Jobs at Boston Public Health Commission

Coordinates and evaluates recovery specialist programming for people with substance use disorders. Provides peer recovery support, referrals, treatment navigation, overdose prevention training, safety planning, intake assistance, documentation, and participant advocacy. Collaborates with healthcare providers, treatment programs, hospitals, community agencies, and public-sector partners. Monitors program compliance and participant progress, prepares reports, supports grant and fiscal activities, represents the organization in the community, and may supervise employees.

Provides outreach, case management, advocacy, referrals, transportation, and recovery support to Boston residents with substance use and co-occurring mental health needs. Assesses clients, coordinates treatment access, monitors progress, maintains records, facilitates communication with providers, conducts overdose prevention training, and represents the department in community settings. Also supports office operations, reporting, grant preparation, meetings, program compliance, and health-equity initiatives.

Supports Boston EMS financial management, including budgeting, procurement, public bids, contracts, grants, payroll, accounts payable, vendor payments, financial records, and audits. Supervises and mentors staff, ensures compliance with BPHC policies, coordinates with vendors and internal departments, and maintains accurate fiscal reporting. The role also supports equitable procurement, grant administration, and health equity initiatives.

Provides confidential executive and administrative support to the Recovery Services Bureau leadership team. Responsibilities include calendar and meeting management, correspondence, presentations, report preparation, data tracking, office technology coordination, expenditure monitoring, project support, committee participation, and liaison work across programs. The role also manages special projects, meeting logistics, document compliance reviews, and sensitive personnel, budgetary, and collective bargaining information.

Coordinates public health programs, projects, coalitions, community education, grants, communications, meetings, and events. Prepares reports, supports data collection and evaluation, oversees fiscal and grant compliance, and develops community engagement strategies. May supervise and evaluate staff, coordinate work assignments, and support program implementation across community organizations, city agencies, and residents.

Coordinates public health nursing outreach, communicable disease investigations, contact tracing, infection control, tuberculosis care, and care navigation in congregate community settings. Provides patient education, medication monitoring, directly observed therapy, post-exposure prophylaxis, vaccine clinic support, surveillance, and epidemiologic activities. Builds relationships with community facilities, supervises staff, supports outbreak response, and promotes health equity.

Leads all financial operations for a $250M+ public health commission, including accounting, budgeting, grants, revenue, procurement, treasury, reporting, audits, compliance, internal controls, and policy development. Oversees finance staff, forecasting, cash management, and cost and revenue optimization. Manages Workday Financial Management implementation, supports organizational change and training, and advises senior leadership on financial strategy, performance, and risk.

Leads organization-wide grant development for the Boston Public Health Commission, including funding opportunity assessment, proposal strategy, grant writing, budgeting, compliance review, submissions, renewals, and post-award coordination. Advises senior and program leadership, supervises Grants Development Office staff, manages grant systems and processes, provides training, and coordinates with finance, principal investigators, and external partners throughout the grant lifecycle.

Develops, deploys, supports, and documents enterprise applications and business solutions for public health programs. Responsibilities include integrating LLM and AI tools, building web applications, reports, forms, workflows, and integrations; defining requirements; testing solutions; troubleshooting systems; supporting enterprise applications; training users; managing projects; and identifying automation opportunities while following data governance and AI policies.

Manage Boston EMS clinical programs and strategic initiatives, including mobile integrated healthcare, telehealth, treatment-in-place, and alternative destination programs. Monitor performance, conduct data analysis, coordinate case reviews, develop policies and training, manage partnerships, support budgets and contracts, ensure reporting compliance, and collaborate with researchers. The role advances prehospital care, health equity, and program improvement while handling confidential information under HIPAA.

Leads the VIP Initiative’s community safety planning, partner contracts, compliance, reporting, evaluation, funding support, stakeholder relationships, events, communications, and cross-neighborhood coordination. The role strengthens program infrastructure, tracks grants and deadlines, provides technical assistance to community organizations, supports incident response, and maintains data integrity while advancing public health and violence prevention goals.

The Wastewater Epidemiology Fellow will integrate wastewater data with public health surveillance, develop R code for pathogen quantification, and evaluate wastewater monitoring effectiveness compared to other systems, focusing on health equity.

The Nurse Coordinator at the TB Clinic oversees operations, triages patients, provides nursing services, supervises staff, and facilitates education on tuberculosis, while ensuring compliance and safety standards are met.

The Policy and Strategy Specialist supports legislative research, communication with policymakers, advocacy training, and fosters relationships to advance public health priorities.

The Grant Specialist oversees financial management and compliance of grants, ensuring adherence to regulations, managing audits, and providing financial analyses and budgets.

The Procurement Specialist manages procurement processes for goods and services, ensures compliance with guidelines, and collaborates with stakeholders for effective contract management and reporting.

The Training Manager will develop and facilitate a Doula Training program, ensuring compliance with policies and collaborating with community partners to address health inequities.

The Nurse Coordinator oversees training, outreach, quality assurance, and community engagement in maternal and child health, including assessing staff needs and providing clinical support.

The Assistant Director is responsible for clinical management, supervision, and program oversight of the Transitions TSS program, ensuring compliance and quality of substance use disorder treatment services.

The Public Safety Lieutenant supervises staff, oversees daily operations, conducts patrols, manages personnel decisions, and ensures compliance with policies and procedures while communicating with law enforcement.