Chief Data Officer

The incumbent provides leadership in the development and implementation of an agency-wide data strategy and data governance, policies, and practices and advises on standards and best practices to support internal data sharing and reporting initiatives. Oversees a range of data-related functions that include, (but are not limited to), data management, data quality and data analytics. Develops and implements data tools and strategies to help identify disparities in services, programs, and health outcomes. Provides public health interoperability expertise and conducts periodic analyses to identify specific public health data deficits and develop plans in coordination with agency partners to address identified deficits, including collaboration, data integration, and new data collection opportunities. Directs, manages, and ensures that the agency dashboards, databases, and metrics adequately reflect all programs, activities, and services of the agency. Provides advocacy for DC Health programs and supports integrated, streamlined, and coordinated data reporting/share/use within the agency to achieve programmatic goals and priorities.

Advises the Director and agency leadership of potential controversial matters, issues, or problems with widespread implications, and offers alternative resolutions to various complexities related to analysis findings. Empowers executive leaders with timely, accurate, and actionable insights derived from data analysis, leveraging advanced analytics and visualization tools. Performs, guides, and directs analysis efforts to assess effectiveness of agency operations, performance management metrics, strategies, and potential gains to be had through implementation of new metrics and strategies. Performs trend analyses and provides future projections to provide better insights for the management to make informed decisions. Establishes and determines program goals and objectives and develops operating plans for assigned projects. Analyzes operational problems identified through reports, quality reviews, assessments, and various complaints to determine the causes and develops solutions. Performs long range planning for proposed changes in assigned functions and programming area. Plans, develops, and implements systems for analyzing and evaluating the objectives and operations. Provides quantitative and analytical support to the programs administered by DC Health, which includes designing and executing data management development studies and evaluations to determine the impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of programs; analyzing data to determine historical trends, and program impacts on agency stakeholders. Analyzes pertinent legislative proposals and enactments and makes appropriate reporting recommendations to the Director. Assures that policy issues and commendations are well defined, and recommends needed amendments to laws, regulations, and other rules.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, one (1) year of specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression., * (a) Criminal background check;

• (b) Traffic record check (as applicable);
• (c) Consumer credit check (as applicable);
• (d) Reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test; and
• (e) Post-accident or incident drug and alcohol test.

The incumbent must be able to carry out official duties in a variety of settings and conditions. Routine work will occur primarily in an office setting.

This position is located in the Department of Health (DC Health), Office of the Director, Office of Performance Management. The mission of DC Health is to promote health, wellness, and equity across the District, and protect the safety of residents, visitors and those doing business in our nation’s capital. We believe that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability, or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives.

The CDO serves as the strategic leader on data-related initiatives in partnership with other members of the executive leadership team and program managers. The incumbent strategically develops and implements agency-wide data management and conducts analyses of policies and practices to promote better and more efficient delivery of public health interventions. The CDO serves as the principal advisor to the executive leadership team on data-related topics and facilitates and promotes data collaboration across DC Health, governmental, academic, and other stakeholders to cultivate a culture of data use for informing decision making and driving greater public health impact. The incumbent provides expertise to streamline the collection, organization, protection, analysis, and reporting of data and leads the development and governance of data and information strategies, improve data usability and availability, drive innovation, and assure strong analytics and reporting across the division.