Public Health Data Scientist

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Public Health Data Scientist serves as the organization's principal subject matter expert on population-level health and community conditions data.

The role supports measurement of MHM's long-term strategic impact and systems-change influence and synthesizes complex information into meaningful reports that inform strategy, advance health equity, and guide organizational decision-making.

Salary

The annual salary rate begins at $83,423.

Mid range at $106,365.

Actual starting rate will be commensurate with experience and education.

Scope and Impact

This role leads organizational efforts related to public health data, including the development and maintenance of major data systems such as the Community Conditions Dashboard.

Responsibilities span MHM's entire 74-county service area, influencing organizational strategy, Board-level decision-making, and cross-sector partnerships.

The position manages multiple projects simultaneously and collaborates widely across departments and with external partners.

Decision-Making Authority

The Public Health Data Scientist operates with significant independence in data analysis, interpretation, development of recommendations, and creation of data tools and algorithms.

The role provides expert guidance to leaders, influences strategic decisions, and ensures high-quality data governance.

The position also oversees external data contracts and recommends adoption of new tools, indicators, and methodologies.

Interactions / Working Relationships

The position collaborates frequently with internal departments, the Strategy & Impact team, senior leadership, the MHM Board of Directors, external organizations, community partners, persons with lived experience, grassroots organizations, patients, and clients.

Interactions include data collection, interpretation, presentations, project coordination, and cross-functional strategic alignment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Serve as MHM's lead expert for population-level health and community conditions data (20%).

Measure long-term strategic impact and systems-change influence, including forecasting opportunities and barriers (10%).

Develop, manage, and analyze large, complex data sets, including statistical modeling, algorithm development, and data mining (15%).

Create data visualizations, dashboards, maps, and communication products, including maintaining the Community Conditions Dashboard (10%).

Synthesize insights to inform strategy and recommendations for leadership and the Board, presenting complex information to varied audiences (10%).

Identify, recommend, and monitor new community indicators and data sources while applying an equity lens (10%).

Lead or support data projects across the organization, providing guidance on collection, interpretation, and reporting (10%).

Manage data quality, develop new procedures, implement software, and train stakeholders to improve data workfl...