Epidemiology Program Manager - Prevention and Health Promotion Epidemiology Program Manager
About The Position
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
- 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
- Training/experience in public health, epidemiology or biostatistics.
- Considerable experience using statistical software packages.
- Experience w/ database management systems, especially those used to manage population-based disease data or other conditions of public health significance.
Responsibilities
- Managing a department and/or multiple statewide program units within an epidemiology division.
- Serving as a technical expert performing work of unusual difficulty requiring the independent management and technical supervision of statewide epidemiology programs.
- Planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating statewide epidemiology programs.
- Researching and developing statewide policy and plans.
- Coordinating local, district, and regional program performance.
- Managing a departmental or program budget.
- Serving as the Principal Investigator for surveillance and/or research grants.
- Serving 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
