Assistant Director of Infectious Diseases

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• Experience with the microbiology and pathogenesis of reportable infectious diseases and conditions, including vector borne and zoonotic diseases, influenza and COVID-19, healthcare-associated infections, and antimicrobial resistance.
• Knowledge of public health programs or surveillance systems focused on prevention and monitoring of infectious diseases.
• Experience with staff oversight and supervision, including assigning and reviewing the work of staff; providing staff training; building and leading teams; conducting performance evaluations.
• Experience with the presentation of data and analytic results in both written and oral formats.
• Experience in program administration and management including experience: (1) developing and managing federal cooperative agreements or grants, budgets, or contracts; (2) developing policy or legislation.