Special Projects Coordinator

The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.
As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises - from New York City's yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic - we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

The Center for Population Health Data Science (CPHDS)- launched in October of 2023- aims to catalyze critical data modernization work and enable the agency to make progress toward linking public health, healthcare, and social service for timely and effective public action. We are working towards making these data more accessible, timely, equitable, meaningfully usable, and protected – and actively used to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of New Yorkers.
We aim to strengthen agency wide data capabilities by empowering our workforce, enhancing intra- and inter-agency data sharing, and using modern technology to yield trusted and integrated data and insights. A real-time and comprehensive view of city needs is needed to enhance public health actions and improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable New Yorkers.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Data Technology and Strategy is seeking to hire a Special Projects Coordinator to monitor and report progress towards Bureau priorities, including the development and implementation of a centralized DOHMH data platform, as well as help to coordinate and manage Bureau events, meetings, and documentation. The Special Projects Coordinator will be involved in all aspects of the Bureau’s work portfolio and should be familiar with topics such as: data governance, data science, data engineering, data interoperability, and product management. The ideal candidate will have a high-level understanding of data systems, how data are analyzed for public health action, and excited by a fast-paced workplace and energized by data challenges.

This position will be within the Health Department’s innovative Center for Population Health Data Science (CPHDS).  The CPHDS is working to strengthen citywide population health surveillance by better linking public health, healthcare, and social service data to fully characterize and improve the health of New Yorkers.  Our vision is for these data to be accessible, timely, equitable, meaningfully usable, and protected – and being actively to protect and promote health and wellbeing of New Yorkers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage daily operations of the Bureau, managing schedules, coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and notes, and ensuring efficient workflows.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure milestones and timelines are met across high priority initiatives.
• Develop progress metrics and monitor/report progress in achieving Bureau objectives and key results.
• Prepare briefing materials for high-level Bureau meetings and events, including compiling relevant data, conducting research, and creating presentations.
• Support the planning and development of Bureau events and meetings that advance the Bureau’s priorities and objectives.
• Develop talking points and one-pagers; and design and pro