Chief Operations Officer - Core Operations Director

Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 82.000 - 118.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Minnesota Department of Health in Saint Paul is seeking a Chief Operations Officer to strengthen and develop agency operations through strategic vision and efficient management. The COO translates goals of leadership into actionable strategies, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and superior performance across the Health Operations Bureau.

The role oversees human resources, finance, facilities, emergency preparedness, public health strategy, and partnerships, driving a high-performing culture

Qualifikationen

• Five (5) years of senior management experience in directing operational resources.
• Experience leading programs within a large state agency or other large organizations with significant statutory, fiscal, and compliance obligations.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams, including responsibility for performance management, workforce direction, and cultivating an inclusive, high-performing organizational culture.
• Serving as a trusted strategic advisor and partner, delivering high-level counsel to executive leaders and senior management.
• Overseeing business operations, driving policy integration and legislative alignment to maximize the mission of the organization.
• Employing persuasive executive communication to cultivate an agile, empowered bureau culture that proactively identifies and responds to organizational demands.

Aufgaben

• Provide internal and external executive leadership through setting priorities and focusing resources.
• Architect strategic priorities and optimizing resource allocation to advance business objectives.
• Provide executive stewardship, visionary leadership, and strategic command of the Health Operations Bureau.
• Architect proactive, forward-looking strategies to ensure operations remain agile, resilient, and compliant, while instituting industry standards.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships.
• Lead the Bureau in efforts to protect, maintain, and improve public health.

Kenntnisse

Senior management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Public health ops

Ausbildung

Doctorate

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

Jobbeschreibung

• Who May Apply: This vacancy is open to all qualified job seekers.
• Date Posted: 10/21/2026
• Closing Date: 11/10/2026
• Hiring Agency: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Division: Executive Office
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes - Up to 25% of the time
• Salary Range: $59.86 - $85.63 / hourly; $124,987 - $178,795 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 220 - Managerial Plan
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

• Job ID: 97491
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes / Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: This vacancy is open to all qualified job seekers.
• Date Posted: 10/21/2026
• Closing Date: 11/10/2026
• Hiring Agency: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Division: Executive Office
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes - Up to 25% of the time
• Salary Range: $59.86 - $85.63 / hourly; $124,987 - $178,795 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 220 - Managerial Plan
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

Working Title: Chief Operations Officer

Job Class: Core Operations Director

Agency: Health Department

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join a mission-driven executive team at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) where your expertise will contribute to protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans!

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) acts to strengthen and develop organizational capacity in agency operations through strategic vision and efficient operational management. This position translates the goals of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner into actionable strategies by ensuring efficiency, driving effectiveness and compliance, and creating pathways for implementing best practices.

The COO oversees agency operations, including human resources, financial management, facilities management, emergency preparedness and response, public health strategy and partnership, and organizational wellbeing and employee experience. The position fosters collaboration with all program areas across the agency to ensure a positive relationship between optimal performance and operational excellence is present while also maintaining a focus on compliance and efficiency of resources.

Working as the Chief Operations Officer, you will:

• Provide both internal and external executive leadership through setting priorities and focusing resources.
• Architect strategic priorities and optimizing resource allocation to advance business objectives.
• Provide executive stewardship, visionary leadership, and strategic command of the Health Operations Bureau.
• Architect proactive, forward-looking strategies to ensure agency operations remain agile, resilient, and responsive to shifting socio-political landscapes and public health priorities, while institutionalizing best-in-class industry standards.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships.
• Lead the Bureau in efforts to protect, maintain, and improve public health.

In accordance with HR/LR Policy #1422 Telework, this position is eligible for up to 50% telework for applicants who live in Minnesota or in a bordering state within 50 miles of the assigned work location. The telework policy may exempt employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in-office requirement, depending on job requirements, helping the State of Minnesota access top talent across the state.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year of each job held.

• Five (5) years of senior management experience sufficient to plan, organize, and direct operational resources, including human resources, financial management, facilities management, emergency preparedness and response, public health strategy and partnership, and organizational wellbeing and employee experience, to achieve full productivity under changing circumstances including experience in the following areas:
• Leading or directing programs within a large state agency or other large organizations with significant statutory, fiscal, and compliance obligations.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams, including responsibility for performance management, workforce direction, and cultivating an inclusive, high-performing organizational culture.
• Serving as a trusted strategic advisor and partner, delivering high-level counsel and direction to executive leaders and senior management.
• Overseeing business operations, driving policy integration and legislative alignment to maximize the mission of the organization.
• Employing persuasive executive communication to cultivate an agile, empowered bureau culture that proactively identifies and responds to organizational demands.
• Experience leading one or more of the following functions:
• Human resources
• Financial management
• Facilities management
• Crisis preparedness and national emergency response
• Organizational wellbeing
• Government-to-government partnerships
• Large public health program

Doctorate = twenty-four (24) months

Master’s degree = eighteen (18) months

Bachelor’s degree = twelve (12) months

Associate’s degree - six (6) months.

Qualifications to be further assessed during the interview process: