Jesse Baumgartner, MPH

Experience

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  Lewiston Tribune

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Reporter

  Beat reporter for college football/basketball, covering local colleges and developing story angles for articles/blogs

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  Washington State Democrats

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2010

  Field Organizer

  Organized in the 38th/44th legislative districts of WA for successful re-election of U.S. Senator Patty Murray• Managed the area’s volunteer effort – dealing with over 250 volunteers and various local organizations• Managed a group 10 interns and deputy organizers throughout the campaign

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  Northwest Passage Consulting

  Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

  Communications Associate

  Wide-ranging communications and political consulting responsibilities for Seattle-based firm• Handled wide assortment of writing projects and issue/media research• Helped manage successful campaign for Seattle School Board seat

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  Tom Rasmussen for Seattle City Council

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2011

  Campaign Manager

  Leading communications and political strategy for a successful citywide campaign• Managed all aspects of successful citywide campaign, ranging from communications to event planning• Oversaw political outreach/relationships; helped manage budget and worked with fundraising consultant• Designed website, managed campaign’s Twitter/Facebook accounts, drafted communications• Worked with candidate and consultants to convey messaging themes

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  Hudson TG

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2012

  Intern

  • Brief time working for political consulting firm following move to New York City

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  Stern Investor Relations

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2016

  High-level communications consulting for early-stage life science companies to attract investment• Member of the firm's senior management team, directly supervising and training junior analysts • Led all client accounts (10 upon departure)• Worked directly with client executive teams on strategic activity/messaging• Researched and summarized client scientific stories to make them more accessible• Led the creation and maintenance of different financial/contact databases to guide research• Consulted on messaging, presentations, corporate/scientific press releases, larger strategic activity plans • Maintained wide assortment of external industry relationships to leverage for clients• Led all aspects of numerous successful industry events, from outreach to presentation content Show less

  • Senior Associate

    Dec 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Associate

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Senior Analyst

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Analyst

    Mar 2012 - Jul 2013
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  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

  Licensing Manager

  Research evaluation and technology development role for leading U.S. cancer institute• Part of Office of Technology Development, identifying, developing, and partnering promising MSK technologies• Managed a diverse portfolio of researchers – incl. therapeutics, diagnostics, imaging agents, genomics, analytic tools• Worked to successfully identify and secure development funding from both internal and external sources• Created messaging and collaterals to communicate these technologies to potential partners/investors• Made strategic decisions around intellectual property• Led multiple interdepartmental collaborations Show less

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  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

  Graduate Research

  Surveillance/epidemiology and health policy research within Viral Hepatitis Program (Bureau of Communicable Disease) at DOHMH

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  NY State Senator Gustavo Rivera

  Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  Graduate Health Policy Intern

  Wide-ranging health policy issue research for Democratic chair of NY Senate Health Committee

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  The Commonwealth Fund

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2023

  Researcher at non-profit health care policy foundation with focus on comparative state health system performance metrics, substance use, coverage/access, affordability• Research and serve as lead author on data/policy-focused State Scorecards, issue briefs and blogs; present research externally to state health system stakeholders• Identify datasets and conduct landscape/literature reviews to produce analyses aimed at policy windows• Helped develop Racial Equity State Scorecard in 2021, including new measurement approach• Lead organization’s research portfolio on overdose mortality and addiction treatment access policy• Lead collaboration across Fund programs, working directly with program leads to develop joint publications• Analyze datasets using STATA (e.g. CPS, BRFSS, NSDUH); design data visualizations Show less

  • Senior Research Associate

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Research Associate

    Sept 2019 - Jul 2022
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  The Center for Evidence-based Policy

  Aug 2023 - now

  Policy Analyst