Zachary Faigen
Data Programs Project Manager
York,SC
Summary
Project Manager offering over 14 years of expertise in healthcare and data driven industries. Proven success in developing project initiatives and directing project plans while effectively managing both internal and external teams to deliver programs on-time and achieve established performance targets.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager - Data Programs
North Carolina Healthcare Association
Cary, NC
07.2021 - Current
- Oversees the statewide claims data clearinghouse for health system market analysis and public health research and directly supports the NC's certified data processor and over 250 healthcare facilities in NC.
- Provides oversight of vendor implementation and operations teams to connect approximately 130 emergency departments to the statewide registry for public health syndromic surveillance reporting in near real-time, which champions the success of NC public health disease surveillance.
- Increased statewide coverage from 0% to 62% in one year by successfully onboarding 101 urgent care facilities to the statewide registry for public health syndromic surveillance reporting.
- Responsible for operations and oversight of multiple data programs that total approximately $3,000,000 in revenue, and secured funding for projects that increased the total revenue of the data programs by approximately 4%.
- Establishes robust communication plans between internal personnel, healthcare system staff, contractors and vendors to ensure cohesion between all stakeholders on all assigned projects.
Public Health Epidemiologist
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Charlotte, NC
02.2015 - 07.2021
- Conducted syndromic disease surveillance on a 24/7/365 basis.
- Generated and updated surveillance data on COVID-like Illness (CLI) for the NC Secretary of Health on a weekly basis, which was used to create COVID policy for the state of NC.
- Secured approximately $2 million in funding to pay vendors at the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Healthcare Association to ensure the continued operation of the disease surveillance program.
- Improved and expanded data collection and quality by collaborating with these vendors and the CDC to incorporate additional federal healthcare facilities into the syndromic surveillance program.
- Created interactive data maps and visualizations for the NC Division of Public Health website using Tableau software.
Epidemiologist II
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, MD
06.2010 - 02.2015
- Conducted syndromic disease surveillance on a 24/7/235 basis.
- Managed a project to incorporate data from all Maryland public schools into the syndromic surveillance program, making Maryland the first state in the United States to accomplish this task.
- Ensured and improved data transmission and quality from all Maryland acute care emergency departments by collaborating with State IT partners at the health department.
- Investigated ways to improve data analysis for Maryland’s disease surveillance software by conducting multiple workshops with developers and data experts at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology International
Hunt Valley, MD
03.2009 - 05.2010
- Designed, planned and executed various research tasks including comprehensive literature reviews, weight of evidence analyses, and generation of scientific narratives and detailed technical reports.
Food Safety Epidemiologist
EHA Consulting
Pikesville, MD
06.2008 - 03.2009
- Provided consultation, inspection, and training for universities, health care facilities, large businesses, and national retail food service companies to ensure that all food services followed safe food handling laws and regulations.
Education
Master of Science in Public Health: Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
AtlantaBachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina
Skills
- Project planning and management
- Communication and training
- Contract management
- Data management, review and analysis
- Visualization and reports generation
- Technical support
- Tableau, SAS and Microsoft Office programs
- Registered Environmental Health Specialist
Timeline
Project Manager - Data Programs
North Carolina Healthcare Association
07.2021 - Current
Public Health Epidemiologist
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
02.2015 - 07.2021
Epidemiologist II
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
06.2010 - 02.2015
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology International
03.2009 - 05.2010
Food Safety Epidemiologist
EHA Consulting
06.2008 - 03.2009
Master of Science in Public Health: Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina
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