ELC Laboratory-Epidemiologist Coordinator

Heluna Health • Richmond, CA

6d • $70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Program addresses emerging
infectious disease threats and is one of the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention’s (CDC) key nationwide cooperative agreements for supporting state
epidemiology, laboratory and health information systems capacity to address
infectious diseases.

The ELC Laboratory-Epidemiology (Lab-Epi) Coordinator will be housed under
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)’s Center for Laboratory Science
(CLS). This individual will work closely with ELC Program Manager and support
communication between CLS laboratory staff and Center for Infectious Diseases
(CID) epidemiologists as well as clinical lab partners. This individual will
address cross cutting needs of both labs and epidemiologists. They will assess
laboratory gaps and coordinate lab-epi stakeholder meetings.

Under the direction of the CLS Deputy Director, the ELC Lab-Epi Coordinator will
develop and implement processes, collaborate with key partners to evaluate
program activities, and manage day-to-day program operations. The ELC Lab-Epi
Coordinator will assist with the coordination of federal grant deliverables
including progress reports, and monitoring program budgets.

If hired for this position, applicant will be required to provide proof of full
vaccination for COVID-19 prior to the start date; or have a valid religious or
medical reason qualifying the applicant for an exemption (that may or may not
require accommodation).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in program and federal grant management, required.
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse groups with multiple activities, timelines, and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to problem-solve, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to organize and direct projects to successful completion.
• Ability to work as part of a team comprised of individuals across different agencies, disciplines, and locations.
• Ability to lead internal and external meetings, collaborations, and coalitions.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Competence with computer and application skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Public Health or related field, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ELC-project conference calls and meetings, track progress, and provide administrative and fiscal updates.
• Analyze project operations and implement strategies to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop project budgets, in collaboration with CDPH CLS and CID project staff, and Heluna Health.
• Review budgets with ELC CLS Principal Investigators to forecast progress and potential challenges, in collaboration with the ELC Program Manager.
• Assist in monitoring and tracking of performance measures.
• Write and compile fiscal or programmatic reports for submission to CDC, meeting critical deadlines.
• Oversee and review the development of duty statements, hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluations of project staff, ensuring consistency with ELC Enhancing Detection project mandates and objectives.
• Maintain excellent working relationship with CDPH CLS and CID, Heluna Health, and other partners.
• Conducts other duties as requested or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time