Associate Director, Data Modernization Initiatives

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.  
The Associate Director for Data Modernization Initiatives (DMI) Programs directs initiatives that work to maximize impact through efficient and strategic implementation of Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). In that capacity, the associate director collaborates closely with executive leadership of the program as well as internal and external partners to identify and maximize synergistic partnerships that improve public health practice and population health. With a strong commitment to the CDC Foundation’s mission, the associate director also works alongside department and organization staff to translate innovations into the ongoing practice of DMI program delivery.
Remote candidates will be considered, however, Atlanta-based applicants are preferred. Frequent attendance at in-person team meetings in Atlanta and across the US is required. Relocation expenses are not provided.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership capacity over the implementation, training and evaluation of the Workforce Acceleration Initiative.
• Translates public health practice innovation to development of standards for the WAI program anchored in management of the broader DMI portfolio.
• Support the general planning and implementation of the Annual PHA/DIO Conference, which includes developing the strategic direction of the conference.
• Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with organization, department, and division standard operating procedures.
• Builds strong partnerships and provides strategic input and expertise that ensures impactful, efficient and effective program implementation.
• Hires, recruits, supervises, mentors and serves as a technical partner for employees, including programmatic and technical staff.
• Works with staff to develop systems to ensure consistent, high-quality program/project management.
• Ensures cross-pollination of strategy, lessons learned and best practices across the DMI portfolio.
• Monitors WAI program expenditures and burn rate to ensure the program stays within budget and follows federal procurement requirements in collaboration with team members and federal financial analysts.
• Represents the CDC Foundation at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings with internal and external partners.
• Travels domestically or internationally as needed to represent the designated programs and the CDC Foundation (up to 20 percent annually).
• Participates in and/or leads special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Necessary Skills

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a background in public health leadership required.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive public health, data science or related professional experience required with direct experience working with partners in DMI programs preferred. At least 5 years of direct experience cultivating partnerships, overseeing capacity building at the community and government level.
• Knowledge and skills needed to synergize mutually reinforcing activities in program implementation, program operations and the application of scientific standards to a growing, diverse, and complex programmatic portfolio with emphasis on an ability to navigate evolving priorities, demands and strategy.
• Knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage, lead, and expand a complex and growing network of partners such as philanthropists, subject matter experts, partner organizations, team members, governmental agencies, multi-lateral agencies, policy makers and sub-awardees.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and software packages used to manage day-to-day business activities such as program management and budgeting preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use both consensus a