Specialist, Population Health & Equity

Cincinnati Children's Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children's Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development is seeking a full-time staff member at South Campus in the Population Health department to support multiple equity initiatives and program delivery. The role involves coordinating meetings, managing logistics, preparing reports, and collaborating with clinical, operations, and research staff across internal and external partners.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record in data collection and analysis and the ability to

Qualifications

• At least a high school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of work experience.
• Or a bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of work experience.
• Or a master’s degree with 0+ years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide departmental support and deliverables to improve outcomes and health equity.
• Coordinate meetings, logistics, and communications across departments and partners.
• Coordinate projects with budgets, plans, resources; track progress and report.
• Perform data collection and analysis; support regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate across disciplines and adapt to stakeholder needs.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent +5 years experience

Bachelor's degree +2 years experience

Master's degree +0 years experience

Job description

• Expected Starting Pay Range $55,182.40 - $69,076.80
• 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.

Primary Location

South Campus

Department

Population Health

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40

FTE

1

Employee Status

Regular

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 atop 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'sAmerica’s Most Innovative Companiesas noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability
• Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

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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. EEO/Veteran/Disability