Director, Health Equity and Epidemiology
Company: Montgomery County Pennsylvania
Location: Norristown
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
SUMMARY
The Director, Health Equity and Epidemiology (HEE) is a member of
the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), Office of Public Health (OPH) Leadership Team, uses
population health approaches and plays a leading role in
development and implementation of the Department's health equity
strategy. The Director oversees data gathering, analysis,
interpretation, and dissemination related to public health
planning, programming, and policy. The Director collaborates with
colleagues within HHS and across the County to support the use of
data to inform public health and human services program, practice,
and policy.
The person holding this role brings demonstrated experience in the
translation of evidence into policy and practice, while
understanding of the role of social structures and social
determinants on population health and wellness. The ideal candidate
understands structural biases, including systemic racism that
creates and perpetuates health disparities and has experience
working at a systems level to address root causes of these health
inequities. An essential element of this work is the ability to
work with partners internally and externally and to build or
maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders across
disciplines and perspectives.
This is considered an Essential Position within the Office of
Public Health. Essential Employees are obligated to report to work
as scheduled or remain at work during emergencies. Essential
employees conduct essential job functions or assigned emergency
duties which may involve assignments within the Department
Operations Center, Emergency Operations Center, deployment to a
field location to participate in public health activities, or other
duties as required during periods of emergency. If received,
emergency assignments may be performed under adverse conditions and
continue for periods ranging from a few hours to several weeks,
months, etc.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages team of epidemiologists and is responsible for setting
and monitoring annual team goals, measurable objectives, and
activities; workforce and leadership pipeline planning and
development; and planning and monitoring of budget for epidemiology
team;
- Identifies and communicates division priorities, goals, and
objectives, and ensures alignment with and completion of work plans
in alignment with Act 315 and other local, state, and federal
requirements;
- Actively participates in developing and implementing
Department/Office Strategic priorities.
- Establishes and monitors standards of practice, protocols, and
policies related to collection, analysis, and use of public health
data;
- Monitors and advises OPH and HHS leadership on issues of
epidemiology, patterns of morbidity and mortality, and health risks
in the county population to inform public health programs and
policy objectives;
- Identifies and develops evidence-informed interventions and
monitoring strategies to meet the health equity and population
health targets;
- Makes recommendations on and supports development,
implementation, evaluation, and improvement of databases to ensure
that data collection systems meet programmatic needs to support
informed programmatic decisions;
- Develops and maintains a publicly accessible demographic report
and health equity profile, prepares reports, and translates
findings for a variety of audiences;
- Leads the development of Community Health Assessment, including
selecting and organizing presentation of secondary data, and
collection and presentation of primary data;
- Leads public health efforts to reduce disparities;
- Provides technical expertise in research and data analysis and
interpretation to OPH programs, including the application of
research and use of public health data to inform and evaluate
health of the population;
- Establishes relationships with academic and research partners
related to emerging issues related to HHS strategic plan, mission
and goals, public health workforce pipeline, and development of
community engaged research addressing health inequities impacting
county residents;
- Ensures that public health program and policy goals and
objectives are data-informed, consistent, and
mutually-reinforcing;
- Works in close partnership with other HHS offices and county
departments to ensure streamlined data collection and
analytics;
- Leverages data systems across departments and prepares
actionable data briefs and reports to inform practice and policy
across county and community agencies;
- Directs the development of, or functions as lead author on,
reports and manuscripts that address complex public health and
health equity issues having broad implications for public health
practices and policies;
- Represents the HHS Office of Public Health in public forums,
partner meetings, and other spaces, as needed;
- Other duties as assigned by the Health Administrator and/or
Deputy Administrator of Operations and Culture.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Master's degree in public health or public administration,
doctoral degree preferred. Specialization in epidemiology, health
informatics, or prevention science preferred;
- At least seven years' experience in public health,
epidemiology, data and informatics, and/or public health research
and evaluation;
- At least five years' experience working with public health data
systems; and familiarity with electronic health records
systems;
- At least five years management or leadership experience
demonstrating flexible situational leadership, self-awareness, and
ability to establish and steward trust-based, collaborative
relationships;
- Demonstrated experience applying an equity and inclusion lens
in the development and implementation of public health research and
evaluation;
- Demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable
information for public health practice and policy;
- Demonstrated experience writing project proposals, needs
statements using population and program-level data, and data briefs
for a variety of audiences;
- Adept at collaboration with multiple levels and types of
stakeholders;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to analyze and solve complex problems;
- Strong mapping abilities using software (e.g., ArcGIS, Leaflet)
a plus;
- Experience with interactive data visualization (e.g., Tableau,
Shiny, Microsoft Power BI);
- Have or can obtain within 60 days of hire CITI certification
for human subject research;
- Required travel throughout the County and the Commonwealth as
necessary; must have reliable means of transportation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is
frequently required to stand, walk, drive an emergency vehicle,
wear Personal Protective Equipment (including respiratory
protection), and participate in physically strenuous activities.
These physical activities may include: reaching or working with
arms above shoulders; bending, twisting or rotating at the waist;
kneeling, crouching or squatting; climbing stairs; climbing
ladders; pushing, lifting, or carrying objects 50 pounds or
heavier; and work in a noisy environment; and work in adverse
weather conditions. The employee must successfully pass a medical
evaluation as outlined in the Montgomery County Special Operations
Policy Manual. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Most
of this position can be done from a remote location with scheduled
in-person or field locations as needed.
Keywords: Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Lower Merion , Director, Health Equity and Epidemiology, Healthcare , Norristown, Pennsylvania
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