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Admitted Students’ Career Services Presentation 2023
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
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Career Services Team
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Heather Krasna, PhD, EdM,
MS, Associate Dean
25+ years’ experience in
career services, nonprofit
management, and recruiting.
Co-author, 101+ Careers in
Public Health, 3
rd
Ed. and
author, Jobs That Matter
Masako Hashimoto, MS
Assistant Director,
16 years’ experience in
counseling and recruiting,
National Certified
Counselor, LMHC,
Certified Professional
Resume Writer
Jason Ross, MA
Assistant Director,
17 years’ experience in
consulting, HR, and
career coaching;
Professional Certified
Coach (PCC)
Plus our wonderful
student worker team!
Henryne Tobias, EdM
Director,
30+ years’ experience in
higher education, career
counseling, diversity &
inclusion, career
education
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Career Services helps students and alumni by:
• Providing empathetic career coaching to help you explore,
develop, and refine your career vision.
• Training you in self-marketing, professional etiquette, and
relationship-building, to empower you to achieve your career
goals.
• Cultivating school-wide partnerships with a broad range of
relevant employers and establish alumni and student networks
The career services team is comprised of highly trained
professionals with significant advising experience.
Our Mission
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This report analyzes the Oct. 2021, Feb. 2022 and May 2022 employment survey responses and related information.
The Office of Career Services had information regarding 617 graduates as of Jan. 31, 2023, from a total of 672
graduates surveyed, a knowledge rate of 92%.
Post-Graduate Outcomes
Employed, 88.2%
Continuing Education,
7.9%
Not Seeking by
Choice, 1.8%
Seeking Employment,
2.1%
Post-Graduate Outcomes, Class of 2021-2022
N=672, n=617
Knowledge rate: 92%
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Sectors of Employment (School-Wide)
Consulting
17%
Government
9%
Insurance
2%
Hospital/ Healthcare
27%
Marketing/ Comm
2%
Nonprofit (Domestic)
9%
Nonprofit
(International)
5%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotech
7%
Other
3%
Research Institution
3%
Technology
5%
University
11%
Sectors of Employment, 2021-2022
n=544
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Geographic Locations (n=521)
New York/Tristate
67%
California
7%
DC Metro
6%
New England
6%
South
4%
Midwest
3%
Pacific NW, Mtn
2%
Southwest
2%
Asia/SE Asia
1%
Europe and Canada
1%
Central/S
America,
MENA,
Africa
1%
Geographic Locations
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Example Employers
Government
Global Health/NGO/Humanitarian
Nonprofits
Hospitals/Health Systems
Philanthropy
Life Sciences & Research Consulting
Insurance
Technology/Startups
Marketing
Pharma & Medical Devices
Healthcare Consulting
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Appointments:
• Resume, cover letter, LinkedIn reviews; job search strategy
• Career counseling, advising, decision-making
• Practice interviews, salary negotiation, networking advice
• Lifetime, FREE career services for alumni
• Our appointments receive “world class” level of satisfaction
Resources:
• Online resources: Full, virtual career development course;
400+ handouts, resources, videos, links, salary surveys
• Career Handbook: 150+ page career guidance book,
exclusively for Mailman students
• Big Interview: virtual practice interview software
Career Services Appointments & Resources
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• Exclusive CareerLink job board
• Career Fairs: Fall Career Day, Spring Career Day; other smaller events
• Employer Presentations
• Coffee Chats, “On-campus” interviewing, recruiting events
• Alumni networking
• Exclusive ColumbiaMailmanConnect.com mentoring site
• Columbia University-wide alumni directory; LinkedIn group
• Reciprocity Career Services
Career Services Resources:
Networking & Recruiting
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• 1,922 individual student appointments
• 87,081 Career Services Courseworks site logins, 612 users of Big Interview resource,
1063 users of Columbia Mailman Connect mentoring site
• 50 Workshops
• 209 employers at job fairs (5 fairs) and 1,426 student job fair RSVPs
• 55 Employer presentations
• 8,955 employer contact records
• 1,511 unique job and internship postings
• 168 total events
• .93 Net Promoter Score (“world class”)
Career Services Programs (9/1/21-8/31/22)
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Strong Public Health Job Market
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During COVID-19 “lockdown” (March-April 2020),
there were up to 31% fewer job postings per
month nationally
…BUT during the same time period
The number of job postings for people with
Master’s degrees in public health INCREASED
Krasna et. al., Labor Market Competition for Public Health Graduates in the
United States: A Comparison of Workforce Taxonomies with Job Postings Before
and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, International Journal of Health Planning
and Management, 2021
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• “Great Services!”—MS in Biostatistics
• “Thank you guys!”—MPH in Environmental Health Sciences
• “Career Handbook was amazing and the Career Advisors were my go to for the entire process.” –MPH in
Epidemiology
• “Career coaches are very helpful, they gave me solid advice on job searching and resume revision.” –MS in
Epidemiology
• “Resume assistance was extremely helpful”—MPH in Epidemiology
• “They are professional, and considerate when helping out. Helped me improve my resume significantly.
