DATA PROCESSING MANAGER - SES - 64042368 1

Requisition No: 874901 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: DATA PROCESSING MANAGER - SES - 64042368 1

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64042368 

Salary:  $53,917.08 - $65,250.00 Annual 

Posting Closing Date: 05/18/2026 

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Florida Department of Health

Bureau of Public Health Laboratories

Jacksonville Laboratory

Open Competitive Opportunity

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position is a highly responsible professional position.  The incumbent manages and reviews all data systems in the laboratory and identifies and recommends changes to management to improve the use of resources and accountability.  This position requires the ability to work independently without close supervision but will work under the direction of the bureau chief.  This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets. Ensures all staff complete required training and are offered additional training. Travel between Labs (Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa) and Tallahassee Central office is required for this position.

This position might require work beyond normal schedule, weekends, or holidays, when requested and/or necessary with less than a 24-hour notice.

Analyzes all laboratory data systems to provide needs assessment for identifying resource requirements and develops request for needed resources.  Provides technical solutions to the data system support staff.

Provides technical support and supervision of the Data Processing staff.  Develops and implements software to increase the operational efficiency of the administrative support staff.

Responsible for the overall management of data systems used in the laboratory.  Provides technical support to program offices, county health departments, other bureaus, other state agencies and private contractors for the provision of electronic laboratory interface to access laboratory data.  Plans, develops, and implements electronic laboratory reporting to providers and program offices using the laboratory services.

Conducts in depth review of the current laboratory data systems to determine laboratory information management needs.  Recommends changes and improvements to ensure systems used in the laboratory conform to departmental standards.

Develop specific recommendations for resolving data systems to provide information for management to improve policies and decision-making capabilities within the bureau.  Design and implement new projects as needed.

Conducts all activities in a professional manner, exercises tact and diplomacy, shows sensitivity to others and maintains sensitive information in a confidential manner at all tim

Performs other related duties. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of computer operations, procedures, and systems. 

Knowledge of computer programming languages. 

Knowledge of management principles and practices. 

Ability to process information logically. 

Ability to manage and supervise people. 

Ability to communicate effectively. 

Ability to formulate policies and procedures. 

Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

Qualifications:

Minimum: Software development and implementation knowledge.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree, 5 years of experience.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Jacksonville, Florida

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans, and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Salary : $53,917 - $65,250