Data Equity Program Manager

The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for a Data Equity Program Manager (Operations & Policy Analyst 4) to join an excellent team. This is a full-time, management position within the Health Policy and Analytics Division.

What you will do!

This position will lead a Data Equity team within the Health Policy and Analytics Division (HPA) that works in partnership with teams from the Equity and Inclusion Division (E&I), the Office of Information Services (OIS), the Office of Data strategy and Operations (ODSO), and other Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) offices. These teams work together to create and maintain analytical processes for the collection and storage of data for race, ethnicity, language and disability (REALD) and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), and to develop external reporting and data sharing processes that include and use REALD & SOGI data for the purpose of detecting and addressing inequitable health outcomes across REALD & SOGI disadvantaged populations. 

In particular, the HPA Data Equity team will:

• Coordinate and provide technical assistance to HPA staff in the use of REALD & SOGI data, supporting HPA teams in their requests, use and understanding of REALD and SOGI data for analytic and reporting purposes.
• Develop HPA division-wide processes to ensure that HPA REALD & SOGI data efforts are reliable, understandable, and in alignment with standards.
• Provide Data Equity leadership across the HPA Division. This includes researching, developing, and delivering training programs and resources to HPA staff to help their learning in data equity and methodologies.
• Staff a REALD & SOGI data governance committee.
• Establish data use and sharing processes that follow confidentiality and privacy laws and build and maintain relationships with interested parties. 
• Work with E&I, OIS and other agency partners to support the collection and use of REALD and SOGI data stored in the REALD and SOGI Data repository for analytic and programmatic purposes.

This position works with analytic and program staff across the Office of Health Analytics, the Health Policy & Analytics Division, other OHA divisions such as Equity and Inclusion, Medicaid, or Behavioral Health Divisions, as well as the Oregon Department of Human Services.  The position requires strong project management, analytical and interpersonal skills, and poise. The person in this position will have a substantial amount of autonomy requiring exceptional skills in self-direction, as well as navigating complex situations and competing demands. This position will work directly with interested partners of varied backgrounds and will present complex information in a meaningful way. The incumbent will be asked to defend findings or recommendations to others, including colleagues and members of the public, in an objective manner.

This position will play an integral role in supporting OHA’s 10-year goal of eliminating health inequities. The result of this work will have far reaching implications for community-based organizations and other groups interested in the reporting of REALD and SOGI data. 

Work Location:  In-person, hybrid and fully remote options are available, with office space in Portland and Salem.

What's in it for you?

We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office and/or work remotely with a team a team of bright individuals who work in remote locations. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and eleven paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.

What we are looking for:

A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

OR;

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Required Attributes:

• Require experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
• Require experience providing technical assistance to partners or helping partners interpret and implement policies and standards.
• Require demonstrated project management or program coordination experience, including an ability to effectively manage project or work efforts’ timelines, plans and deliverables.
• Require excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Require demonstrated cross-functional experience working collaboratively with partners across different Divisions, programs and business teams, building and maintaining relationships with multiple key partners/interested parties.

Preferred:

• Prefer strong working knowledge of healthcare policy.
• Prefer knowledge of operational research techniques, methods and practices.
• Prefer skill to analyze business needs and product requirements to create or design a system, process or finalized work product.
• Prefer knowledge of data visualization methods, techniques and tools.
• Prefer proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Prefer experience exercising independent judgement and making autonomous decisions about how best to advance work to achieve defined milestones or goals.
• Prefer Masters’ of Public Health, Public Policy, Public Administration, or a related degree.
• Prefer experience working with contractors or vendors.

Salary Range: $6,901 - $10,161 Monthly

Application Deadline: 12/15/2024

*This posting will remain open for 9 days; however, the posting period may be extended depending on the applicant pool and recruitment needs.

 
The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity.

How to Apply

Apply online at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-170557