Deputy Director, Bureau of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

How To Apply

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Position Summary

The Deputy Director is a senior executive position in the Allegheny County Health Department and part of the Director’s leadership team. Employee will be responsible for the Bureau of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention of the Allegheny County Health Department, reporting to the Director (or Chief Operating Officer (COO)).

This position plays a pivotal role in advancing ACHD’s mission by leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of county-wide public health promotion and disease prevention initiatives. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Deputy Director contributes to agency-wide strategic planning, policy development, and high-level decision-making aligned with ACHD priorities such as but not limited to the Plan for a Healthier Allegheny (2023–2027) and the 2022 Community Health Assessment.

The Deputy oversees critical public health units including the Office of Data Reporting and Disease Control, the Overdose Prevention Program, and the Office of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, ensuring that each program operates with excellence, equity, and efficiency. This role requires strong expertise in population health, epidemiology, change management, and stakeholder engagement, and includes executive-level oversight of complex public health programming funded by local, state, and federal grants.

Overview

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
  
  
  

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
  
  
  

Duties

• Oversee the Bureau of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; supervise staff and provide programmatic support as well as provide leadership in strategic planning, program oversight, and performance management.
• Oversee the operations and staff of the Office of Data Reporting and Disease Control, the Overdose Prevention Program, and the Office of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention.
• Direct the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of county-wide health promotion and disease prevention programs.
• Supervise a team of administrators, epidemiologists, and program managers, ensuring clear delegation, effective training, and performance evaluation.
• Work with Lead Epidemiologist to identify opportunities to increase data transparency through interactive dashboards and collaborations with County agencies.
• Provide executive analysis and recommendations for the Community Health Assessment and the Plan for a Healthier Allegheny, including annual updates.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Health Director and Chief Operating Officer on issues related to population health, prevention strategy, and community-based programming.
• Develop public health policies, procedures, and regulations to improve community health outcomes, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaison with academic institutions (undergraduate and graduate) on a variety of projects.
• Collaborate with public health partners and other agencies, as appropriate, regarding the jurisdiction’s health indicators, its epidemiologic preparedness and resources to respond to terrorism and other public health emergencies.
• Identify and build data resources relevant to departmental priorities; collaborate with delivery systems, other County and city departments, state agencies, and other community organizations to obtain data necessary to monitor the county’s health status.
• Work with ACHD programs to ensure quality data collection, analysis and use of data to guide programmatic activities.
• Responsible for coordinating local, state, and federal grant applications as appropriate.
• Lead the development of budgets, personnel plans, and operational frameworks for the Bureau’s programs.
• Responsible for the oversight of time and attendance and payroll submission.
• Coordinates departmental programs with other governmental units, agencies and industry.
• Functions as a member of the senior leadership team of the Allegheny County Health Department.
• Attend conferences and meetings on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department.
• Responds to emergencies as assigned by the Health Department.
• Performs other duties as required or requested.
  
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Public health methods and procedures used in the prevention and control of disease.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex public health programs in a large governmental or nonprofit setting.
• Strong executive and administrative management skills, including supervision, delegation, coaching, and performance evaluation.
• In-depth knowledge of public health practice, including population health, health promotion, chronic and infectious disease prevention, and overdose response.
• Solid grounding in epidemiology, surveillance, data analysis, and use of health data to inform program and policy decisions.
• Theory, principles, practices and current developments and techniques in the field of public health.
• Principles of administrative and executive management in the public sector.
• Functions and resources of Federal and State agencies in the public health field.
• Federal and State laws governing public health programs.
• Public relations necessary to successfully carry out public health programming.
• Approaches to innovation, leading innovation, and Quality Improvement.
• Microsoft Office programs including Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and other database programs.
  
  
  

Skill In

• Public Health
• Epidemiology, Data Analysis and Surveillance
• Administrative Management
• Budget Preparation
• Business Planning
• Executive Management
• Communication
• Legal Information
• Performance Motivation
• Persuasion
• Microsoft Office
  
  
  

Ability To

• Work as a member of a leadership team.
• Write grant applications.
• Collaborate with staff and representatives of community organizations such as health and emergency agencies, universities, local, state and federal government agencies, and departments. professional and civic groups and the public.
• Plan, assign and review the work of administrative, professional and technical staff.
• Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
• Plan and direct major public health programs involving the expenditure of substantial funds and the management of a large staff of professional, technical and clerical personnel.
• Exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Travel to and from work locations to carry out responsibilities of the position.
• Work in a team-oriented environment.
• Respond to public health incidents and emergencies.
  
  
  

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

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