Consultant, Data Visualization – Communications Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a trusted consultant for clients regarding data communication, visualization strategies, and public health narratives.

• Lead and/or assist in client discovery sessions to identify goals, target audiences, data requirements, and expected outcomes; convert insights into actionable deliverables and technical solutions.

• Navigate project uncertainties and adapt smoothly to maintain strong partnerships and address changing client needs.

• Conduct presentations, stakeholder meetings, and refinement sessions to steer strategic communication and data visualization methods.

• Create customized communication and reporting strategies that align with client goals and intended audiences.

• Construct dashboards, charts, interactive reports, and analytical products based on approved requirements, indicators, and business rules using selected data sources.

• Transform technical, policy-heavy, or data-rich content into clear, visually engaging, and user-focused materials.

• Implement indicator and metric logic within visualization platforms as necessary, including calculations, measures, formatting, labeling, and interactivity.

• Configure and oversee BI semantic layer/modeling artifacts as relevant (e.g., Tableau data sources, Power BI datasets/models).

• Enhance dashboard performance, usability, and maintainability through optimization and scalable design practices.

• Assist in quality assurance and readiness activities, including the validation of filters, exports, calculations, and stakeholder feedback review.

• Produce high-quality creative outputs such as reports, infographics, presentations, dashboards, and digital media.

• Uphold creative and visualization standards, ensuring consistency across client projects and deliverables.

• Create reusable templates, visualization components, and communication assets to promote consistency and efficiency in projects.

• Manage and oversee design and production workflows from conception to delivery, coordinating with internal and external collaborators as needed.

• Develop and monitor metrics to evaluate dashboard effectiveness, communication performance, and audience engagement.

• Continuously enhance creative and technical processes to improve efficiency, accessibility, and client value.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience is required, including 2+ years in an Associate role within a similar consulting setting.

• 1-4 years of experience in client-facing roles.

• A Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic consulting environment.

• Alignment with BME’s core values.

• Proven experience in developing dashboards, analytical products, and audience-focused communication materials for operational or executive audiences.

• Strong proficiency in Tableau and/or Power BI, with experience in creating custom or non-standard visualizations and interactions beyond default platform capabilities.

• A solid understanding of visual storytelling, information design, user experience principles, and communication strategies.

• Experience in translating complex technical, policy, or data content into clear and compelling public-facing narratives and visual products.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships concurrently.

• Experience collaborating within structured project delivery environments (e.g., Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams).

🏝️ Benefits

• More than 6 weeks of total leave, which includes paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays;

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with 75% of coverage for the employee paid by the employer & 50% for dependents;

• Health FSA and dependent care FSA options;

• 401(k) plan with employer matching;

• Employer-funded short-term and long-term disability insurance;

• One-time technology stipend;

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.