State Public Health Laboratory Director

State of Indiana•Indianapolis, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Director for Indiana Department of Health manages, leads, and directs the public health laboratory program for the State of Indiana. This position provides vision and leadership for the laboratory in collaboration with Indiana State Department of Health programs. The director ensures that the laboratory provides relevant, accurate scientific data essential for disease prevention and control, environmental protection, addressing compliance issues, developing public health policy and responding to statewide public health threats caused by natural disasters, common or emerging biological, chemical and radiological agents, including those that may be disseminated through deliberate acts of terrorism. This position oversees staff and operations of the state public health laboratory to ensure that all services are relevant to public health, meet the highest quality standards, comply with state and federal requirements, serve customer and stakeholder needs and are cost effective. The incumbent must have a doctoral degree in laboratory science and be qualified to be a clinical laboratory director of a high complexity CLIA laboratory.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of agency and/or organizational program(s) and business practices.
Extensive knowledge of state programs and resources, public policy, and program evaluation.
Ability to develop and/or measure program outcomes.
Ability to create and maintain strong working relationships with key public and private government and business leaders.
Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information, and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
Ability to work with internal and external customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, establish credibility, and influence leaders at all levels.
Make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions. perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
Ability to identify problems. determine accuracy and relevance of information, and to use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

A doctoral degree in laboratory science and be qualified to be a clinical laboratory director of a high complexity CLIA laboratory.

Responsibilities

Review and evaluate organizational effectiveness, goal determination, and strategic planning, etc., makes recommendations for improvement.
Develop and coordinate plans and policies, resources, and mission as well as goals, vision and expectations of agency or program.
Provide guidance to agencies and the public regarding applicable laws and rules.
Supervise subordinate personnel including hiring, determining workload, and delegating assignments, training, monitoring, and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary action.
Monitor agency or program budget including revenues, expenditures, and budget projections.
Communicate with news and other media, responds to media questions or requests in an appropriate public relations manner.
Coordinate with other government officials on planning issues (i.e. federal and/or state agency directors, etc.).
Coordinate, review, and evaluate the use of appropriate controls and standards for the agency.
Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees.
Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.

Benefits

Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to: 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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