Human Services Program Director

Civicworks; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Health in Richmond seeks an experienced public health leader to serve as Director of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.

The role leads multidisciplinary teams managing Virginia's Tuberculosis, Healthcare Associated Infections/Antibiotic Resistance, and Newcomer Health programs, with responsibilities for strategic leadership, grants management, personnel supervision, and policy development.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising public health personnel and teams.
• Knowledge of surveillance and epidemiology of communicable diseases and reportable conditions.
• Experience in public health emergency responses such as outbreak management and control.
• Experience preparing and managing federal public health grants and budgets.
• Experience administering public health programs with planning, objectives, and budget management.
• Experience interpreting and applying public health laws, regulations, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.
• Oversee grants management and budget oversight across programs.
• Supervise multidisciplinary teams and coordinate cross-agency collaboration.
• Develop and implement policy initiatives to strengthen public health programs.

Skills

Supervision/people management

Surveillance & epidemiology

Public health emergency response

Grants & budgets management

Program planning & policy development

Policy interpretation & application of

Job description

The Virginia Department of Health seeks an experienced public health leader to serve as Director of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology in Richmond. This role leads multidisciplinary teams managing Virginia's Tuberculosis, Healthcare Associated Infections/Antibiotic Resistance, and Newcomer Health programs, with responsibilities for strategic leadership, grants management, personnel supervision, and policy development. The position is a member of the Office of Epidemiology Executive Leadership Team and is eligible for telework up to 2 days per week.

Key qualifications:

• Experience in supervision and management of public health personnel and teams
• Knowledge and experience in surveillance and epidemiology of communicable diseases and reportable conditions
• Experience in public health emergency responses such as outbreak management and control
• Demonstrated experience in preparation and management of federal public health grants and budgets
• Experience administering public health programs with program planning, objective development, and budget management
• Experience interpreting and applying relevant public health laws, regulations, and policies