Public Health Consultant
BME Strategies
Job Description
<h3>Job Title: Public Health Consultant<br>Location: Remote</h3><h3>Description</h3><p>Founded in 2004, <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/bme-strategies">BME Strategies</a> is a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs for local, regional, and state government partners. Our work supports evidence-based, community-driven solutions that strengthen public health systems and advance equity across the communities we serve. At BME, our clients are on the front lines of Public Health. Priorities may shift but our commitment to supporting our partners does not. We take pride in having multi-year, multi-project engagements, often working closely as an extension of their staff. Our success comes from our shared values: a bias toward action; optimistically collaborative; willingness to navigate ambiguity; minimal ego - no job is too small or big; pursuing the equitable solution; always learning, and; committed to quality at every stage.</p><h3>Position Overview</h3><p>The Public Health (PH) Consultant will provide cross-functional planning, coordination, and project support to <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/bme-strategies">BME Strategies</a>. In this role, the Consultant will work across multiple practice areas with support from several practice area leads, including Substance Use Abatement, Coalition-Building & Management, Grants Management, and Project Management & Design. This PH Consultant will act as the “glue” across teams, tracking deadlines, coordinating proposals, and providing strong administrative support, while contributing to client-facing projects. The ideal candidate for this role is: organized; detail-oriented; eager to contribute to mission-driven public health projects; an experienced communicator with a proven track record of working directly with communities, and; enjoys problem-solving, balancing multiple priorities, and supporting collaborative projects in a remote, fast-paced environment.</p><p>While working cross-functionally in this role, the PH Consultant will support a variety of public health projects, including: the <a href="https://nwcoalition.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" class="external" target="_blank">North West Public Health Coalition</a>, <a href="https://mosaic.rizema.org/municipal-tta/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" class="external" target="_blank">Mosaic</a> (temporary support during parental leave), and long-term development for opioid abatement collaborative coordination and business development in BME’s Substance Use Abatement Practice Area.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><p>BME Org-Wide Responsibilities for Consultants:</p><ul><li>Consultant roles at BME consist of approximately 85% project work, 5% administrative work, and 10% business development.</li><li>Leads or co-leads larger projects, technical and advisory, and contributes to project design.</li></ul><ul><li>Independently driving