Public Health

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between the DHS program office and the jurisdiction(s) for program management, preparedness, training, and exercise activities.
• Serve as jurisdictional subject matter expert and assist DHS CWMD in its engagement activities at the state and local level.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with federal, state, and local partners and stakeholders.
• Facilitate local stakeholder meetings to ensure accurate and adequate information flow between strategic and tactical aspects of the biodetection program.
• Coordinate (and assist in developing) stakeholder plans, protocols, trainings, and exercises.
• Support planning and execution of jurisdictional special events.
• Support the federal client in the development and execution of program priorities and efforts.
• Develop and review program strategies, plans, processes, guidance, and standard operating procedures for content.
• Assist the program office with responding to internal and external requests for information.
• Assist the jurisdiction and federal program office with initial response activities following a detection.
• Identify information sharing needs of the jurisdiction and respond accordingly.
• Share jurisdictional best practices and lessons learned with the government, Jurisdictional Coordinators, and other teammates.
• Produce monthly report updates on significant jurisdictional activities to the biodetection program office.
• Required to be on call for remote response evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Occasional travel, approximately 10% or less yearly
  

Qualifications

• Education: At least Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in public health or related fields such as biodefense, biological sciences, epidemiology, environmental health or science, homeland security, emergency management, or industrial hygiene.
• Experience relevant to education:
  • Doctoral degree: Requires 5 years of relevant experience working in a local, state, or federal public health, emergency management, law enforcement, first responder, or related field.
  • Master’s degree: Requires 10 years of relevant experience working in a local, state, or federal public health, emergency management, law enforcement, first responder, or related field.
  • Bachelor’s degree: Requires 15 years of relevant experience working in a local, state, or federal public health, emergency management, law enforcement, first responder, or related field.
• Strong work ethic and time management skills.
• Outstanding relationship building skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain both DHS Suitability and a Secret clearance. You must be a U.S. citizen.