Learned a lot through the process”—MPH in HPM
• “I appreciate that career services provided me with feedback, great customer service and documents that I can
use to look back for guidance on different approaches toward resumes/CV. Their assistance helped me get into
a doctorate program while I was attending the Executive Program.” –MPH in HPM
• “Interview prep, resume prep and salary negotiation. All were extremely helpful!”—MHA
• “(My coach) is such a great person to work with and has helped keep me motivated to keep pursuing the next
steps in my career.” –MPH in Population & Family Health
• “All staff were amazing and very helpful.”—MPH in Population & Family Health
• “Thank you for all that you do for us! Very much appreciated.”—MPH in Population & Family Health
• “Thank you to (my coach) for helping me make my resume beautiful!!”—MPH in Sociomedical Sciences
Student Quotes
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Job Search Methods Response to “How did you *primarily* find out about this
position?”) n=365; percentages do not add to 100% because respondents could select up to 3 choices
Columbia alumni network
15.6%
Classmate
5.5%
Academic Dept or Professor
16.7%
Practicum (Hired directly from
practicum)
7.7%
Mailman Career Services (events,
career fairs, CareerLink)
23.3%
Personal network
11.5%
Other/Direct Application/Recruiter
43.3%
Professional association
2.5%
Promotion from existing job
1.9%
Reciprocity Career Services
0.5%
Percent of graduates who found
their job through Columbia
Career Services or other
Columbia resources: 69%
Percent of graduates who found
jobs at least partly via
networking: 57.5%
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• Number of jobs graduates applied to: 34.4 average; 15 median
• First round interviews: 4.8 average, 3 median; Second round interviews: 3 avg., 2 median
• Job offers: 1.6 avg; 1 median
• 86% of employed graduates logged in to Mailman CareerLink job board at least once; only
70% of those who were still job-seeking had ever logged in
• Average number of career services appointments for employed graduates: 2.24; average
logins: 19.5; for unemployed: 1.2 appts and 13.6 logins
• 80.2% of survey respondents used career services.
Job Search Process
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OUTCOMES BY
DEPARTMENT
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Biostatistics
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Consulting Firm
14%
Health insurance
5%
Hospital/health system
35%
Marketing/
Communications Firm
2%
Other For-Profit Organization
3%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotechnology
17%
Research Organization or
Institute
6%
Technology Company
11%
University or College
7%
Biostatistics (N=99, n=88)
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• Analysis Group, HEOR analyst
• BD, HEOR Research Analyst
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Data Analyst
• Cytel Inc., Biostatistician
• HSAG, Analyst
• NYU Langone Health, Biostatistician
• Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., Statistician
• The Dermatology Scpecialists, Data Analyst
• University of California San Francisco, Research Data Analyst at the Department of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics
• University of Pennsylvania, Biostatistician
Biostatistics MPH Example Outcomes
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• Acumen LLC, Data and Policy Analyst
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Master
Level Biostatistician
• Allclear Health, Data Scientist
• Analysis Group, Health Analyst (2)
• Athenahealth, Senior Product Analytics
Associate
• BMS, Data Science Programmer
• Bristol Myers Squibb, Manager Biostatistician
• Center for Infection and Immunity, Staff
Associate
• China Southern Fund, Analyst
• Cleveland Clinic, Biostatistician
• Columbia University, Data Manager (2)
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
Fellow; Assistant Professor of Medicine (5)
• ConcertAI, Senior Director, Data Products
• CVS Health, Data Scientist
• DailyPay, Business Analyst
• DermBiont, Data Science Analyst II
• EDETEK, Inc, Statistical Programmer (3)
• Eli Lilly and Company , Senior Statistician
Computation (2)
• Fusion PE, Research analyst
• HKUST, PhD student
• ICBC-AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd, Actuarial
Assistant
• IQVIA, Associate Consultant; Senior statistician
(3)
Biostatistics MS Outcomes
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• Jasper Therapeutics Inc., Statistical Programmer
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Biostatistician (2)
• Justanswer LLC, Analyst
• LEK Consulting, Associate
• LLX Solutions, LLC, Statistical Programmer
• Lumenis, Business Analyst
• Medical College of Wisconsin, Biostatistician
• Medidata Solutions, Engagement Consultant
• Medpace, Statistical Analyst I
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Data
Analyst, Research Biostatistician etc. (4)
• Michael Allen Company, Research associate
• Mount Sinai Health System, Data Science
Analyst
• Neurological Disease Research Center, Analyst
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/CUIMC,
Resident or Fellow (3)
