Assistant Director, Center Disaster Medicine

Position: Assistant Director, Center for Disaster Medicine
## Assistant Director, Center for Disaster Medicine Apply:
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** Job Summary
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* About Us:

Located within the Mass General Brigham Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity (DEPC), the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) hosts the research, educational, and external service programs of the Department. CDM programs range from specific efforts to enhancing Regional healthcare emergency readiness to broader, academically-based initiatives focused on expanding knowledge within the field of healthcare emergency preparedness. The CDM team is comprised of interdisciplinary subject matter experts, including national and international experts in their fields, leading the development of preparedness programs and resources to meet current and future healthcare challenges.

About You:

You are an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of leading people, programs, and teams. You have experience managing grant-funded operational programs. You are an individual who thrives in a matrixed environment and are able to balance multiple priorities and projects and lead team members in doing the same. You thrive in an environment where priorities can change rapidly based on emerging needs and desire to be part of a high-functioning, fast-paced team that is a national leader in healthcare emergency preparedness.
About the Work:
Under the direction of the Director of CDM, the Assistant Director, CDM provides leadership and strategic direction for CDM with a focus on the Center’s healthcare preparedness work, including the Region 1 Regional Disaster Health Response System (RDHRS). The Assistant Director works with the Director, Vice President, and Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer (CDM Executive Director) to develop strategic direction for the department and specifically the Center’s healthcare preparedness initiatives.

The Assistant Director is a subject matter expert who serves as a member of the CDM Leadership Team and collaborates with other CDM leaders to provide strategic direction to funded programs, cultivate relationships with stakeholders, support the professional development of CDM personnel, help to identify new funding opportunities, and contribute to the writing of grants, reports and academic publications.
** Qualifications
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*** Leadership Responsibilities
**** Serves as a leader for CDM within the MGB Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity  + Co-leads development of strategic plans and work plans, ensuring growth of CDM initiatives, with a focus on healthcare preparedness programming.  + Represents CDM by serving as a subject matter expert and/or lead on local, regional, and national working groups.  + Coordinates with other leaders within the MGB Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity to support the overall mission and priorities for the Department.
* Leads engagement activities to strengthen healthcare preparedness across all of Region 1 and to support national readiness initiatives.  + Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all partner organizations and with community and statewide/regional partners.  + Represents the…