Specialist, Population Health

CO00 Children's Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking a dedicated professional to support population health initiatives across departments and community partners in the United States. The role emphasizes coordinating projects, managing meetings, and producing reports to advance health equity.

Responsibilities include data collection and analysis, budget monitoring, and cross-sector collaboration. Experience with program management tools and strong communication are expected; a high school diploma with 5+ years or a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of work experience
• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of work experience
• Master's Degree and 0+ years of work experience

Responsibilities

• Departmental Support - Create and execute on deliverables, both independently and under the direction of team members, that contributes to improved outcomes.
• Provides operational support and analyses for project and program initiatives in pursuit of health equity; supports and contributes to quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists in the development of reports, documents and presentations for cross-sector equity initiatives.
• Acts as a liaison to Center leadership to identify successes, challenges, and resource needs for individual equity initiatives.
• Administrative Support - Set up and manage call schedules and/or coordinate meetings with other departments/divisions, community partners, and local, national, or international experts.
• Coordinates and schedules all logistics related to the assigned projects/programs, i.e., meetings, conferences, conference calls, and other appointments.
• May take and transcribe meeting minutes and distribute them accordingly.
• Places orders for materials as needed and monitors budget for funded projects/programs.
• May liaise between clinical, operations, research staff, and community partners.
• Adapts to scheduling and communication needs of various community and internal stakeholders as needed.
• Program/Project Coordination - Coordinates assigned projects including collaboration on project and program plans, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Defines and uses appropriate project and program management tools and concepts (charters, scope management, budget management, risk/ issue management, and communications management).
• Contributes to the strategic planning and development processes, identifies areas of opportunities, and focuses on translating segments of plans into well-elaborated projects and programs with w/timelines and deliverables.
• Determines priorities for responsibilities and assignments based on importance and urgency.
• Responsible for tracking the progress of initiatives and preparing internal reports.
• Prepares and distributes communication about the work initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports the research inventory and cross-department engagement to build new grant mechanisms.
• May assist in assessing, prioritizing, and allocating resources to support equity research - including data, grant review processes, and grant writing support.
• Understands and meets expectations for deliverable quality and timeliness.
• Data Analysis/ Reporting - Perform primary and secondary data collection (e.g., literature reviews), summarize findings, and effectively communicate results to team.
• Coordinate collection of data.
• Conduct/ support qualitative and quantitative analysis of project data.
• Support and execute regulatory/ reporting activities related to projects (e.g., IRB, updates/ reports to funding agencies, etc.).
• Collaboration & Adaptability - Ability to pursue interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Comfortable and willing to engage with community members and organizations.
• Demonstrates emphasis on relationship building / relational work, flexibility, and adaptability to change.
• Open to continuous learning and capable of taking a systems-learning view.

Job description

Primary Location South Campus Department Population Health Shift Day (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40 FTE 1 Employee Status Regular *Expected Starting Pay Range $53,705.60 - $67,142.40 *Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Departmental Support - Create and execute on deliverables, both independently and under the direction of team members, that contributes to improved outcomes.
• Provides operational support and analyses for project and program initiatives in pursuit of health equity; supports and contributes to quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists in the development of reports, documents and presentations for cross-sector equity initiatives.
• Acts as a liaison to Center leadership to identify successes, challenges, and resource needs for individual equity initiatives.
• Administrative Support - Set up and manage call schedules and/or coordinate meetings with other departments/divisions, community partners, and local, national, or international experts.
• Coordinates and schedules all logistics related to the assigned projects/programs, i.e., meetings, conferences, conference calls, and other appointments.
• May take and transcribe meeting minutes and distribute them accordingly.
• Places orders for materials as needed and monitors budget for funded projects/programs.
• May liaise between clinical, operations, research staff, and community partners.
• Adapts to scheduling and communication needs of various community and internal stakeholders as needed.
• Program/Project Coordination - Coordinates assigned projects including collaboration on project and program plans, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Defines and uses appropriate project and program management tools and concepts (charters, scope management, budget management, risk/ issue management, and communications management).
• Contributes to the strategic planning and development processes, identifies areas of opportunities, and focuses on translating segments of plans into well-elaborated projects and programs with w/timelines and deliverables.
• Determines priorities for responsibilities and assignments based on importance and urgency.
• Responsible for tracking the progress of initiatives and preparing internal reports.
• Prepares and distributes communication about the work initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports the research inventory and cross-department engagement to build new grant mechanisms.
• May assist in assessing, prioritizing, and allocating resources to support equity research - including data, grant review processes, and grant writing support.
• Understands and meets expectations for deliverable quality and timeliness.
• Data Analysis/ Reporting - Perform primary and secondary data collection (e.g., literature reviews), summarize findings, and effectively communicate results to team.
• Coordinate collection of data.
• Conduct/ support qualitative and quantitative analysis of project data.
• Support and execute regulatory/ reporting activities related to projects (e.g., IRB, updates/ reports to funding agencies, etc.).
• Collaboration & Adaptability - Ability to pursue interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Comfortable and willing to engage with community members and organizations.
• Demonstrates emphasis on relationship building / relational work, flexibility, and adaptability to change.
• Open to continuous learning and capable of taking a systems-learning view.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of work experience OR Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of work experience OR Master's Degree and 0+ years of work experience

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's is: Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune Consistently certified as great place to work A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) We Embrace Innovation—Together.

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EEO/Veteran/Disability

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.