• Novartis, Statistical programmer
• Novartis, Statistical Programmer
• NYU Langone Health, Senior Data Analyst
• Precisely Trust in Data, Data Scientist
• Precision for Medicine, Statistical Programmer I
• SUNY Westchester, Adjunct faculty
• Tempus Labs, Software Engineer
• Tencent Timi Gaming Studio, Data Analyst
• The New York Times, Business Data Analyst
• The Rockefeller University Hospital, Data Analyst
• TRINETX, ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST
• Walmart, Data Scientist
• Weill Cornell Medicine, Biostatistician I (4)
Biostatistics MS Outcomes
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• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Attending Biostatistician
• Novartis, Principal Biostatistician
• Wayfair, Machine Learning Scientist
• PhD, Public Health Genetics, University of Washington Seattle
• PhD, Computational Biology, Northwestern University
• PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt
• PhD, Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington
• PhD, Biostatistics, Columbia University
• PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University
Biostatistics PhD Outcomes
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Biostatistics Graduates: Further Study
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Environmental Health Sciences
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Consulting Firm
24%
Government
28%
Hospital/health
system
5%
Other For-Profit
Organization
14%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotechnology
5%
University or
College
24%
Environmental Health (N=22, n=21)
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• Acsel Health, Life Sciences Analyst
• Barasch & McGarry Lawyers for the 9/11 Community, Case Manager
• Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Research Assistant (2)
• EKI Environment and Water, Environmental Scientist
• Ernst & Young LLP, WASH Consultant
• Ernst & Young LLP, Public Health Services Transformation Consultant
• Latitude Compliance , Sustainability Manager
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, City Research Scientist, Health Educator
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, City Research Scientist
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Research Assistant/Manager
• NYC Department of City Planning, Project Manager
• Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Public Health Fellow II
Environmental Health Sciences MPH Outcomes
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• Columbia University, Safety Advisor
• Monterey Bay Air Resources District, Air quality planner
• UNM-COP-HSC, Research Tech
• USDA, SITC Officer
• Walmart Global Tech, Software Engineer III
MS Outcomes
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PhD and DrPH Outcomes
• Biogen, Scientist
• Netflix, Data Scientist
• Stanford University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• Columbia University, Research scientist
• Fund for Public Health NYC, Evaluation lead
• Mount Sinai Health System, Assistant Professor
Further Study
• MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
• MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
• PhD, Epidemiology, NYU School of Medicine
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Epidemiology
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• 9 Foundations, Health Data Analyst
• Abt Associates, Health Monitoring Research Eval Senior
Analyst
• Aetion, Inc, Scientist (Epidemiology)
• American Institutes of Research, Health Research Associate
• Analysis Group, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Analyst; Analyst (4)
• Astra Zeneca, Operation Graduate Programme
• AstraZeneca, Statistical Programmer I
• BDA, Analyst
• Boca Health, Data analyst
• CAMBA, Program Evaluation Associate
• Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence (CIDI),
Research Coordinator
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health
Scientist
• Cherokee Federal, Epidemiologist
• Columbia University, Research Coordinator, etc. (5)
• COPE Health Solutions, Consultant
• COTA, Senior Manager, Research and Quality
• County of San Diego, Management Fellow
• Deloitte, Consultant, Strategy And Analytics
• EDETEK, Inc, Statistical Programmer
• FemHealth Ventures, Investor
• Guttmacher Institute, Research Associate
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Research
Assistant
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Research
Program Coordinator, Data Analyst etc. (3)
• IQVIA, Senior Associate Consultant Strategy and Life
Science Consulting; Associate Consultant/Scientist (2)
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Statistical Programmer Analyst
• K2 Venture Partners, VC Investment Analyst, Healthcare
• Kinsa Health, Epidemiologist / Data Scientist
• Manatt Health, Healthcare Consultant
• Maryland Department of Health, Analyst
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Data Analyst (2)
• McKinsey & Company, Business Analyst
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Surveillance
Specialist, Infection Control Department
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Research Project
