Summary: Leader, collaborator and content expert responsible for guiding, developing and implementing cross-program, cross-sector solutions to state and territorial health public health issues and concerns with an emphasis on public health and health care integration to address access and rural health gaps, among other health challenges facing Americans, and serves as key leader in ASTHO’s business development strategy. Leads efforts to modernize the public health data ecosystem (1) through best-in-industry solutions and data standards, (2) driven by a strong, cross-cutting technologist and informatics workforce equipped to serve all public health and health care data needs for the effective bi-directional exchange of actionable and timely information, and (3) by fully leveraging the capabilities and capacities of U.S. data intermediaries, such as HIEs, HDUs, QHINs, and other private networks or sources. Works to strengthen state and territorial health agency capacity to develop and implement new and innovative public health approaches with traditional and non-traditional partners through everything from novel applications of artificial intelligence to leveraging design thinking and other innovative problem-solving methods. Leads, collaborates and facilitates internal and external buy-in of innovative, integrated, cross-program cooperation by including appropriate internal and external partners in innovation opportunity/issue identification, solution development and implementation planning. Collaborates with a wide range of organizations or groups including, but not limited to ASTHO affiliates, ASTHO Alumni Society, federal agencies, health care system partners, the Public Health Accreditation Board, National Association of County & City Health Officials, American Public Health Association, funders, national health care provider associations, national business organizations, corporations, other sector state agency leader associations, think tanks, and many others.

Location: Remote

Principal Functions:

• Leads the Population Health and Innovation portfolio, which consists of four primary verticals: (1) Public Health Data Modernization & Informatics , (2) Population Health & Access to Care, (3) Public Health Research & Business Intelligence, and (4) Public Health Innovation.
• Leads cross-sector, cross-program and interdisciplinary efforts both externally and internally to assess, develop and implement innovative solutions to complex, modern public health challenges, including technological infrastructure modernization and transformative engagement with health care and other sectors, for state and territorial agencies
• Leads and provides technical and capacity-building assistance to state and territorial health agencies specific to these cross-program solutions and how they are implemented in various jurisdictions given the diversity of issues and cultures across borders
• Serves as key leader in ASTHO’s business development strategy
• Leads development and dissemination of tools and resources to support state and territorial health agencies
• Establishes and maintains partnerships with appropriate federal agencies, national organizational partners, funders and non-traditional public health partners at the state, regional and national level
• Leads strategic engagement with private sector partners via multiple ASTHO initiatives to leverage market insights and private sector practices to improve public health system performance
• Collaborates with all other ASTHO staff including the CEO, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, senior directors and staff members to develop cross-program, cross-sector solutions as issues and opportunities are identified
• Clearly defines roles and responsibilities of cross-program, cross-sector solutions, and clearly articulates vision for success and associated outcome performance measures
• Maintains situational awareness of relevant research, policies, and practices pertaining to health care, technology, data, and other sectors
• Contributes to organizational planning, strategic planning, and project management of relevant program areas
• Represents ASTHO at external meetings and conferences as appropriate
• Supervises and/or oversees programmatic staff supporting the completion of project deliverables
• Monitors and evaluates project activities to include establishing performance measures, collecting and analyzing data, and determining areas for continuous improvement
• Develops and manages contracts with state/territorial health agencies, consultants, and vendors

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, business, healthcare administration, technology or informatics, or advanced degree in similar field.
• 10+ years of experience in health and multi-sector leadership and collaboration with an extensive focus on data modernization and informatics.
• Extensive knowledge of a range of public health issues and policies at the local, state, and/or federal level.
• Knowledge of association or membership organization environments
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex assignments autonomously
• Expert understanding of and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information and interface with the highest level of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including report writing and formal presentations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent critical and systems thinking
• Excellent ability to present, explain, and share complex ideas in a variety of formats for different audiences
• Extensive experience working for or with state/territorial or local health agencies

Benefits:

• Vacation leave, Sick leave, Personals days
• 12 Holidays (with some floating options for personalization)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement Plans – 403B and Roth 403B, eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 11.75%
• Infertility benefits
• Electronic communication stipend
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and Long-term disability insurance
• Additional Benefits include: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, Health & Wellness reimbursement, Flexible Spending accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, and Professional Development assistance

About Us: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice. ASTHO is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with a regional office in Atlanta, GA. ASTHO was incorporated on March 23, 1942 with the goal of helping health officials navigate a rapidly changing public health landscape and remains a strong voice in governmental public health.