The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) seeks an experienced public health professional to provide organizational and epidemiologic leadership as the Deputy Director of the Office of Statistics and Evaluation (OSE) in the Bureau of Community Health and Prevention. To serve in this capacity, the OSE Deputy Director will have strong epidemiologic methodologic expertise, a demonstrated history of transformational organizational leadership, strong staff management skills, experience implementing complex projects and multiple deadlines, and a deep understanding of root causes and risk factors for community health. This position will support the Director of OSE and will collaborate closely with the Bureau Director and Bureau Deputy Directors to oversee strategic planning, support the development of epidemiologic/data infrastructure, coordinated communication, deployment of health equity initiatives, robust analytic methods, and participation in interdisciplinary cross-divisional data initiatives.

The Deputy Director will be responsible for the coordination and oversight of epidemiological support and staff for one of the two programmatic branches within BCHAP, either the Healthy Youth, Violence and Injury Prevention Branch, or the Prevention and Wellness Branch. Content areas will be determined based on the incumbent’s background and expertise.  Together, these branches cover topics ranging from tobacco, cancer, violence and injury prevention, oral health, sexual health, rural health, community health workers, the built environment, school wellness, sexual assault, family planning, domestic violence, food access, transportation, integrated chronic disease prevention, positive youth development, suicide, overdoses, and more.  Experience in one or more of these specific topic areas is preferred.  The incumbent will also need to demonstrate a strong ability to integrate a health equity lens into any work done in these areas.

Duties and Responsibilities (These duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive):

• Partnering with the Director and Bureau leadership to implement a strong vision for organizational change. This includes partnering with the director to develop data-driven strategic plans for OSE as well as the programs we support to help us better understand the most pressing health problems facing the Commonwealth, how effective we have been in addressing them, who is disproportionately impacted by these problems, and where we should prioritize our efforts in the future.  The Deputy will be expected to lead identification of new standard operating procedures, technical assistance, dissemination products, and guidance needed to better fulfill our core epidemiologic functions in alignment with the Office and Bureau’s mission. 
• Maintenance of day-to-day data infrastructure for the Office. The Deputy will work with the Director to ensure core data infrastructure is maintained for OSE including maintenance of privacy and confidentiality standards, institutional review board applications and requirements, document reviewing, fulfilling of data requests, involvement in quality improvement and assurance initiatives, deployment of consistent health equity standards, responsiveness to policy and legislative data needs, and advocacy for data infrastructure and modernization.  The Deputy will be part of the OSE management team which coordinates operations for the Office, including liaising with Human Relations, Information Technology, and Labor Relations. 
• Staff management. The Deputy will be expected to provide strong supervision and mentoring for senior epidemiologists within their topic areas, as well as oversee the grant applications, hiring, and human resource needs of all epidemiologic staff in those content areas. They will also partner with the director to identify and support staff professional development needs, and to create a nurturing, collaborative, supportive work environment for all OSE staff.
• Strong epidemiological methodological skills for oversight of all evaluation, surveillance, and research projects.  The Deputy will partner with the Director and senior epidemiologists to ensure rigorous methodologic standards are applied to all evaluation, surveillance, and research projects within their content areas by providing grant writing support, staff technical assistance, analytic guidance, review/editing of dissemination products, input on evaluation plans/reports, and more.  Supporting staff in the application of rigorous methods to better understand and explain health disparities will be a core responsibility of the position.
• Representation of OSE and BCHAP in inter-bureau/inter-agency data initiatives.  The Deputy will work with the director and bureau leadership to represent the bureau and office in a range of inter-bureau, inter-agency, and externally facing stakeholder collaborations related to the topics they cover, data infrastructure overall, and cross cutting health equity concerns.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated history of data driven, health equity informed strategic planning experience.
• Strong scientific writing skills and health communication skills across a range of audiences (e.g. peer review to lay persons).
• Strong project management skills and interest in operational development.
• Proficiency in statistical programming and data analysis skills in multiple programs including SAS, ArcGIS, R project, etc.
• A strong history of operationalizing health equity frameworks through advanced data analyses.
• A strong history of working translationally across content areas.
• A strong history of effective staff supervision and mentoring.
• A demonstrated history of effective community and stakeholder engagement.
• Established expertise with multiple health data sets including but not limited to: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Youth Health Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Hospital Discharge Datasets (casemix), MassGIS layers, claims data, EMR data, American Community Survey.

About the Department of Public Health:

The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth.
 
We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states according to comparative analyses, but we face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities.
 
DPH coordinates programs and policies to address specific diseases and conditions and offer services to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We also develop, implement, promote, and enforce regulations and policies to assure that the conditions under which people live are most conducive to health and enable people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We license health professionals, healthcare facilities and a variety of businesses that impact public health. We operate the state laboratory and four public health hospitals. We monitor health status and manage vital records including births, marriages and deaths. We educate people about public health issues and work closely with local boards of health and community partners to identify and solve public health problems.

More information can be found at: MA Department of Public Health

Pre-Hire Process:

A tax & background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Human Resources Division prior to the candidate being hired.

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. 

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website.

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For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800- 510- 4122 Ext. #2.

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MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) five (5) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration or clinical management of which (B) at least one (1) year must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.

II. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.

III. A Graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.

IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

Comprehensive Benefits

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Executive Order #595: As a condition of employment, successful applicants will be required to have received COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption as of their start date. Details relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants selected for employment. Applicants who receive an offer of employment who can provide documentation that the vaccine is medically contraindicated or who object to vaccination due to a sincerely held religious belief may make a request for exemption.

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The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.  Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements.  We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.