Associate; Clinical Research Associate (2)
• Milliman, Healthcare Data Analyst
Epidemiology MPH Outcomes
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• MITRE, Healthcare analyst, intermediate
• Montefiore Bronx Health Collective, Research Analyst
• Morning Consult, Data Scientist
• National Indian Health Board, Public Health Policies Mgr
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Public Health Epidemiologist-Data Analyst (6)
• New York City Health + Hospitals, Program Evaluation
Specialist
• New York State Department of Health, Medical Director,
Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Data Coordinator
• NYU, Research Data Analyst, Clinical Research Coordinator,
Assistant Research Scientist etc, (3)
• OCHIN, Health Equity Data Analyst
• Pfizer, Statistical programmer
• Pfizer, Manager, RWE Scientist
• PrecisionHEOR , Associate Research Scientist
• Public Health Institute, Data Analyst
• RTI International, Epidemiologist
• RXMD, Senior Medical Associate
• Stratis Group, Senior Analyst
• SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Research Coordinator
• Syneos Health, Associate Consultant
• The Carter Center, Technical Advisor
• The Dedham Group, Analyst
• The Lewin Group, Quantitative Research Consultant
• Trinity Life Sciences, Associate Consultant - Market Access,
Value, and Pricing
• U.S. News & World Report, Data Analyst
• UCLA, Grad Student Researcher
• Vera Institute of Justice, Research & Evaluation Associate
• Vermont Department of Health, Public Health Analyst I
• VOZ Advisors, Associate of Client Services
• Weill Cornell Medicine, Research Biostatistician I (2)
• Westchester County Dept. of Health, Medical Data Analyst
• X4 Pharmaceuticals, Assoc. Director, Patient Affairs/Advocacy
• ZS Associates, Strategy Insights & Planning Associate
Epidemiology MPH Outcomes
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• Columbia Aging Center, Project Manager
• Columbia University, Post-Doc fellow (3)
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
Clinical Research Coordinator (3)
• Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant
Professor
• EDETEK, Inc, Statistical Programmer
• GINAN LLC, Member-Manager
• Kaiser Permanente , Research Associate 2
• Mayo Clinic, Clinical Research Coordinator
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Research Technician
• MK Analytics, Data Scientist
• Mount Sinai, Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal
Medicine Specialist
• New York Presbyterian- Weill Cornell, Clinical
Fellow, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
• NYC, Criminalist III (Forensic Scientist)
• NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Data Analyst
• Oxeon Partners, Associate
• University of Colorado School of Medicine,
Assistant Professor
• University of Miami, Data Management
Administrator
• Vanderbilt University, Assistant Professor of
Neurology
• Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Study
Manager
Epidemiology MS Outcomes
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• JD, UC Hastings
• MD, UCLA
• MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• MD, St. George
• MD, UCSF Medical School
• MS, Health Policy Planning and Financing, London School of Economics
• MD, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
• PhD, Epidemiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Epidemiology Graduates Continuing Study
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Epidemiology PhD Outcomes
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Fellow
• Harvard University, Postdoctoral fellow
• KING ABDULLAH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER, EPIDEMIOLOGIST
• NYU, Postdoctoral Fellow
• Universidad de Antioquia, Co-investigator
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General Public Health
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Government
19%
Health insurance
12%
Hospital/health system
50%
Non-Profit or
Philanthropy
(Domestic)
13%
University or College
6%
General Public Health (N=20, n=16)
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• Bridge, Inc, Case Manager
• Cetene Corporation, Provider Engagement Analyst in the Value-Based Payment Department
• Cincinatti Children's Hospital, Pediatric Resident
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Project Manager
• Hackensack Meridian Health, Resident
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Health Educator
• McMaster University, Psychiatric Resident
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Research Coordinator
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , Post doctoral research Associate
• Mount Sinai, Resident Physician
• New York City Department of Homeless Services, Harm Reduction Grant Program Manager
• New York University, Orthodontic Dental Resident
• Nyu, K
• Pre-Health Dreamers, Training and Advocacy Assistant
• Tower Health Reading Hospital, Resident Physician
• UnitedHealth Group, Healthcare Specialist
• University of Hawaii Obstetrics and Gynecology, Resident Physician
• University of Michigan, Ophthalmology resident
General Public Health Outcomes
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Health Policy & Management
36
