Requisition Number

1956

Number of Openings

1

Job Description

• Manage the data governance process, including the implementation of strategies for
  effective standards, practices, and procedures throughout the commission.
• Ensure interoperability and or data linking of multiple health data systems is
  sufficient for conducting performance measurement, program evaluation, or
  population health surveillance.
• Serve as liaison to other agencies to facilitate interagency data linkages o Serve
  as a primary point of contact for federal grants related to data modernization,
  develop, and manage budgets and work plans as required.
• Review the impact of the BPHC IT infrastructure on data accessibility and
  coordinate with IT management to reduce barriers that inhibit data accessibility
  o Work closely with the Project Manager to ensure the department's data strategy
  and integration goals are achieved by utilizing lean and agile practices.
• The selected candidate must demonstrate effective leadership for data modernization,
  data governance, data interoperability integration, and data security o Work with BPHC
  bureaus, programs, and public health service center areas to identify relevant data gaps
  for evaluation and evidence needs.
• Examine data needs within and across BPHC bureaus, programs, and public
  health service centers and identify areas for integration and means of improving
  efficiency.
• Identify proper points of contact, roles, and responsibilities related to the
  implementation of BPHC-wide open data policies.
• Discuss and obtain agreements from BPHC bureaus, programs, and public health
  service centers on business rules for data collection and exchange.
• Help eliminate data territorialism across the BPHC bureaus, programs, and public
  health services centers.
• Achieve alignment between epidemiologists, statisticians, and program areas on
  the BPHC data strategy o Identify and streamline appropriate
  access to the BPHC data assets.
• Develop and update data inventories with appropriate descriptive information
  about the datasets.
• Coordinate access to agency data, including defining tiered access or other
  restrictions that may be needed to protect against the risk of re-identification
  within the agency or from external users.
• Identify data partners and develop policies and procedures around public health
  data sharing and interoperability.
• Provide input to ITS management on BPHC-wide data accessibility standards and
  requirements to be applied to all ITS systems and procurements.
• Provide input to the ITS management to identify, procure, and sustain
  appropriate systems and analytical tools for the Boston Public Health Commission.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor's, Master's, and or Ph.D. Degree in Health Informatics,
  Public Health, Science, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Health Policy, Health Services
  Research, Health Information Sciences, Computer Science, or a closely related field and
  7+ years of experience with enterprise data management.
• Experience setting up an enterprise-wide data governance structure, design, and
  knowledge of data lakes, and data maturity models preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with programs relative to health services are considered
  helpful.

• 15+ Years of relevant experience
• 7+ Years of Enterprise Data Management
• 7+ Years of experience managing the Data Governance process throughout an organization.
• 4+ Years Bachelor/Master/Ph.D. Degree in one of the fields listed or a closely related field. ( Health Informatics, Public Health, Science, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Health Policy, Health Services Research, Health Information Science, Computer Science.)
• Knowledge and/or experience with HL7, and meaningful use are essential.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills required

Additional Information

City of Boston Residency Required, A Criminal Offenders Records Information request must be completed for this position. However, a record is not an automatic bar to employment but is reviewed in relation to the job applied for., Any position that requires an advanced degree will be subject to education verification, This is a grant funded position, The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply

Union Status

Non-Union

Job Grade

SAL

Pay Range

$130,000 to $140,000

Standard Hours

Shift