Job Title: Public Health Data Analyst Location: Boston, MA, 02108 Duration: 12+ Months Pay rate: $45.00/hr - $50.50 on W2 without benefits Shift: M-F 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.
Essential Duties and 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 HealthCare Client 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- Master's 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