Public Health Quality Improvement Lead - Community Programs

County of San Mateo; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Mateo, Family Health Services, is seeking a Senior Community Program Specialist to advance quality improvement initiatives and analytics across multiple projects. The role emphasizes problem-solving, data-driven planning, and stakeholder collaboration to improve maternal, child, and family health outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on QI experience in public health settings, strong data visualization skills with Power BI/Excel, and the ability to lead cross-functional

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with quality improvement methods (e.g., PDSA cycles) in public health or human services.
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data and translate findings into recommendations.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft tools and data visualization for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Direct and review work of program staff and manage multiple improvement projects.
• Develop survey instruments and data collection plans for service needs.
• Collect, analyze, and visualize program data to drive decisions.
• Support leaders in interpreting data and setting improvement goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings and foster equity-focused outcomes.
• Prepare reports and documentation for program management.

Skills

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Facilitation

Project management

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

Team collaboration

Communication

Cultural humility

Public health

Education

Master's degree in Public Health

Tools

SharePoint

Visio

Teams

Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

County of San Mateo, Family Health Services, is seeking a Senior Community Program Specialist to advance quality improvement initiatives and analytics across multiple projects. The role emphasizes problem-solving, data-driven planning, and stakeholder collaboration to improve maternal, child, and family health outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on QI experience in public health settings, strong data visualization skills with Power BI/Excel, and the ability to lead cross-functional