What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surveillance Program Manager position at Public Health Solutions?
Company overview :
With an annual budget of $2.3 billion and more than 7,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We're tackling a broad range of public health issues with innovative policies and programs and getting exceptional results, but our work is never finished. The breadth of our innovative programs provides the widest range of choices for every member of our team.
With grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DOHMH is undertaking a new initiative that will meet critical infrastructure needs and make possible strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health. Investments and improvements through this initiative will help modernize DOHMH's foundational capabilities and data infrastructure, enabling it to partner in complex health and health care environments and, in turn, support better public health outcomes, including COVID-19. This initiative supports larger efforts to rebalance investments in public health and more equitably serve communities and populations.
The selected candidate will be an employee of Public Health Solutions, a nonprofit organization which is the fiscal and administrative manager of the grant but will work be supervised by DOHMH. This is a grant-funded position ending in November 2027.
The Division of Disease Control at the NYC Health Department is responsible for the identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases in NYC.
The Surveillance Unit within the Bureau of Division Management and Systems Coordination (DMSC) coordinates with disease surveillance programs within the Division of Disease Control, the Division of Information Technology, and external partners to maintain and enhance existing surveillance system applications and implements new surveillance system applications to support complete, timely, and equitable case detection and health information exchange while ensuring data confidentiality, data quality, and compliance toward regulatory standards.
Job description :
DOHMH's Division of Disease Control has an opening for a Surveillance Program Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position will help manage and improve a portfolio of surveillance system applications.
Duties :
- Monitor, manage, and identify critical improvements to support the Division of Disease Control (DDC) needs for a portfolio of surveillance system applications including the Electronic Disease Reporting Infrastructure (EDRI), Reporting Central / Provider Reporting Interface and Secure Messenger (PRISM), Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS), syndromic surveillance, and electronic case reporting (eCR) and escalate emergent and ongoing surveillance needs to the Surveillance Director
- Diagnose problems and resolve system issues in partnership with ECLRS and eCR teams as well as the Division of Information Technology and surveillance programs
- Coordinate with surveillance programs across DDC, meet regularly with programs to identify challenges, and advocate for priorities and needs
- Coordinate with DDC surveillance programs through regular meetings and responsive correspondence to :
- Ensure a consistent flow of high-quality surveillance data
- Assess data quality and troubleshoot issues
- Ensure accurate business requirements, timely implementation, and proper project planning
- Develop use and test cases as well as user acceptance testing
- Coordinate with DIT to implement new systems and enhance or replace existing systems
- Develop provider communication regarding changes to surveillance system applications and instructions, and disseminate in partnership with the Bureau of Communications
- Participate in the Data Alignment Task Force to develop and implement standards for collecting, analyzing, and reporting race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity data as scheduled.
- Other duties as assigned including, but not limited to, assisting with public health emergency responses.
Qualifications :
Additional Desired Qualities :
Additional Information :
PHS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA individuals, and veterans.
Monday-Friday
Remote
35 Hours
Salary : $2 - $128,750
