CDC Recruiting for: Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (N

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recruiting for a permanent Director for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). The position was most recently held by Dr. Ursula Bauer.  
 
The incumbent of this executive-level position will:
•             Lead and manage the various center program areas to achieve the stated agency and center goals and objectives.
•             Develop long range plans and the justifications for resources necessary for the organization including the proper internal allocation of resources.
•             Advance the state of the science in their respective field and program through intramural and extramural research and development.
•             Develop and maintain high quality medical, scientific and technical competence in the center and assure that the center's actions and programs reflect scientific integrity as well as operational effectiveness.
•             Assure the center's operations are carried out in consonance with the general guidelines of the federal service and are in conformity with the policies of HHS and CDC.
•             Plan and conduct collaborative studies with the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization; state and local health departments; other federal, state and local government agencies; industry and labor groups; academia; etc.
•             Provide leadership and oversight of the center's prevention programs, public health surveillance, applied research and service activities and assure that appropriate priorities are set.
•             Ensure that the center's science and information disseminated is of high quality, reliability, objectivity, and integrity.
 
Interested candidates must apply online before midnight EDT on October 29, 2018
 
Applicants possessing a PhD or equivalent doctorate degree apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/511062000
Applicants possessing an MD or equivalent degree apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/511062400
For questions regarding the position requirements, contact Dr. Nancy Messonnier nar5@cdc.gov
For questions regarding the application process, contact Vicki Hunter vdp5@cdc.gov or Henry Greene wqg1@cdc.gov