Consulting Firm
25%
Government
5%
Health insurance
1%
Hospital/health
system
36%
Marketing/
Communications
Firm
1%
Non-Profit or
Philanthropy
(Domestic)
8%
Non-
Profit/International
NGO (Global)
2%
Other For-Profit
Organization
2%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotechnology
7%
Research
Organization or
Institute
1%
Technology
Company
5%
University or College
7%
Health Policy & Management (N=142, n=138)
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• Acsel Health, Analyst Consultant
• Alma, Creative Project Manager
• Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Research Analyst I
• AstraZeneca, Clinical Research Associate
• Avalere Health, Associate
• Booz Allen Hamilton, Federal Health Policy and
Management - Senior Consultant
• Catalytic Impact Foundation, Associate
• Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens, Health & Wellness
Educator
• CHENMED, Leadership Administrative Fellow
• Deloitte, Healthcare Consultant (2)
• Harlem Children's Zone, Research Science Associate
• Health Federation of Philadelphia , Program Coordinator
• HHS Office of Inspector General, Program Analyst
• HMP Market Access Insights, Consultant
• Impact Advisors, Healthcare Strategy and Operations
Consultant
• Ipsos Healthcare Advisory, Associate Consultant, Advisory
Services
• JLG Health Solutions LLC., Associate
• KPMG, Advisory Associate
• Leavitt Partners, Associate
• Maimonides Medical Center, Executive Admin. Fellow
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Project Coordinator
• McCann Global Health, Strategist
• McKinsey & Company, Associate - Healthcare
• MCRA, Associate Evidence Development & Health
Economics
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Administrative
Fellow (Project Coordinator)
• Ministry of Health of Indonesia, the strategic delivery unit
for the Minister of Health, health system specialist
• MITRE, Healthcare Analyst
Note: outcomes in bold are nationally-competitive
administrative fellowships.
Health Policy & Management MPH Outcomes
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• Nephron Research, Research Analyst
• New Jersey Family Planning League, Program Manager,
Program Manager
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Environmental Health Surveillance Network Intern
• New York State Department of Health, Student Assistant to
the Commissioner
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Make Care Better
Performance Improvement Fellow (Administrative
Fellow)
• NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, Patient
Experience Lead
• Opioid Response Network, Technology Transfer Specialist
• Optumas, Consultant
• PA Consulting, Consultant Analyst, Digital Strategy (2)
• Pfizer, Global HEOR Research Associate
• PwC, Senior Consultant
• Quickstep Communications, LLC., Client Portfolio Services
Manager
• SOMOS Innovation, Medical Economics Analyst
• The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice,
Public Health Analyst
• The Yellow House, Project Manager
• TransformCare, Inc, Program & Insights Lead
• Triangle Insights Group, Associate Consultant
• Trinity Life Sciences, Associate Consultant, Evaluation,
Access and Pricing
• UChicago Medicine , Administrative Fellow
• UCSF Health, Administrative Fellow
• US Government Accountability Office, Program Analyst
• Vanderbilt University, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
• Vera Institute of Justice, Senior Program Associate
• Veralon, Associate Consultant
• Well Health, Product Marketing Associate
Note: outcomes in bold are nationally-competitive
administrative fellowships.
Health Policy & Management MPH Outcomes
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• Baylor Scott and White, Digital Health Project Consultant
• Charles River Associates, Associate
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Administrative Fellow
• CVS Health/Aetna, Strategic Proposal Consultant
• Deloitte, Consultant (2)
• Emory Healthcare, Planning Associate
• Ernst & Young LLP, Consultant
• Fresenius Medical Care of North America, Insurance
Coordinator
• Halodoc, Corporate Development
• Juul Labs, Analyst, Strategic Planning and New Ventures
• Lorient Capital - Purpose Care, Administrative Fellow
• Mercer, Associate Consultant
• Mercer, Total Health Management Consultant (Associate)
• Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Administrative Fellow
• Mount Sinai Health System, Senior Associate Specialty
Care Models – Product
• Mount Sinai Health System, Project Manager -
Ambulatory Operations
• NewYork-Presbyterian, Practice Operations Improvement
Specialist
• Northwell Health, Administrative Fellow (2)
• NYU Langone Health, Administrative Fellow (2)
• Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health
System, Administrative Fellow
• Recora Health, Enrollment Specialist
• Stanford Health Care, Administrative Fellow
• Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Administrative
Fellow
• Stellar Health, Provider Performance Associate
• Strategy&, Associate
• UC San Diego Health, Administrative Fellow (2)
• VA Office of Health Equity, Health System Specialist
Note: outcomes in bold are nationally-competitive
administrative fellowships.
