Division Chief - Core Data (Senior Public Service Administrator, Opt.6)
About The Position
Under the direction of the Data and Informatics Bureau Chief, this position provides strategic and operational leadership as the department's lead subject matter expert for core public health data, overseeing foundational datasets and systems. It serves as the primary operational liaison among epidemiology, informatics, IT, program areas, and external partners to coordinate data flows, resolve issues, and support routine and emergent public health activities. The role leads the Division of Core Data by performing a full range of administrative and managerial functions, including staff supervision, workload prioritization, and performance management. Additionally, this position manages and evaluates the Division's grant programs, plans and organizes the Division's budget and provides fiscal recommendations, and coordinates the Division's legislative initiatives. The Division Chief serves as the full line supervisor for the Division of Core Data.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in data governance, data management, compliance, privacy or information policy.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
- Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
Nice To Haves
- Three (3) years of demonstrated experience developing or implementing data governance frameworks, policies or standards.
- Three (3) years of experience planning and implementing health data architecture and metadata management, data catalogs and data classification frameworks.
- Working knowledge of data privacy, confidentiality and compliance requirements (e.g. HIPPA, state privacy laws).
- Two (2) years of experience serving as a supervisor.
- Strong facilitation and negotiation skills to support data councils, stewardship models and governance decision making.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the department’s lead subject matter expert for core public health data, providing strategic and operational leadership over foundational datasets and systems.
- Performs a full range of highly responsible administrative and managerial functions as head of the Division of Core Data, including staff supervision, workload prioritization, and performance management.
- Manages, directs, controls and evaluates the Division’s grant programs.
- Serves as full line supervisor.
- Coordinates the Division’s legislative program.
- Plans and organizes the division’s budget and makes appropriate fiscal recommendations.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
- Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
- 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
- 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
- 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
- 13-14 paid holidays per year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
