Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov As a Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, you will: Serve as the Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and scientific oversight for national and global immunization, vaccine-preventable disease, and respiratory disease programs. Direct the development and implementation of policies, surveillance systems, research initiatives, emergency preparedness activities, and outbreak response efforts related to COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory threats, while advancing public health objectives through evidence-based prevention and control strategies. Lead and manage a large, complex organization responsible for immunization and respiratory disease activities, including workforce planning, budget oversight, program evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. Serve as a principal advisor and subject matter expert to senior CDC and HHS leadership, represent the agency before Congress, federal and state partners, academia, and international organizations, and provide leadership to ensure effective program operations, collaboration, and achievement of CDC mission priorities.