Public Health Informaticist Associate Director

Job Family:
Data Science Consulting
Travel Required:
Up to 10%
Clearance Required:
Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do:
Client Delivery

• Present during meetings, summits, and working sessions with senior client executives
• Provide subject matter expert support across multiple client engagements; develop and review presentations, briefings, and memos, and reports
• Identify client needs and develop solutions to address these needs
• Prioritize and handle multiple tasks, researching and analyzing pertinent client, industry and technical matters, utilizing problem-solving skills, and communicating effectively in written and verbal formats to various audiences (including various levels of management and external clients) in a professional business environment;
• Scope and staff projects to meet client requirements
• Develop work plans that reflect project scope and client expectations
• Provide oversight and development of work products from start to finish (from brainstorming and framework development to final edits and end-product)
• Exemplify and reinforce quality standards in work products
• Gather/create/share experiences in area of expertise with focus on best practices

Business Development

• Identify policy and/or business problems and successfully capture from sourcing through award/close.
• Perform research on key accounts and clients to effectively qualify and scope new business opportunities
• Discuss and develop solutions with client service teams and existing/new clients
• Actively engage within target accounts and relevant market(s) to keep current on existing and new trends, problem areas, or other issues that develop into new requirements and growth opportunities
• Consistently and systematically initiate sales calls and new relationships or contacts; pursue prospects to secure meetings; win referrals and explore sales opportunities
• Develop and execute a targeted relationship and account development strategy
• Understand client business issues and match them to firm's capabilities; identify new revenue opportunities

Engagement Oversight and Management

• Ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions and internal firm policies
• Manage contract budgets
• Develop trusted relationships with clients
• Provide direction, feedback, and coaching to team members
• Build a pipeline of new business through active relationship development/management, proposal efforts, and thought leadership efforts

Career Development and Mentorship

• Mentor employees within the practice field of activity.
• Provide subject matter support, guidance and coaching of team members

What You Will Need:
Minimum Security Clearance: US Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
Minimum Years of Experience: 10
Minimum Education: Master's or higher degree in Epidemiology, Public Health Science, Biostatistics, or a closely related field
Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with Public Health code/value sets and health IT standards for data exchange like HL7
• Experience with Public Health surveillance systems for state reportable, national notifiable, syndromic, vital statistics, interstate sharing, electronic case notification, or other similar use cases
• Knowledge of recent and ongoing Public Health initiatives in surveillance and informatics
• 5 years' experience with state/local Public Health
• 7+ years of experience leading teams in one of the following areas: Public Health informatics, epidemiology, research design, data analytics and data visualizations, including selecting and applying the appropriate analytical techniques for statistical analysis, predictive modeling, simulation, and machine learning
• 7+ years of experience with analytics development including one of the following Python, R, SAS, or SQL
• 7+ years of experience communicating data analysis visually, including bespoke analyses and BI Tools such as Power BI, Tableau, R Shiny
• 5+ years of experience supporting state/local and/or federal Public Health agencies and working with non-government Public Health advisory organizations such CSTE, NACCHO, APHL, ASTHO, etc.
• Experience advising/briefing senior executives.
• Experience managing a team of 5+ direct reports, including one-on-one meetings, feedback, coaching, retention, and career progression.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to a diverse audience of leaders, clients and executives

What Would Be Nice to Have:
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CDC HL7 message mapping guides and/or implementation guides
• Experience with CDC surveillance systems, i.e., NNDSS, Syndromic, NVSS, AIMS, ECR, EIP, or other similar use cases
• Knowledge of recent and ongoing CDC data modernization initiatives
• 5 years' experience with federal Public Healthcare
• Experience with a mix of CDC/OD, CSELS, and CDC C/I/O ODs, and CDC research teams, e.g., in epidemiology, surveillance systems implementation, or program evaluation
• A deep understanding of advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) landscape
• Proven track record generating revenues with existing (required) and new (preferred) clients (selling and managing $2 million credited sales annually)
• Managed projects to timeline, scope and budget on multiple teams simultaneously
• 3+ years of consulting experience in top-tier management consulting, corporate strategy, product management or related business field
• 5+ years of business development experience, including RFP/RFQ responses, developing white papers/concept papers, and building and demonstrating prototype solutions to customers
• 5+ years of experience managing data product development at enterprise scale, including on cloud platforms, Spark or other big data ML systems, and comfort using Jira, Slack, Teams, and other collaboration tools
• 5+ years of database experience, including SQL and noSQL
• Experience working with code repositories and continuous integration (i.e. Git, Jenkins, etc.)

Additional tools:

• NLP
• Graph databases
• Geospatial analytics or GIS
• Development on MS Power Platform, i.e., Power Apps
• Building solutions that are delivered on OpenShift or similar container platform
• Spark, Scala, and Databricks
• Technical/product management and software experience
• Agile or SCRUM certification
• PMP Certification

The annual salary range for this position is $123,700.00-$247,400.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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