Program Manager, Infectious Diseases

Salary

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay ranges listed below. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

For candidates living in Boston, MA, Denver, CO, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA, San Diego, CA, and Washington, DC, the pay range is $110,600 - $129,950.

For candidates living in the United States, besides Boston, MA, Denver, CO, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA, San Diego, CA, and Washington, DC, the pay range is $93,700 - $110,100.

PLEASE NOTE:
This is a US-based role that requires the employee to reside within the 48 contiguous states.

The Program Manager, Infectious Diseases is responsible for the management of a portion of the work associated with respiratory viruses and vaccine preventable disease in coordination with other Infectious Disease program staff and Infectious Disease activities undertaken by the department. The Program Manager, Infectious Diseases reports to the Senior Director of Infectious Diseases under the overall direction of the Chief of Public Health Programs.

The staff member oversees the ongoing assessment and improvement of respiratory and vaccine preventable disease testing capacity of the public health laboratory system, works to provide a science base for policy decisions in the field of infectious disease laboratory practice, provides support to the Association’s Infectious Disease Committee and Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Subcommittee, and represents the Association in various forums.

Additionally, the Program Manager monitors, assesses and reports on policy and regulatory changes. The Program Manager, Infectious Diseases supervises a Senior Specialist, Infectious Diseases. The Program Manager coordinates with staff members across the organization involved in respiratory disease work. The staff person works in close collaboration with CDC’s NCIRD including the Division of Viral Diseases and the Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division, other partners at CDC, and at partner organizations.

At this time, this position is funded through June 2027 and is dependent upon continued availability of funds.

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works to strengthen laboratory systems serving the public’s health in the U.S. and globally. APHL’s member laboratories protect the public’s health by monitoring and detecting infectious and foodborne diseases, environmental contaminants, terrorist agents, genetic disorders in newborns and other diverse health threats.

The Program Manager, Infectious Diseases:

• Independently manages key aspects of APHL’s respiratory disease work, including:
  • Maintaining relationships with major funders and partner organizations. Provides a strong voice for laboratory issues by representing the interests of member laboratories to federal and organizational partners.
  • Utilizing advanced knowledge and experience in infectious diseases and laboratory science torepresentthe organization in external initiatives, advisory committees, and meetings,facilitating member participation in thesame.
  • Successfully selecting and managing contractors and consultants. Duties include project development, contract negotiations, payment submission, accounting and verification of deliverables.
  • Facilitating transferoftechnologyto member laboratories as it relatesto respiratory and vaccine preventable disease testing.
  • Managing APHL activities to assess the capacity and capability of public health laboratories to perform diagnostic and surveillance testing for respiratory and vaccine preventable diseases. Analyzes and creates reports from survey data.
  • Developing…