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Nicole Martin-Chen

@nicolemartin-chen

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Public health data leader specializing in HIV/STI monitoring, surveillance, and health systems data analysis.

Jamaica

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles in public health data, surveillance, or M&E where I can drive evidence-based decisions, mentor staff, and strengthen national health information systems.

I am a public health professional with extensive experience leading HIV/STI monitoring and evaluation, population health status monitoring, and pandemic surveillance for the Ministry of Health and Wellness. I have directed donor-required M&E deliverables, implemented national reporting systems, and led data management, analysis, and dissemination for COVID-19 response activities.

I bring strong quantitative skills, supervision experience with graduate preceptorships, and a record of applied research and freelance data projects. I am proficient with SPSS, Stata, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI and multiple survey and data-collection platforms, and I contribute actively to professional bodies in Jamaica and the Caribbean.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director, HIV M&E

Current

Ministry of Health and Wellness

Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 9 months)

Provided strategic leadership for implementation of donor-required HIV/STI monitoring and a Population Health Status Monitoring system; led COVID-19 contact tracing data management, surveillance reporting, and Emergency Operations Centre rostering during the pandemic.

HIV STI M&E Surveillance Data Management Epidemiology Reporting

Current

Data Analyst (Freelance)

Current

Freelancer

Jan 2004 - Present (21 years 9 months)

Delivered data collection, entry, analysis, and visualization services for public health studies including HTLV and adolescent reproductive health baseline assessments to inform program implementation.

Data Analysis Data Visualization SPSS Stata REDCap Survey Design Reporting

Biostatistician

Ministry of Health and Wellness

Jan 2013 - Jan 2017 (4 years)

Managed and reported national HIV/AIDS/STI trends for decision-making and donor reporting and provided technical support for research and M&E projects related to Jamaica's HIV epidemic and public health events.

Biostatistics M&E Data Analysis Reporting SPSS Stata

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The University of the West Indies

Master of Public Health, Public Health

Activities and societies: Thesis research, research assistant work on adolescent reproductive health data collection and analysis.

Completed Master of Public Health with a thesis on gender differences in diabetes self-management in selected health centers in Kingston, St Andrew, and Portland, Jamaica.