality validity and timeliness.
• Support emergency preparedness planning situational awareness and public health response activities.
• Develop reports data briefs presentations and policy recommendations for agency leadership and partners.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve health system planning and resilience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Epidemiology Public Health Biostatistics Health Informatics Data Science or related field.
• Experience with SAS and SQL.
• Experience with Tableau Power BI and/or ArcGIS.
• Knowledge of public health surveillance healthcare data systems and epidemiologic methods.
• Strong communication project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Core Competencies

Epidemiology Statistical analysis Data visualization GIS Health systems research Surveillance evaluation Scientific communication Emergency preparedness Collaboration

Required Skills:

Data Analysis