Cancer Systems Specialist - Term Limited

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This position will have hybrid workplace options available but will still be required to report to the listed address at the supervisor’s discretion and based on business need.

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

This is a Term-Limited position with the term ending 8/29/2030.

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We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non‑discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Our tobacco‑free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding work, we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike‑to‑work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Master’s degree programs
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules, and a variety of employee resource groups

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Note: (This posting may be extended and used to fill multiple openings.)

Work Unit:

The Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (HPCDP) plans, designs, implements, and evaluates public health interventions related to chronic disease and related risk factors, with a goal of improving health‑related quality of life for all Coloradans. The Branch includes Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s and other Related Dementias, Comprehensive and Colorectal Cancer Control, Healthy Eating and Active Living, Tobacco Education, Prevention and Control, the Cancer, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Grants Program, and Healthy Communities.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Cancer Systems Specialist coordinates implementation of the CDC work plans for the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) and the Clinic Quality Improvement (CQI) strategy of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The role determines and adapts intervention design processes within established program objectives and grant requirements, develops and implements guidance for monitoring contracts, and collaborates on program evaluation.

The position analyzes clinic‑level data, policies, workflows, clinic transformation, electronic health record systems, and implementation of evidence‑based strategies to increase cancer‑screening services in health systems, including clinic‑clinic connections from primary care to colonoscopy providers. The Specialist communicates with all levels of health systems staff and technical assistance partners to develop, implement, and track CQI activities and develop partnerships and linkages with public health and state and local systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing subject‑matter expertise about related risk factors and preventive approaches for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer.
• Providing specific expertise in colorectal, breast, and cervical evidence‑based interventions and current…