Public Health Strategy & Innovation Director

Sjch; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Director of Public Health Strategy & Innovation to lead surveillance, community health strategy, and program evaluation.

You will partner with leadership to translate data into actionable programs, oversee equity-focused initiatives, and drive reporting dashboards for stakeholders. Requires advanced public health degree and 5+ years in leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Administration or related field required; doctoral degree preferred.
• 5+ years in public health practice, epidemiology or public health research with leadership experience.
• Experience in program evaluation, policy analysis, or community-engaged research.
• Experience analyzing social needs screening data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health data to identify public health issues across service areas.
• Integrate community data sources to map conditions.
• Produce reports on scope and affected populations; advise leadership.
• Lead evaluation of programs, establish evaluation frameworks and indicators.
• Identify underserved neighborhoods and guide outreach priorities.
• Develop population health reports and dashboards; communicate findings clearly.

Skills

Public health surveillance

Data analysis

Policy analysis

Community engagement

Program evaluation

Education

Master's Degree in Public Health

PhD/DrPH preferred

Tools

Excel

SQL

GIS

Data visualization tools

Job description

St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Director of Public Health Strategy & Innovation to lead surveillance, community health strategy, and program evaluation.

You will partner with leadership to translate data into actionable programs, oversee equity-focused initiatives, and drive reporting dashboards for stakeholders. Requires advanced public health degree and 5+ years in leadership roles.