COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Program Manager

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   for more information.  

Position Highlights:

Position Title: COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Program Manager

Location: This position requires residency near Las Vegas, Reno, or Carson City and will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. 

Position End Date: 12/31/2024

Salary: $87,000.00 plus benefits

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking a COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Manager who will oversee the COVID-19 vaccine unit. The COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Manager will oversee multiple professional-level positions and associated staff. The COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Manager will provide general direction and day to day decision making for the COVID-19 vaccine response in the State of Nevada. The COVID-19 Vaccine Unit Manager will work closely with the Immunization Program Manager and Bureau leadership to ensure a proper COVID-19 vaccine response in the State of Nevada.

Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, human services, social science, behavioral science or a related field.

•Three years of health-related professional experience, one year of which was supervisory and included one or more of the following:

oProviding or coordinating the delivery of health care services

oBudget monitoring

oInterpretation of regulations, policies and directives related to health care delivery systems

•OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above

Responsibilities:

•Provide general programmatic oversight to State Immunization Program

•Provide day to day operational oversight of the COVID-19 vaccine response in Nevada

•Oversee the execution of multiple subgrants and subgrantees

•Assist in the management of a large budget

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of Nevada in their public health programming.

The CDC Foundation requires all employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 as a condition of employment effective November 22, 2021. All offers of employment after that date are contingent upon proof of full-vaccination status as a part of the pre-employment process.

*Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.

This position requires the operation of a motor vehicle as a component of the job responsibilities and duties. In adherence with CDC Foundation’s Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”), offers for employment for this position require the Applicant to provide authorization to the CDC Foundation to conduct a Motor Vehicle Record (“MVR”) review both pre-employment and also annually post-employment while in this position.  Additionally, if an offer of employment is accepted, employees in these positions must possess and maintain a valid driver's license in their state of residence, self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle policy.  All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

 

Relocation expenses are not included.