About The Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization (CD-Imms) section within the Prevention Division:

The Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization (CD-Imms) section resides within the Prevention Division in Public Health – Seattle & King County. The CD-Imms section focuses on three major functions: disease surveillance and data communication, case investigation, and disease prevention and control. The section is led by the Chief, Deputy Chief, and Health Services Administrator, and is composed of 4 teams: Investigations, Analytics and Informatics, Immunization, and Administration. We are a large skilled, passionate team of ~100 FTEs that respond to reports from healthcare providers and laboratories of the 65+ reportable diseases and conditions (excluding TB, STIs and HIV) in King County. Our work includes investigating cases and identifying other exposed persons requiring follow up; monitoring and analyzing surveillance data for trends to identity opportunities for disease prevention; coordinating with community partners to conduct outreach to populations affected by communicable disease. We also lead immunization strategies to increase vaccine uptake especially among school age children and groups at high risk of severe outcomes. Cross-collaboration across teams is central to our workflow and each team supports one another to achieve the objectives of the section. Job Duties Provide supervision, training, and oversight of program activities:

Supervise a multidisciplinary team, including hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, mentoring, developing, and constructively and fairly evaluating staff with a variety of backgrounds and experience. Develop and implement strategies for case/outbreak investigation and response activities, including providing oversight and direction for staff conducting disease investigations, and ensuring quality and timeliness of investigation activities. Lead/facilitate team meetings, and coordinate disease control activities of assigned staff, as well as with other project or program leads in Public Health. In collaboration with other CD-Imms Section members, communicate pertinent information and data, including summarizing investigations, outbreaks, and response activities, to Public Health leadership, colleagues, healthcare providers, and the public. Coordinate and oversee Foodborne and Enteric Diseases activities: Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on foodborne and enteric diseases, including surveillance, case and outbreak investigations, response and prevention activities, and relevant grant activities related to foodborne and enteric disease. Provide direction and oversight for a multi- disciplinary team of staff conducting foodborne and enteric diseases investigations. Develop and implement strategies for conducting quality and timely Foodborne and Enteric Diseases case and outbreak investigations, including outreach and education activities. Lead/facilitate team meetings to coordinate Foodborne and Enteric Diseases activities and projects of assigned staff, within and across teams. Coordinate and participate in Foodborne and Enteric Diseases activities with internal and external partners. Represent Public Health with internal and external partners, including community stakeholders, and state and federal agencies. Develop, inform, and distribute guidance documents and trainings to stakeholders, including internal program leads, Public Health leadership, DOH, CDC, DSHS, and community partners. Participate in and present educational webinars and other outreach activities as needed. Develop and maintain protocols and other tools and resources (e.g., scripts, frequently asked questions, intake forms, data entry and data management guidelines, training materials) relevant to the team’s work. Advance data collection, data quality, reporting, and program evaluation: Monitor the quality of data that are collected and entered into data systems and collaborate with the Section's Analytics and Informatics team to improve collection and management of data. Identify key data that are needed to support disease investigation, surveillance, response, and reporting, and collaborate with epidemiologists on the Analytics & Informatics team to guide development of data systems, analyses, and reports. Develop and implement an evaluation of unit performance, including data collection and monitoring regarding activities and outcomes to inform process improvement activities. Coordinate and communicate summaries and data about case investigations, outbreaks, and response activities to Public Health leadership, colleagues, healthcare providers, and the public. Advance equity and social justice: Engage and seek input from impacted communities to develop systems and policies that advance equity and social justice. Develop strategies and tools to structurally embed race and social justice policies and practices in the work. Advance funding opportunities: Seek and apply for new grant and funding opportunities. Manage contracts or grants, including tracking deliverables.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

Subject matter expertise in overseeing foodborne and enteric disease surveillance, case and outbreak investigations, response and prevention activities, and relevant grant activities related to foodborne and enteric diseases is highly desired. Experience or knowledge in a local or state public health practice setting. Experience with direct supervision of staff, including hiring, training, performance evaluations, and coaching. Experience in leadership with oversight of multidisciplinary teams. Knowledge of county hiring and contracting procedures highly desirable. Experience with community engagement. Demonstrated skill in grant writing. Demonstrated ability to learn and comprehend new and complex bodies of knowledge efficiently. Bilingual and/or bicultural.

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement. Who May Apply: The vacancy is open to all qualified applicants. Application Instructions: The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy: NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process) Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process) Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Please do not copy and paste your entire job history as your answers to the supplemental questions, as these will be considered incomplete.