MHA (FT) Graduate Outcomes
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MPH
• JD, Emory
• MD, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
• MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• MD, RWJMS
• MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• PhD, Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M University
• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University
MHA
• MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
• MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine
HPM Graduates Continuing Study
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HPM Accelerated Outcomes
• AstraZeneca , Medical Science Liaison
• Manatt Health, Consultant
• Pfizer, Senior Manager, Science and Innovation Policy
• University of Toronto, Public Health Resident
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• AbbVie, Clinical Data Strategy and Operations
Program Lead I
• ASPCA, Client Operations Manager
• Cardozo Law School, Program Administrator
• Columbia Health, Assistant Nurse Manager - Infection
Control/Occupational Health
• Columbia University , Program Manager-COVID
Information Commons
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Project
Manager
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Director,
Operations and Strategic Initiatives
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Sr.
Manager of Finance & Budget Ops
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
Administrative Manager
• Columbia University Medical Center, Lab Manager
• Columbia University Medical Center, Clinical Research
Associate
• Deloitte, Healthcare Consultant
• ICAP at Columbia University, Operations Officer
• Mount Sinai West, Administrative Fellow
• New York eHealth Collaborative, Data Quality
Manager
• Novartis, Senior Global Trial Manager
• Oscar Health, Senior Product Manager
• Ricora Health, Director of Product Operations
• Unite Us, Product Manager
• Weill Cornell Medicine, Analyst
MHA (PT) Outcomes
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Executive MHA
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Associate
Director
• Digestive Specialist Inc, Gastoenterologist
• Heifer International, Country Director
• New York Presbyterian Hospital /CUIMC, Medical Director
• Transformative Pharmaceutical Solutions, CRC /Study
Management Associate
• UCLA Health, Orofacial Pain & Dysfunction Resident
• UCLA Health, Director of Revenue Cycle
• University of Florida College of Medicine, Assistant
Professor
• Westchester Medical Center, plastic surgeon
Executive MPH
• BronxCare Health System, Associate Director
• Columbia University, Assistant Chief Cardiology NP
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Critical Care
Nurse Practitioner
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Payroll Manager
• Columbia University Medical Center, Social Worker
• Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of
Dental Medicine (Pediatric Dentistry)
• Columbia University Medical Center, Executive Director
• Hershey Medical Center, Assistant Professor
• Jhpiego, Advisor (Board Member)
• Mount Sinai South Nassau, Vice President of Quality and
Regulatory
• Novartis, Clinical Research Medical Director
• PayrHealth LLC, Chief Information Officer
• SiriusXM, Vice President, Research
• VNACJ, Inc, Executive director
• Yale New Haven Health, Community Benefit Manager
Executive MHA and MPH Outcomes
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Population & Family Health
44
Consulting Firm
14%
Government
9%
Health insurance
1%
Hospital/health
system
14%
Marketing/
Communications
Firm
1%
Non-Profit or
Philanthropy
(Domestic)
20%
Non-
Profit/International
NGO (Global)
21%
Other For-Profit
Organization
1%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotechnology
3%
Research
Organization or
Institute
3%
Technology
Company
4%
University or College
9%
Population & Family Health (N=75, n=71)
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• Acumen LLC, Data & Policy Analyst, Writer/Coordinator
• Afya Foundation, Program Manager (for the Community
Safety Net program)
• American Cancer Society, Cancer Support Strategic
Partnerships Manager
• ARCHIVE Global, Research Assistant
• Asian University for Women, Senior Teaching Fellow
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Research Coordinator
• Cardea Services, Director of Professional Learning and
Sexuality Education
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Overdose
Prevention ORISE Fellow
• Center for Global Health at Weill Cornell, Research Associate
• Cicatelli Associates Inc, Evaluation Analyst - Health Systems
• Columbia University, Academic Program Coordinator;
Qualitative Research Assistant; Program Coordinator (4)
• Community Catalyst , Program Manager
• Credence Management Solutions, Jr Program Analyst
• Crimson Education, Extracurricular Mentor
• Decimal.health, Analyst
• Endometriosis Foundation of America, Senior Program
Manager
• EngenderHealth, Consultant
• Ernst & Young LLP, Public Health Consultant
