Public Health Analyst / Project Coordinator

Altarum’s Community Health Practice Area is seeking a Public Health Analyst to work across the following focus areas: sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health. Some of the relevant projects may include the National Coalition of Sexual Health and the Early Childhood Systems Technical Assistance and Coordination Center. 

The successful candidate will provide support that includes collecting, compiling, researching, analyzing, and reporting on a variety of data sources. This role will include a mix of evaluation, communication, research, and project management support.

Additionally, the person in this role will be engaged in developing written products, disseminating information, and supporting stakeholder engagement. Specific duties for this role may also include notetaking for client and team meetings; scheduling and coordinating meetings, planning and hosting webinars as well as membership and TA events; coordinating consultant agreements and travel arrangements; and other project administrative duties. This position requires excellent organizational skills, verbal and written communication, and attention to detail. During your career at Altarum you will work on many projects and your specific tasks and responsibilities will vary across projects, with the potential for career advancement.   

• Provide administrative and coordination support to maternal & child health and sexual & reproductive health project teams, including scheduling meetings and events, developing consultant agreements,  
• Support data collection activities (qualitative and quantitative) for the maternal & child health and sexual & reproductive health teams; work with the teams to identify analytical requirements and provide data interpretation 
• Provide support as requested for the development of reports, memos, tools, toolkits, online learning courses, webinar presentations, and podcasts 
• Assist in the coordination and execution of project evaluations 
• Take notes during project meetings, synthesize key decisions made, summarize action items 
• Assist in updating project activities and communications in membership and TA activity trackers to maintain timely account of project activities across the team 
• Collaborate with project managers to support project timelines and milestones for upcoming deliverables 
• Work collaboratively with Altarum project staff and with other external SMEs and TA providers 

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years of public health analyst and/or public health project coordination experience  
• Excellent writing skills: experience in public health communication is a plus 
• Experience in data analysis (qualitative and/or quantitative); experience in data visualization is a plus 
• Experience coordinating and facilitating virtual meetings; experience with Zoom and Microsoft Teams preferred 
• Experience with coordinating and notetaking for meetings, trainings, and virtual events; scheduling internal and external meetings for project teams; and coordinating consultant agreements and travel arrangements 
• Excellent critical and analytical thinking, willingness to step into new roles, strong communication skills, team focused mentality, and a commitment to continuously learning and improving 
• Interest and experience with sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications and ability to utilize SharePoint and other online communication tools 
• Ability to travel and provide TA event coordination on-site, as needed 

• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
• If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Novi, or Portland this role will be hybrid (in office on Wednesdays - collaboration days).
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business.

Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system.  We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results.  We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.  

Altarum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.