Senior Associate, Public Health Data Improvement

Job DescriptionPOSITION DESCRIPTIONPEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS Senior Associate, Research and Policy Analysis, Public Health Data Improvement (Hybrid) The Government Performance Portfolio within Program    Pew's Government Performance team provides the nonpartisan research, solutions, and momentum decisionmakers need to ensure our institutions improve the health of people in the United States and enable them to successfully climb the economic ladder.    Those goals are pursued through a wide range of the portfolio’s policy-focused projects (with explorations into new areas underway)—from ensuring states’ finances are prepared for future volatility, to unlocking gateways to mental health care, to addressing the nation’s lack of attainable housing.     Pew’s Government Performance team is successful when we:   Foresee systemic challenges that could be avoided, mitigated, or resolved before they become insurmountable or politically toxic.   Fill information gaps with data, research, and proven models.   Hold leaders of institutions accountable to ensure they anticipate future challenges and operate efficiently.   Minimize missed opportunities when people intersect with our nation’s institutions.     We hope policymakers, funding partners, and other stakeholders celebrate when Pew’s Government Performance team enters a new policy space, launches a new effort, or expands an existing project because they recognize we help:   Elevate the public profile of a problem  Demonstrate that success is possible   Bring cohesion to siloed fields  Create momentum for broader and lasting change  Public Health Data Improvement Project  The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public health data strategy focuses on helping state public health agencies collect, analyze, and use high quality data to better detect, prevent, and treat the nation's costliest and deadliest diseases. The public health data improvement (PHDI) project is a foundational component that sits within this larger vision. The PHDI team conducts research, provides technical assistance, and advocates for policies, resources, and public health department practices to enable the rapid, effective use of health data to advance Americans’ well-being. Specifically, Pew works to: Drive improvements in federal and state policies and practices to increase the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data sent to public health agencies. Demonstrate the benefits of improving electronic data-sharing for public health. Identify and share best practices to help public health agencies exchange, analyze, and use data to protect the health of communities.  Position OverviewThe senior associate, public health data improvement, helps to advance policy, regulato...