Director of the Division , National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Job Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/357699800

CDC is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control employs strategies to promote and support effective cancer prevention and control practices in partnership with states, tribes, localities, and territories; conducts surveillance, applied research and research translation, and provides leadership and guidance in cancer prevention and control.

Provide support to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in public health research and analyses.
Perform non-clinical duties involving the evaluation of medical research or the identification of causes or sources of disease or disease outbreaks.
Apply epidemiological principles and/or procedures to investigate, review, analyze, and/or determine the cause(s) of problems, situations, inconsistencies, and/or issues related to programmatic degradation or systemic or causal parameters.
Research findings which impact significant public health programs, issues, problems, processes, and procedures and/or the transmission of other causation of disease or public health issues or situations.
Make substantive, multi-layered, and/or multi-dimensional recommendations and/or courses of action to carry out control procedures.
Streamline public health processes and procedures, knowledge bases, and/or effect new approaches to resolve programmatic issues that contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the HHS disease prevention, control and health promotion mission.
Interested candidates should:
Send a CV to Dana Shelton, Deputy Director, NCCDPHP, no later than Monday, June 16, 2014.
Medical Officer (Open Continuous) announcement.

Apply to: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/357699800