Epidemiology Program Manager - Public Health
About The Position
Manage and oversee operational functions of County health programs to ensure quality, cost effective, efficient, and customer-friendly services. Sr. Health Program Managers oversee a wide variety of public health functions, including case management and care coordination, quality improvement/assurance, public health informatics, environmental health, community engagement, large-scale grants and clinic operations. A senior managerial position is responsible for aligning the strategic goals of the program(s) with the strategic goals of the Public Health Department and the County, implementing strategies to achieve these goals, assuring compliance with state and federal requirements and for providing professional/technical administrative management and direction for program managers and supervisors.
Requirements
- Minimum of six years of experience and one year of supervisory experience or completion of an approved supervisory training program.
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Business Administration or related field.
- Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
- May require a Mecklenburg County Operator's Permit if required to drive a County vehicle.
- May require a license if in a particular clinical, social work, or behavioral health field.
- Proficient use of a variety of computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as an additional statistical and data analysis application (SAS, Stata, SPSS, R, EpiInfo, etc)
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Public Health, public administration, business administration or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department’s epidemiological initiatives and publications.
- Conducts data analysis and reviews health indicators to assist leadership with measuring the health status of the county.
- Performs special studies, develops reports and attends meetings. Manages the collection, analysis, and dissemination of public health data
- Directs the daily operations of the Epidemiology program and provides general administrative and technical leadership of functions and activities
- Advises the Mecklenburg County Health Director and the executive team on epidemiology, morbidity and mortality trends, and health risks
- Provide leadership in developing, aligning and implementing strategic goals of the program with strategic goals of the division, department and County.
- Participate in community-level planning to develop partnerships with healthcare providers and areas of collaborative practice to ensure programs’ needs are met
- Assist with identifying funding opportunities and developing funding proposals
- Participate in the development of policies and procedures for area of responsibility
- In the event of a public health emergency, employees may be trained for and assigned duties unrelated to their regular work; work outside normal business hours and workdays and/or in a different work location may be required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
