Manager, Communicable

2 weeks ago

Houston, United States Harris County Full time

**Position Description**:

- Harris County Public Health has earned the 2023 Best Place for Working Parents Business Designation.
- **About Harris County Public Health**:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 700 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
- **Position Overview**:
Within the Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Emerging Diseases and under the supervision of the Senior Manager for Communicable and Emerging Diseases, the Communicable and Emerging Diseases Manager leads the day to day operations and management of disease surveillance for communicable and emerging infectious diseases. This position works closely with the Intake and Case Investigation Manager and Communicable and Emerging Diseases Supervisor monitoring of disease trends, active and passive surveillance activities, and implementation of the Senior Manager's goals and objectives.
- **Duties & Responsibilities**:
- Leads the communicable disease and emerging disease team of epidemiologists within OESED, including staff development and training, program operations, and partner communication. Oversees and participates in 24/7 on-call duty.-
- Identifies gaps and areas for improvement in operations, makes recommendations for program enhancements, and implements approved changes under the direction of the Senior Manager. Ensures operations meet quality assurances standards.-
- Ensures processes and plans are updated and key performance indicators are met. Overseeing staff training and cross-training to ensure proficient workforce and available surge capacity if needed for emerging disease or disaster response.-
- Contributes to department wide reporting and initiatives pertaining to communicable and emerging diseases. Oversees improvements to and reporting from disease case management system.-
- Represents OESED and HCPH at departmental, regional, state, or national meetings or committees related to communicable and emerging diseases. In the absence of the Communicable and Emerging Diseases Senior Manager, attends meetings and responds to inquiries on their behalf.**Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer**Requirements**:
**Education**:
- Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in biostatistics/statistics, epidemiology, public health, informatics or a related health or science field.**Experience**:
- At least three (3) years of practical experience in the field of epidemiology communicable disease control or in public health setting, with a focus on disease investigations, report writing, and/or analyzing statistical data, in public health or related health settings.-
- At least one (1) year of supervisory or management experience.**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)-
- Proficient with statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, or Epi Info)-
- Proficient with epidemiological database software (e.g. Maven)-
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)-
- Ability to write reports and technical papers-
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment-
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information-
- Ability to work well with public and staff members**Core Competencies**- Ability to obtain and filter information, identify, and address key issues relevant to the achievement of strategic organizational goals-
- Exceptional project management skills to manage a variety of projects simultaneously-
- Positively influence all levels within the organization to drive change and enable effective coordination-
- Ability to create strong, positive working relationships-
- Previous experience building and managing high performance teams-
- High-level of flexibility in fast-paced environments-
- Must be a Systems-level thinker-
- Proactive, self-motivated, and mission-driven-
- Progressive, intrapreneurial leadership style to enable systemic change**Leading Change**- Creates strategic change within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals-
- Develops new insights into situations, encourages new ideas and innovations-
- Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others, acts as a catalyst for organizational change-
- Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent even under adversity.-
- Recovers quickly from setbacks**Leading People**- Fosters an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, and individual differenc

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