Senior Associate, Public Health Data Improvement in Washington

The Government Performance Portfolio within Pew's Government Performance team provides the nonpartisan research, solutions, and momentum decision-makers need to ensure our institutions improve the health of people in the United States and enable them to successfully climb the economic ladder. Those goals are pursued through a wide range of the portfolio’s policy-focused projects, from ensuring states’ finances are prepared for future volatility, to unlocking gateways to mental health care, to addressing the nation’s lack of attainable housing.

Pew’s Government Performance team is successful when we:

• Foresee systemic challenges that could be avoided, mitigated, or resolved before they become insurmountable or politically toxic.
• Fill information gaps with data, research, and proven models.
• Hold leaders of institutions accountable to ensure they anticipate future challenges and operate efficiently.
• Minimise missed opportunities when people intersect with our nation’s institutions.

We hope policymakers, funding partners, and other stakeholders celebrate when Pew’s Government Performance team enters a new policy space, launches a new effort, or expands an existing project because they recognise we help:

• Elevate the public profile of a problem
• Demonstrate that success is possible
• Bring cohesion to siloed fields
• Create momentum for broader and lasting change

The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public health data strategy focuses on helping state public health agencies collect, analyse, and use high-quality data to better detect, prevent, and treat the nation's costliest and deadliest diseases. The public health data improvement (PHDI) project is a foundational component that sits within this larger vision. The PHDI team conducts research, provides technical assistance, and advocates for policies, resources, and public health department practices to enable the rapid, effective use of health data to advance Americans’ well-being. Specifically, Pew works to:

• Drive improvements in federal and state policies and practices to increase the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data sent to public health agencies.
• Demonstrate the benefits of improving electronic data-sharing for public health.
• Identify and share best practices to help public health agencies exchange, analyse, and use data to protect the health of communities.

The senior associate, public health data improvement, helps to advance policy, regulatory, and technological solutions to strengthen the collection, analysis, and use of data to prevent and respond to public health threats. To support this work, the senior associate works collaboratively with colleagues to engage with public health stakeholders and technology experts, conduct research, and craft recommendations for federal and state agencies.

This position, located in Pew’s Washington, D.C. office, reports to the senior officer, federal policy, public health data improvement, and participates in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year.

Responsibilities:

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.
• Conduct policy research and support the development of recommendations for federal policy and regulatory solutions to strengthen the collection, analysis, and use of public health data.
• Monitor and track key activities of federal and state governments, national public health organizations, and academia related to national interoperability initiatives and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, affecting the collection and analysis of public health data.
• Draft a range of written products and presentations to support internal and external communications.
• Plan, organize, and support the implementation of stakeholder meetings, conferences, and other events.
• Maintain and develop an understanding of emerging federal issues affecting public health data sharing by monitoring proposed federal policies, participating in conferences and convenings, and other professional development activities.
• Participate in activities that support project and Pew-wide objectives.

Requirements:

• Excellent applied research and analytical skills, including synthesising large sets of information and identifying key themes.
• Aptitude to apply a non-partisan, evidence-based approach to projects and campaigns that require support across the political spectrum.
• Demonstrated time and project management skills, including a capacity to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including a capacity to distil complex issues effectively and clearly. Skilled at writing quickly and succinctly as well as revising and editing based on input from a range of reviewers.
• Experience in public health, public policy, public administration, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Generally, four years of applicable experience.

Key attributes and preferred experience:

• Experience commissioning research and disseminating it to policymakers, the media, and the public.
• Familiarity with public health informatics, public health data, artificial intelligence, and federal interoperability initiatives.
• Skilled at developing and managing productive and collaborative relationships.
• Experience working on policy change with or for federal and/or state governments is highly preferred.

This position requires occasional domestic travel to meetings and conferences.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Salary Range: $79,900 - $89,300. The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pew’s commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need.

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics.

Location: Washington, DC (901 E)

Type: Full time