[Jobs] [Community] FW: [AD] JOB OPENING: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (fwd)

Tue Feb 22 08:30:12 PST 2011

courtesy of Shelley Lapkoff:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:28:32 -0800
From: Shelley Lapkoff <lapkoff at aol.com>
To: community at demog.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Community] FW: [AD] JOB OPENING: Lucile Packard Foundation for
     Children's Health

Below is an announcement for a position opening at the Lucile Packard
Foundation for Children's Health in Palo Alto, Calif.

--Kelvin Pollard
Editor, Applied Demography newsletter

------------

DATA MANAGER
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health invites applications for
the position of Data Manager.

Established in 1996, the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose
mission is to elevate the priority of children's health and increase the
quality and accessibility of children's health care through leadership and
direct investment. The Foundation fundraises for research, training, and
patient care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and for pediatric
programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The Foundation also
serves as a source of public information about the state of children's
health and pursues changes in the system of pediatric health care.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Data Manager will have primary responsibility for ensuring the quality,
rigor and comprehensiveness of data provided by the Foundation through its
kidsdata.org website and related data and information products. S/he will
play an integral role in helping to establish the Foundation's statewide
leadership in the realm of children's data, and will assist in outreach for
kidsdata.org and in efforts to promote the use of data to support
improvement in children's health. S/he will work with a high degree of
independence and will report to the Assistant Vice President, Programs and
Partnerships.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The Data Manager will:
- Plan and manage data collection, and ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness
of data;
- Assist in establishing a data development agenda for the Foundation's
work;
- Establish and manage working relationships with providers of key datasets
related to children;
- Promote Foundation data and information, including participation in
outreach, public presentations, and writing content for blogs,
e-newsletters, and other communications vehicles;
- Assist in developing and implementing the Foundation's strategy to use
data to improve children's health;
- Keep abreast of, and provide recommendations on, promising technologies or
methods for data acquisition and display;
- Provide statistical analysis, and advise on data issues for other
department projects, including surveys;
- Recruit and assist in supervising graduate student and/or Public Allies
interns;
- Provide timely, quality responses to data questions from kidsdata.org
users.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Master's degree in public health, public policy or related field;
- Minimum of five years professional experience post-graduate school;
experience managing website content preferred;
- Proven ability to manage large-scale data projects;
- Proven statistical and analytical ability; proficiency in SPSS or related
statistical software;
- Knowledgeable about national, state and local data sources;
- Knowledge of health and social issues that affect children;
- Proficiency in Excel;
- Self-starter with ability to work independently;
- Highest degree of attention to detail;
- Excellent writing and editing skills;
- Public speaking skills, and ability to represent the Foundation publicly;
- Genuine interest in improving health and well being of children.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
Compensation is commensurate with experience and the marketplace. The
Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits program.

HOW TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to Human Resources via mail, fax, or e-mail.

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 340
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Fax (650) 498-7738
hr at lpfch.org <mailto:hr%40lpfch.org>

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health hires staff without
regard to race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, medical condition
including genetic characteristics, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital
status, or disability.

__._,_.___

Reply to
<mailto:kelvinp at prb.org?subject=Re%3A%20POSITION%20OPENING%3A%20Lucile%20Pac
kard%20Foundation%20for%20Children%27s%20Health%20> sender | Reply to
<mailto:AppliedDemography at yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20POSITION%20OPENING
%3A%20Lucile%20Packard%20Foundation%20for%20Children%27s%20Health%20> group
| Reply
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AppliedDemography/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwdjgyMTg0B
F9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3NjE4MTYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzQ0OARtc2dJZAMxNDUEc
2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjk3ODY5NDky?act=reply&messageNum=145> via
web post |
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AppliedDemography/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZGUydG1sB
F9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3NjE4MTYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzQ0OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsa
wNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyOTc4Njk0OTI-> Start a New Topic

Messages in this topic
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AppliedDemography/message/145;_ylc=X3oDMTMzYj
BqOHMzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3NjE4MTYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzQ0OARtc2dJZA
MxNDUEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjk3ODY5NDkyBHRwY0lkAzE0NQ-->  (1)

Recent Activity:

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AppliedDemography;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbGlpbWIyBF9TAz
k3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3NjE4MTYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzQ0OARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2
hwBHN0aW1lAzEyOTc4Njk0OTI-> Visit Your Group

MARKETPLACE

Find useful articles and helpful tips on living with Fibromyalgia. Visit the
Fibromyalgia Zone today!
<http://global.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15oda5c9e/M=493064.14543977.14365476.108355
68/D=groups/S=1705083448:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1297876692/L=f7fb4d96-39df-11e0-9c
32-f7fedf27446b/B=wHX2EtBDRvM-/J=1297869492241137/K=01uXl8mv3Zekkz4yisIjtw/A
=6260316/R=0/SIG=11bc8n8gt/*http:/custom.yahoo.com/fibromyalgiazone/>

   _____

Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get
the Yahoo! Toolbar now.
<http://global.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15ool6gqk/M=493064.14543979.14365478.132984
30/D=groups/S=1705083448:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1297876692/L=f7fb4d96-39df-11e0-9c
32-f7fedf27446b/B=v3X2EtBDRvM-/J=1297869492241137/K=01uXl8mv3Zekkz4yisIjtw/A
=6060255/R=0/SIG=1194m4keh/*http:/us.toolbar.yahoo.com/?.cpdl=grpj>

<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJldnR1MGVqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3N
jE4MTYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzQ0OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI5Nzg2OTQ5M
g--> Yahoo! Groups

Switch to:
<mailto:AppliedDemography-traditional at yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Deliv
ery%20Format:%20Traditional> Text-Only,
<mailto:AppliedDemography-digest at yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%2
0Digest> Daily Digest .
<mailto:AppliedDemography-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>
Unsubscribe .  <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Use

.

<http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=17618160/grpspId=1705083448/msgI
d=145/stime=1297869492/nc1=3848644/nc2=5028928/nc3=5741392>

__,_._,___
-------------- next part --------------
_______________________________________________
Community mailing list
Community at lists.demog.berkeley.edu
http://lists.demog.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/community