Data-Driven Community Health Impact Lead

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA is seeking a data analyst to support evaluation activities for community health initiatives. You will collect, analyze, and report data to drive performance and inform decision-making across partnerships.

You will collaborate with IS&T and external stakeholders to design surveys, perform data visualization, and generate regular evaluation reports. This role emphasizes health equity and social determinants of health in population health improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Population Health, Community Health, or related field.
• 3 years of data analysis experience with advanced Excel.
• 3 years of survey design and analysis.
• Strong data management and analysis in Excel.
• Excellent communication with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
• Expertise in reporting and data visualization.
• Strong qualitative research methodology experience.
• Excellent Office 365 skills: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational abilities to manage multiple projects.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage and support evaluation activities, including data collection, analysis, reporting, and performance measurement for community health and health improvement initiatives.
• Assists with data cleaning and tracking and report outs to leadership, community, and funders to drive performance of improvement initiatives.
• Advances community health improvement through project leadership and in close partnership with IS&T (Pool Center for Health Analytics).
• Put together monthly, quarterly, or yearly evaluation reports, summarizing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Partner with internal departments (e.g., Jefferson Community Health, Lehigh Valley Region Campuses), 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.

Skills

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

Survey design

Data visualization

Qualitative research

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Public Health or related field

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA is seeking a data analyst to support evaluation activities for community health initiatives. You will collect, analyze, and report data to drive performance and inform decision-making across partnerships.

You will collaborate with IS&T and external stakeholders to design surveys, perform data visualization, and generate regular evaluation reports. This role emphasizes health equity and social determinants of health in population health improvement.