Public Health Data and Reporting Manager
About The Position
The Data and Reporting Manager leads the design, implementation, and management of data collection, reporting, and performance monitoring activities for a statewide grant program. The role oversees data systems, reporting workflows, monitoring, and deliverables across a large portfolio of funded organizations and projects. It ensures timely collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of program data; coordinates quarterly and annual reporting; develops dashboards and performance summaries; and turns quantitative and qualitative information into actionable insights and program documentation. The manager establishes data quality standards and reporting protocols and ensures systems and processes support consistent, accurate, and efficient reporting across the award portfolio. The role collaborates with the Senior Technical Advisor, technical assistance, compliance, communications, financial management, and state agency counterparts to support accurate and timely reporting aligned with state and federal requirements. It is a hands-on management position that establishes systems and workflows, oversees reporting operations, supervises staff, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and government partners. The position is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with a hybrid schedule. Remote candidates within the United States may also be considered; Atlanta-area candidates are preferred. Relocation assistance is not provided. Applicants must be authorized to work and reside in the United States. This is a grant-funded, limited-term opportunity contingent upon funding, with an end date of October 30, 2028. Travel may be required as needed, up to 20 percent annually, to represent the designated project and the CDC Foundation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, biostatistics, data science, public policy, program evaluation, health administration, social sciences, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience in performance management, data management, program evaluation, grants reporting, or related functions, including at least five years of direct experience in data analysis, performance monitoring, or program evaluation.
- Advanced proficiency in data management, quality assurance, analysis, and interpretation of large, complex datasets for public health programs.
- Experience designing and managing data collection systems, reporting workflows, performance indicators, and quality assurance processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing technical documentation, data dictionaries, analytical reports, executive briefings, and stakeholder-facing reporting products.
- Experience developing dashboards and data visualizations for diverse audiences.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, including managing multiple reporting deadlines, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Initiative, sound judgment, and adaptability in managing competing priorities and evolving reporting requirements under tight deadlines.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, government partners, and stakeholders at varying organizational levels.
- Ability to travel as needed, up to 20 percent annually, to represent the designated project and the CDC Foundation.
- Applicants must be authorized to work and reside in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting state or federal public health programs, particularly large-scale, grant-funded initiatives involving multiple award recipients.
- Experience with CMS, HRSA, CDC, or other federal performance monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Experience with grants management or subrecipient monitoring, including performance reporting and risk-based oversight.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce, Smartsheet, Airtable, Qualtrics, or similar data collection and reporting platforms.
- Experience translating technical information into executive-level reports, performance narratives, visualizations, and recommendations.
- Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements and plain language standards.
- Experience developing data governance standards, reporting protocols, or data quality assurance frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain centralized data collection, management, and reporting systems for awardee-level and portfolio-wide reporting.
- Develop and manage standardized reporting templates, tracking tools, data submission processes, data dictionaries, and reporting protocols.
- Maintain integrated tracking systems for performance measures, milestones, reporting elements, and awardee information.
- Establish and implement quality assurance procedures to monitor data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
- Coordinate secure collection, storage, access, management, and transmission of program data in accordance with applicable governance, privacy, and security requirements.
- Work with IT and systems personnel to define functional requirements, configure workflows, troubleshoot systems, and improve reporting infrastructure.
- Compile, aggregate, analyze, and prepare programmatic data and submissions in accordance with state agency and applicable federal requirements.
- Lead development of quarterly progress reports, annual program reports, and other required performance reporting deliverables.
- Develop dashboards, data summaries, KPI tracking tools, and progress-monitoring reports.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative information to identify trends, implementation progress, reporting gaps, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate reporting timelines and submission schedules to meet state and federal requirements.
- Monitor and synthesize progress against project goals, milestones, and performance measures.
- Translate findings into recommendations for project management, technical assistance priorities, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Communications to develop accessible, audience-appropriate visualizations, performance summaries, reports, and other communication products.
- Contribute data analysis, findings, and visualizations to presentations, executive briefings, stakeholder updates, and program success stories.
- Coordinate with Technical Assistance, Compliance, Finance, and state agency staff to collect required reporting information.
- Support risk-based program monitoring by identifying reporting anomalies, trends, and potential risk indicators for review and follow-up.
- Participate in coordination meetings with the state agency and internal project leadership, providing reporting updates, identifying challenges, and recommending solutions.
- Supervise and support data and reporting staff.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, documentation, and training materials for consistent data collection and reporting.
- Guide and provide technical support to project staff and award recipients on submission requirements, reporting tools, and data quality expectations, in coordination with Technical Assistance.
- Lead continuous improvement of reporting systems, data workflows, quality assurance, and performance monitoring practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of project objectives.
Benefits
- Benefits are offered; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
