Hybrid Chief Epidemiologist at City of Detroit, MI

About the Department

Under the supervision of the Chief Public Health Officer, the Chief Epidemiologist is responsible for overseeing the Department's Office of Epidemiology, which includes performing and managing analytical work in surveillance, detection, and prevention of disease. The incumbent will oversee and conduct epidemiological work that includes managing methods of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data, as well as integrating data integration and development across the entire department. The Chief Epidemiologist will work closely with all Divisions of the department.
 

Duties and responsibilities include policy development, program planning and coordination, team and culture building, daily operations, communications, financial oversight, quality improvement and overall division leadership. The Division Administrator also works in collaboration with senior leadership and other Division Administrators to integrate programs and services to best meet the public health needs of the community.  

Position Duties

Division Leadership 

• Develop, lead and oversee all activities within the division.
• Set strategic direction, goals and objectives for the division in line with key disease processes to be considered, synergistic opportunities, and community input.
• Maintain and apply current knowledge of fiscal, social and political environment trends related to division goals and programs to division planning.

Portfolio Management 
 

• Manage an integrated portfolio of federal, state, and privately funded programs.
• Recommend, develop, implement, evaluate, and improve programs and policies.
  
  

Team Development and Supervision
 

• Recruit, hire, supervise and engage a team in achieving excellence in programming and policy to advance division goals.
• Co-create effective team and operating norms, expectations, and culture.
• Conduct biannual self and team performance development reviews and contribute to team member professional development.
  
  

Project Development
 

• Pursue and establish new projects within the strategic framework of the department and the division alongside the Division of Special Projects.
  
  

Fiscal Oversight 
 

• Set, prioritize, monitor and approve spending for division programs.
• Maintain and routinely communicate division funding priorities and plans with senior leadership, grant writers, and finance to ensure fiscal health of the division.
• Identify and organize the pursuit of funding to advance division goals.

Quality Improvement 
 

• Promote efficient division operations and excellence in achievement of program objectives and key results.
• Develop, plan, and implement division quality improvement efforts.
• Contribute to department and city systems and quality improvement efforts.
• Work with senior leadership and peers to advance positive organizational culture development. 

Communications and Stakeholder Engagement  
 

• Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with program funders, partners, and evaluators.
• Represent the division in meetings and initiatives with external stakeholders.
• Identify public, private, and community stakeholder engagement opportunities as necessary to advance division goals and department mission.
  
  

Other
 

• Other duties assigned by supervisor.
• Certification in Incident Command Structure Crisis Management, and participation in Public Health Emergency Preparedness activities in real or simulated emergencies.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Master's or Doctoral degree in Medicine, Public Health, Business Administration, Health Science Administration or other related field.

 Five or more years of experience in a management or leadership position with progressive leadership experience in public health, government, or nonprofit sectors.                                                                                                                         

Preferred: PHD

The Division Administrator is expected to have unquestionable integrity and exceptional judgment; demonstrated success in leading management teams; strategic and systems thinking ability; excellent program and fiscal management skills; exceptional interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; strong attention to detail and experience identifying and implementing systems improvements.

Other Qualifications

 
Evaluation Plan

• Interview: 70%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 30%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

Additional points may be awarded for:

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit:   15 point

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