Epidemiology Program Manager

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Richmond, VA

2d•$100,000 - $108,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Applied Epidemiology and Health Information Manager provides leadership for health information and training activities within the Office of Epidemiology’s Division of Surveillance and Investigation. This role ensures the Commonwealth’s ability to develop and maintain accurate and timely health information for the various disease programs within the Office of Epidemiology and during public health epidemiologic responses. The manager collaborates with local health districts, VDH office programs and external organizations to ensure consistent approaches to drafting public health guidance documents, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), the Disease Control Manual, as well as other procedures, guidelines, and educational materials. Responsibilities also include managing federal grant budgets and workplans, guiding policy and program decisions, and supporting emergency preparedness and response activities. The epidemiology program manager is responsible for managing a department and/or multiple statewide program units within an epidemiology division. At this level, positions in this role serve as a technical expert performing work of unusual difficulty requiring the independent management and technical supervision of statewide epidemiology programs to include planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating statewide epidemiology programs, researching and developing statewide policy and plans, as well as, coordinating local, district, and regional program performance. Positions in this role typically manage a departmental or program budget. Positions in this role routinely serve as the Principal Investigator for surveillance and/or research grants and serve as a liaison and mentor for other work units, student internships, practicums, and/or other activities that strengthen the connection for public health workforce development. Positions in this role work under the limited supervision of a division department head while receiving guidance in the form of general goals to be accomplished and broad program policy.

Requirements

Ability to pass pre-appointment criminal records check and background investigation.
Comprehensive knowledge of the cause, transmission, treatment, and prevention of communicable and other conditions of public health importance.
Comprehensive knowledge of methods of public health surveillance and case, cluster, and outbreak investigations.
Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies regarding the reporting and control of disease.
Considerable knowledge of biostatistics, computer data analysis, and data management techniques.
Demonstrated ability to develop program goals and objectives and to evaluate program effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to train, supervise, and evaluate subordinates.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Demonstrated ability to collect and organize statistical data.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with health care professionals and the general public.
Comprehensive experience in epidemiology, public health, or a related area to include experience in supervision or management.

Nice To Haves

Considerable experience with public health emergency response.
Considerable experience in technical writing.
Considerable experience using statistical software packages.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership for health information and training activities within the Office of Epidemiology’s Division of Surveillance and Investigation.
Ensures the Commonwealth’s ability to develop and maintain accurate and timely health information for various disease programs and during public health epidemiologic responses.
Collaborates with local health districts, VDH office programs, and external organizations to ensure consistent approaches to drafting public health guidance documents, FAQs, the Disease Control Manual, and other procedures, guidelines, and educational materials.
Manages federal grant budgets and workplans.
Guides policy and program decisions.
Supports emergency preparedness and response activities.
Manages a department and/or multiple statewide program units within an epidemiology division.
Serves as a technical expert performing work of unusual difficulty requiring independent management and technical supervision of statewide epidemiology programs.
Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates statewide epidemiology programs.
Researches and develops statewide policy and plans.
Coordinates local, district, and regional program performance.
Manages a departmental or program budget.
Serves as the Principal Investigator for surveillance and/or research grants.
Serves as a liaison and mentor for other work units, student internships, practicums, and/or other activities that strengthen the connection for public health workforce development.