Associate Director​/Director Public Health & Community Partnerships

JOB TITLE
:
Associate Director/Director Public Health & Community Partnerships

REPORTS TO
: VP of Public Health & Government Affairs

DEPARTMENT
:
Corporate Strategy

HOURS
:
Monday – Friday 9-5

FLSA STATUS
:
Exempt

JOB TYPE
:
Full-Time

Location
:
New York – Hybrid
Travel
:
Approximately 30–50%

RATE
: 100k
-135k (Dependent on Experience)

Healthix is the largest public health information exchange (HIE) in New York State, securely connecting thousands of healthcare providers, hospitals, health plans, and community organizations to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of care. Through the secure exchange of health information, Healthix helps ensure that clinicians, care teams, and public health partners have access to the data they need to make informed decisions and deliver better outcomes for the communities they serve.

As part of our ongoing organizational transformation
, Healthix is expanding its focus beyond data exchange to making health information more actionable and impactful for healthcare providers, community partners, and public health initiatives. This transformation reflects our commitment to strengthening community partnerships, improving health equity, and supporting innovative approaches that connect healthcare with community-based services.

Through initiatives such as Healthix Connects
, our internal volunteer and community engagement program, we are deepening our relationships with local organizations and creating opportunities for our team to actively support healthier, safer communities.

Joining Healthix means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that is shaping the future of health information sharing while building stronger connections between healthcare systems and the communities they serve.

The Director, Public Health & Community Partnerships will support the development and execution of Healthix's public health strategy, using data, research, and strategic partnerships to advance initiatives that improve population health and healthcare outcomes across New York communities.

Reporting to the Vice President of Public Health & Government Affairs, the Director will build relationships with public health agencies, healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, academic and research institutions, health plans, payers, and other stakeholders to identify emerging health needs and opportunities for collaboration.

The Director will combine Healthix's longitudinal healthcare data with public health, population, demographic, environmental, and other relevant data and research to support studies, programs, and initiatives that provide meaningful insight into health outcomes, disparities, healthcare utilization, resource availability, and healthcare costs.

A critical responsibility of the role will be translating these insights into compelling, actionable information that can educate and influence policymakers, healthcare leaders, providers, insurers, health plans, payers, community leaders, and other decision-makers and contribute to strategies that improve health outcomes and the allocation of healthcare resources.

• Partner with the Vice President of Public Health & Government Affairs to develop and execute Healthix's public health, population health, health equity, and community engagement strategy.
• Monitor public health priorities and emerging health trends across New York City, Long Island, and New York State and identify opportunities where Healthix's data and partnerships can contribute to solutions.
• Develop and support studies, programs, and collaborative initiatives addressing areas such as population health, health equity, chronic disease, maternal health, behavioral and mental health,…