• Every Mother Counts, Program Associate, Grantmaking and
Impact
• EyePACs, LLC, Program Coordinator
• FHI 360, Technical Officer
• Fund for Public Health NYC, Qualitative Data Analyst
• Global Doctors for Choice, Special Projects Consultant
• Global Health Strategies, Communic. & Advocacy Associate
• Greater Newark Health Care Coalition , Manager of Child and
Family Health
• Healthfirst, Clinical Quality Specialist
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Program Manager
• International Medical Corps, Grant writer
• International Rescue Committee, Program Manager,
Monitoring and Evaluation
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• Kearney, Business Analyst
• Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Program
Manager
• Maimonides Medical Center, Program Manager
• Medidata Solutions, Senior Solution Consultant
• Ms. Foundation for Woman, Program Officer, Office of the
President
• National Birth Equity Collaborative , Senior Birth Equity
Evaluation Analyst
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Marketing Project Manager
• New York State Department of Health, Health Education
Media Specialist 2; Public Health Specialist (2)
• New York State Psychiatric Institute, Research Manager
• New York University, Research Associate
• Northwell Health Center for Gun Violence Prevention, Clinical
Research Program Manager
• NYU Langone Health, Project Coordinator; Section for Health
Equity at the Department of Population Health; Department of
Environmental Pediatrics, (4)
• Palladium, Associate for Project Delivery
• Partners In Health, Mental health associate
• PCORI, Program Associate, Evaluation & Analysis
• Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Communications and
Marketing Manager
• Rabin Martin, Associate, Global Health Strategy
• Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., Assistant
Research Scientist
• Rush University Medical Center, Academic Program
Coordinator - Office of Mentoring Programs
• Safe Water Network, Development Communic. Associate
• San Diego County Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Nurse- Epidemiology Unit
• Services for the Underserved, Clinical Coordinator
• Stellar Health, Provider Performance Associate
• The CDC Foundation, Advancement Associate
• The Door, Health Center Quality Coordinator
• The Gigi Spot, Founder - Sex Education
• The Lewin Group, Qualitative Research Consultant
• Trinity Life Sciences, Consultant
• UCSF Health, Maternal-Fetal medicine Division, OB/GYN
Department, Clinical Research Coordinator
• UNICEF, Statistics analyst consultant
Population & Family Health Outcomes (Con’t)
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• Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
• MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
• MD, SUNY Upstate
• MD, University of California, Irvine
• Postbac Medical Program, Harvard University
Population & Family Health—Continuing Study
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Population & Family Health DrPH Outcomes
• Organon, Director, Clinical Research
• Palladium, Technical Advisor
• Trillium Health Partners, Clinical Associate
• Women's Refugee Commission, Senior Advisor, Adolescent Health and Protection
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Sociomedical Sciences
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Consulting Firm
5%
Government
15%
Health insurance
1%
Hospital/health system
21%
Marketing/
Communications Firm
2%
Non-Profit or Philanthropy
(Domestic)
19%
Non-Profit/International
NGO (Global)
9%
Other For-Profit Organization
3%
Pharmaceutical/
Biotechnology
3%
Research Organization or
Institute
8%
Technology Company
3%
University or College
11%
Sociomedical Sciences (N=83, n=79)
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• Action Research, Research Assistant
• American Heart Association, Program Consultant, Health
Care Quality
• AMSNY, Health policy analyst
• Associated Medical Schools of NY, Health Policy
Intern//Diversity Equity and Inclusion Program Manager
• BGB Group, Associate Account Executive
• CDC Foundation, Program Evaluator
• CDC Foundation, Case Investigator
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Program Coordinator
• CHURCH Study Columbia University Wellness Center,
Project Coordinator
• Columbia University, Resource Specialist, Research
Assistant, Coordinator, Coordinator of Educational
Programs, Research Project Coordinator (5)
• Community Service Society of NY, Health Counselor
• ComPsych, Clinical Intake & Triage Counselor
• CVS Health, Senior Service Designer
• DC Rape Crisis Center, Sexual Assault Advocate
• Elevance Health, Researcher
• Every Mother Counts, Manager, Content & Advocacy
• FirstThought, Research Associate
• Freelance, Graphic Designer
• Gilead Sciences, Research Project Manager
• Global Health Strategies, Communications and Advocacy
Associate
• Haitian-Americans United for Progress Inc., Site
Supervisor
• Helen Keller Intl, Consultant Data Analyst
• HiFiBiO Therapeutics, Communications Intern
• High Lantern Group, Associate
