Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · 12 hours ago
Project Manager I, Public Health Informatics
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$83K/yr - $116K/yr
3+ years expThe Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is seeking a Project Manager I for their Public Health Informatics team. This role supports the design, implementation, and coordination of data and surveillance activities for the Sentinel Program, ensuring that data systems and workflows are robust and aligned with national needs.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the project manager for Sentinel Connect implementation across several countries, ensuring activities remain on schedule and aligned with program objectives
Ensure appropriate communication with project stakeholders regarding timelines and status, deadlines, data requirements, reporting, logistics and all other project-related issues
Facilitate project meetings to align the team around goals and communicate blocking issues
Maintain organized documentation, workflows, and communication channels that support efficient cross-team and cross-country coordination
Map workflows and user needs across diagnostic, clinical, and surveillance activities to understand data flows and identify opportunities for improvement
Define system requirements and ensure informatics tools align with project priorities, national needs, and operational realities; work closely with technical partners to guide solution design
Ensure back-end data structures and databases are appropriate for current use cases and scalable for future needs
Ensure front-end components (dashboards, reporting interfaces, user workflows) are intuitive, usable, and tailored to intended audiences
Map data flows and conduct ad hoc analyses for systems performance assessments
Provide advisory support on data privacy, ethics and governance related to Sentinel data collection and use
Serve as a technical resource for the Sentinel team, as well as ministries of health, research institutes, and implementing partners
Cultivate strong working relationships with ministries of health, implementation partners, and internal teams, ensuring clear communication, aligned expectations, and smooth coordination across all technical and operational activities
Support consultations, requirements gathering, collaborative problem-solving, tool deployment, and capacity-building related to surveillance data systems
Ensure alignment with national priorities, partner needs, and broader public health strategies
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in public health informatics, epidemiology, data science, public health, or related field
Minimum three years of working experience in a related field, ideally in the infectious disease space
Experience supporting and building relationships with ministries of health and/or working in low-resource settings
Demonstrated ability to map workflows, gather user requirements, and translate operational needs into system specifications
Familiarity with data architectures, databases, concepts of interoperability, and digital health tools
Experience working with multidisciplinary, international teams to guide tool development and/or system implementation
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to non-technical audiences
Strong organizational, stakeholder and project management skills
Willingness to travel internationally (~25%) to support partner needs and field work
Preferred
Ability to conduct basic epidemiological analyses on collected clinical and surveillance data
Understanding of data governance, privacy, and ethical considerations in public health
Prior involvement in proposal development and donor reporting
Ability to move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on technical problem solving
Comfort thriving in a fast-moving, collaborative, mission-driven environment
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
At least 13 paid holidays
Winter closure
Paid time off
Parental and family care leave
Employee assistance program
Company
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from across its partner institutions — undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional scientists, administrative professionals, and academic faculty.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$283.25MKey Investors
MacArthur FoundationAlzheimer's Foundation of AmericaMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2025-11-18Grant· $100M
2020-08-11Grant
2019-09-09Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Dan Shore
Chief Financial Officer
Anne Carpenter
Institute Scientist and Imaging Platform Senior Director
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