Senior Public Health Analyst

About Harris County Public Health

If you’re looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact, explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the department's cornerstone values guiding our work to improve community's health and well-being.

• Transparency
  - We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
• Integrity
  - Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission.
• Respect
  - We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
• Impact -We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
• Collaboration
  - We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.

Serving as a trusted advisor to the Chief of Staff and through extensive collaboration with internal stakeholders, Harris County departments, and community partners, the Senior Public Health Analyst supports the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and reporting of strategic departmental priorities.

The Senior Public Health Analyst also analyzes and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative information from various sources to produce actionable reports, memos, presentations, recommendations, and implementation plans. This position works closely with and directly supports executive leadership to align resources, monitor performance, and strengthen effectiveness and efficiency across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication (verbal, written, and visual), project management, and stakeholder engagement skills and a thorough understanding of how to plan and measure impact through public service.

• Develops strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, other county departments, and community partners to develop, implement, and complete action plans for departmental priorities.
• Manages high-priority projects and strategic initiatives; coordinates cross-functional responses and advises the Chief of Staff and Executive Director on recommended courses of action.
• Supports the development of executive communications, including memos, policy briefs, presentations, reports, and background materials that synthesize complex data and technical information into clear, actionable insights tailored to diverse audiences.
• Collects and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data to develop insights and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the mission, vision, and operational needs of the department, including special tasks involved in responding to an emergency event.

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Public Policy or related field

• Five (5) years of experience in public service, public health, public policy, community planning, or closely related field.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to organize and work independently on time-sensitive projects.
• Experience supporting board or governing body planning and preparation.
• Strong…