Community Health Evaluation & Impact Specialist

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Allentown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Health Evaluation & Impact Specialist supports leadership within the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health in advancing community health, community development, and population health improvement initiatives through data-driven evaluation, analysis, and reporting. The role evaluates collaborative and strategic efforts and uses data and information to help determine next steps. It also supports cross-sector data partnerships with partner organizations, including the Pool Center for Health Analytics, and uses public and social data to inform efforts to improve the health of vulnerable populations.

The specialist guides internal and external stakeholders and collaborative partners in designing, collecting, and visualizing quantitative and qualitative data aimed at improving the social determinants of health. The position partners with internal departments, community organizations, government agencies, and academic collaborators to advance community health priorities, data sharing, and collective impact efforts.

This is an onsite, day-shift position at Two City Center, 645 Hamilton St. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Population Health, Community Health, Program Evaluation, Health Equity, or another relevant area.
• Three years of data analysis experience, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Three years of survey design and analysis experience.
• Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Excel for data management and analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
• Expertise in designing program output and outcome metrics and composing reports and presentations, including data visualization.
• Expertise in communicating data effectively to diverse community and executive stakeholders.
• Strong qualitative research methodology experience.
• Excellent Microsoft Office 365 skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational abilities to manage multiple projects simultaneously using project management systems and processes.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support evaluation activities, including data collection, analysis, reporting, and performance measurement for community health and health improvement initiatives.
• Assist with data cleaning, tracking, and reporting to leadership, community members, and funders to drive the performance of improvement initiatives.
• Advance community health improvement through project leadership and close partnership with IS&T and the Pool Center for Health Analytics.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, or yearly evaluation reports summarizing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Partner with internal departments, community organizations, government agencies, and academic collaborators to advance community health priorities, data sharing, and collective impact efforts.
• Design, implement, and analyze surveys and other primary data collection efforts using quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Conduct community health surveillance, needs assessments, literature reviews, and environmental scans to identify trends, opportunities, and evidence-based practices.
• Leverage geographic and population-level data to support strategic planning, community investments, and initiatives addressing health disparities and the social drivers of health.
• Support the development and implementation of evaluation frameworks and outcome measurement strategies to assess program effectiveness and guide continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level