DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE

at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Posting:Oct 5, 2023, 7:24:43 PMClosing Date:OngoingFull-time

A.M.

P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit:NoneNonePosting Salary:COMPETITIVE
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems

LOCATION: Cook County Department of Public Health

JOB SUMMARY:
The Director for Science (DS) is an executive team member responsible for providing Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) with vision and leadership in promoting quality, integrity, and implementation of public health science and helping to encourage the application of science to solve important public health problems that impact the residents of Cook County. Assists managers across the department (including environmental health, communicable diseases, public health emergencies, health promotion and prevention, and other public health functions) with monitoring and interpreting data, including multiple and complex population health status indicators, and developing a prioritized research agenda that will inform evidence-based policies and practices to improve and promote population health. Provides oversight and leadership in major cross-cutting scientific activities, represents the department and the Chief Operating Officer on high-level internal and external scientific activities and groups, develops and advances the department's research priorities, maintains regular, transparent, communication with the broader Cook County Health (CCH) science community, and contribute to problem solving (e.g., the Change Institute priority areas).
Typical Duties
*Identifies priority strategic science questions (i.e., research agenda) and leads department-level engagements to promote and address these topics.
*Aligns and coordinates with the CCH Office of Life Sciences and Research in addressing health concerns (e.g., priority conditions identified by The Change Institute).
*Partners with stakeholders to identify key research questions and a shared vision as guiding principles for program development, implementation, evaluation, and community action.
*Identifies opportunities to strengthen systems and processes that support the conduct of public health science (e.g., academic research partnerships, IRB, data use agreements, policies, and standard templates).
*Identifies research opportunities for managers, and encourages appropriate internal and external collaborations with community, academic, and other stakeholders related to science issues.
*Advances health equity science (HES) by increasing CCDPH's contribution to evidence-base for reducing health disparities (e.g., conduct analysis of HES portfolio; provide TA during the scientific writing and clearance process; provide guidance for selection of journals and dissemination of findings).
*Promotes learning opportunities regarding the production of science and an evidence base to guide work and demonstrate population health impact.
*Assists CCDPH units with analyzing program data and, for example, working with the communication and marketing team to produce evidence-based community educational materials (e.g., subject briefs, infographics).
*Assists in establishing mentoring, peer advising, coaching or other personal development opportunities for the public health workforce by identifying or developing training opportunities on scientific integrity related policies and practices for CCDPH staff.
*Participates in the design, implementation, and update of protocols for a meaningful and effective quality assurance program for CCDPH.
*Establishes a set of quality standards for manuscripts entering clearance process; eventually establish an eClearance process.
*Makes presentations to medical centers, universities, and community-based organizations about research priorities, findings, and opportunities for community participation.
*Remains current in public health research trends, developments, scientific innovations through literature review and ongoing participation in appropriate continuing medical education activities.
*Implements and operationalizes the process for manuscript concept development and streamlined clearance process.
*Monitors, tracks, and reports publications by CCDPH staff to ensure quality, transparency, and accountability.
*Represents CCDPH on high-level internal and external scientific activities and groups to gain insight for developing and advancing CCDPH research priorities.
*Represents CCDPH at meetings of local, state, and national associations concerned with the health of the population as assigned.
*Participates or leads teams to evaluate the impact of programs and services and improve processes.
*Participates in ongoing education and training to ensure culturally competent research inquiries, services, and where possible, linguistically specific services.
*Performs other duties as assigned to support CCDPH.

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