• ICAP at Columbia University, Senior Grants Manager
• IMAHelps, Associate Board Member
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Research
Mgr
• Jhpiego, AlignMNH
Sociomedical Sciences MPH Outcomes
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• McCann Health, Strategist, Social Sciences
• Melanoma Research Foundation, Education Associate
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical research
coordinator
• Mental Health Association of Westchester,
Communications and Development Associate
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Gov’t of Japan
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Antibiotic Resistance Coordinator; Special Assistant; Ending
the HIV Epidemic Coordinator; Policy Analyst (5)
• New York State Psychiatric Institute, Graduate Researcher
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Program Lead
• NYP Brooklyn Methodist , HIV Prevention Program
Coordinator
• NYU Langone Health, Research Coordinator etc. (4)
• NYU Langone Health, Community Engagement &
Recruitment Project Coordinator
• Office of Minority Health within the US Department of
Health and Human Services, Fellowship
• Panagora Group, Program Associate
• Project HOPE, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability And
Learning Officer For Ukraine Regional Response
• Public Health Solutions/NYCDOHMH, Provider Engagement
Coordinator; Continuity Evaluation Coordinator (2)
• Segal, Associate, Healthcare Benefits Consulting
• Sempre Health, BizOps Associate
• Spring Fertility, Patient Navigator
• The Brooklyn Hospital Center, PrEP Specialist
• The National B.L.A.C.K Cooperative , Vice President
• TNDC (Tenderloin Neighborhood Development
Corporation, Food Justice Supervisor
• United Nations International School (UNIS), Middle School
Health Educator
• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning Associate
• University of Southern California Center for Economic and
Social Research, Project Specialist
• US Department of Labor, OSHA, Research Specialist
• VAL Health, Senior Associate Consultant
• Vanderbilt University Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center,
Senior Research Associate
• Vibrant Emotional Health, Outreach coordinator
• VillageReach, Communication Associate
Sociomedical Sciences MPH Outcomes
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• Chicago Public Library, Senior Equity Officer
• Columbia University, Project Director
• Mars, Applied Researcher
• UC Berkeley, Postdoctoral scholar
• UIC, Bridge to Faculty Postdoc in Sociology
• University of Connecticut The Pandemic Journaling Project, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Sociomedical Sciences PhD Outcomes
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Sociomedical Sciences Continuing Study
• Ed.D., Mathematics Education, Teachers College
• DO, Medicine, NYIT COM
• MD, Florida Atlantic University
• MD, Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
• MD, Medicine , University at Buffalo Jacoba School of Medicine
Sociomedical Sciences MS Outcomes
• KIPU Health, Business Analyst in Communications & Marketing
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Fellow in Complex Family Planning
• NYU, New York City Treats Tobacco program
• Ronald McDonald House New York, Patient Navigator
• RTI International, Research Public Health Analyst
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International Students
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Employed in USA
68%
Employed abroad
21%
Continuing
Study
9%
Not seeking
1%
Seeking
1%
Employment Outcomes of International Students (2021-2022), N=157, n=130
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• Internships and jobs via Mailman CareerLink
- On campus opportunities
- Internships, which may work as Practica/ApEx
- Jobs, including those open to international students
- Opportunities for Curricular Practical Training via
APEx and academic course
• Career Fairs and presentations
- Employers are required to indicate if they are open to
hiring F1 students for internships, for OPT, or for
potential H1B visa sponsorship
• Columbia Mailman Connect alumni directory
- Search under “Mailman” to find alumni who were
international students during school
• International job search resources
Special Opportunities for International Students
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• “Life after F1” Workshop with immigration attorney once per semester
• Individual coaching (schedule via CareerLink); drop-in hours
Wed/Friday 11am-1pm (via CareerLink)
• PUBH 8086 course (allows for CPT in 2
nd
year, after practicum is completed)
• CourseWorks resource page:
- Special resources for Mailman international students
- List of employers who have hired Mailman graduates on the
F1 from 2017-2021 (note: whether H1B was offered is not known)
- Links for international job search
- Lists of employers who have petitioned for H1B
- Tips for job search for international students
- Tips for finding on-campus employment
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