Massachusetts Public Health Association
Category: Job & Volunteer Opportunities
Job Posting for the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission: Public Health Planner
The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) serves as the regional planning agency for Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts, assisting the thirty-two Berkshire cities and towns. BRPC is seeking a full-time (35 hours/week) Public Health Planner to start immediately (July 1, 2020). This new position will provide support to multiple projects within the Public Health Program, with an emphasis on Emergency Preparedness, Opioid and other Substance Addiction and Misuse Prevention initiatives, and Policies, Systems and Environmental (PSE) Change through the Pittsfield Grey to Green project.
Read MoreJob Posting for MassHealth: Senior Healthcare Data Analyst
Massachusetts’ Office of Medicaid (MassHealth) is looking for an exceptional Senior Healthcare Data Analyst to join the Office of Analytics. The MassHealth Analytics team produces quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform business decisions at MassHealth. The selected candidate will report to the Manager of Analytics and will collaborate closely with other MassHealth units to identify and answer key analytic questions to inform agency policy and operations.
Read MoreJob Posting for the Massachusetts Public Health Association: Development and Communications Manager
The Communications and Development Manager is a new position on the MPHA team. This manager reports to the Executive Director and will be responsible for the development and implementation of annual communications and fundraising plans. The manager will supervise part time consultants related to events coordination and communications. S/He will manage and oversee MPHA’s signature annual events (the Spring Awards Breakfast and the Fall Annual Conference & Expo) as well as assist in growing MPHA’s organizational membership and individual donor support. The manager will be responsible for ensuring consistency of messaging and branding across all communications vehicles, managing or supporting communications for external audiences, and developing content for newsletters, digital media, event related materials, etc.
Read MoreJob Posting for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Epidemiologist
The Office of Statistics and Evaluation within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist to be responsible for all evaluation, surveillance, data analysis, and research related to the Division of Community Health Planning and Engagement (CHPE) with a focus on evaluating their new inter-agency initiative MassUP (Moving Massachusetts Upstream) program.
Read MoreJob Posting for the Boston Public Health Commission: Executive Director
The Executive Director (ED) is the chief administrative and executive officer for the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). The ED is responsible for the advancement, positioning and overall management of the Commission under the supervision of the Board of Health and in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Health & Human Services. The ideal candidate will be able to navigate the political context of the role to lead BPHC while addressing the major issues that impact the health of Bostonians with an emphasis on tackling health disparities and inequities.
Read MoreJob Posting for the Berkshire Public Health Alliance: Senior Inspector
The Berkshire Public Health Alliance, a regional collaborative of 24 municipalities, and its fiscal host, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, seeks a full-time, benefited Inspector or Senior Inspector. The Inspector, with assistance from several part-time back-up inspectors, will provide health agent and inspector services to contracted municipalities, including six small towns that receive all or most inspectional services from the Alliance and several more that receive occasional services. This is an off-site position, with flexible hours.
Read MoreVolunteer Opportunity: MPHA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo
The Massachusetts Public Health Association is seeking volunteers to help out with our 2019 Annual Conference.
Read MoreJob Posting for MA Department of Public Health: Housing Stability Coordinator
The Department of Public Health (DPH), the Office of Health Equity (OHE) and the Office of Population Health (OPH) are seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual to fill the role of Housing Stability Project Coordinator. The selected candidate will coordinate across all DPH Bureaus, identify and resolve gaps in housing and health-related social need services for people at risk for homelessness or housing instability, with a specific focus on those who have substance use disorder and/or mental health conditions.
The incumbent will identify both opportunities for enhancements in existing processes, and spearhead performance management initiatives that will spread existing work towards improvements across the Department. The selected candidate will work to implement change ensuring consistency in program response to improve housing stability among those being served by DPH programs and facilities, close any gaps in services, track progress and outcomes to spread and sustain improvements.
Read MoreJob Posting for Boston Public Health Commission: Director of Healthy Start Systems
The Healthy Start Systems Division Director provides leadership and management oversight for overall implementation of two major and several smaller programs that support the health of pregnant and parenting young families in Boston. The Division has approximately 35 staff and an annual $5 million budget.
Read MoreJob Posting for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Center for Surgery and Public Health: Research Scientist/Senior Project Manager
The Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH) seeks a Sr. Project Manager for Geriatrics and Serious Illness in Surgery. The Sr. Project Manager will assist the Principal Investigator and team in establishing and managing several funded research projects focused on leading health policy topics. Research topics include pilot projects in quality indicators development and testing, patient reported outcomes, comparative effectiveness research, health care policy, and access to care, among others. In particular, the Sr. Project Manager will lead projects to determine robust metrics for serious illness care in surgery, integrating geriatric and palliative process of care into routine surgical care to improve physician psychosocial outcomes for patients and their families.
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