Washington State Department of Health · 2 days ago
Pesticides Illness Program Manager (WMS 1) DOH8815
Washington, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expThe Washington State Department of Health is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of the people in Washington. The Pesticides Illness Program Manager will provide strategic leadership and expertise for the Pesticides Program, ensuring effective investigation and prevention of pesticide-related illnesses.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Lead and represent the Pesticides Program across state, federal, and local partners, including WSDA, L&I, EPA, FDA, local health jurisdictions, and the Washington Poison Center
Supervise pesticide illness investigators, ensuring investigations are completed consistently, shared appropriately, and used to inform science-based decisions and prevention strategies
Provide leadership and administrative support for the Pesticides Application Safety Committee (PASCO) and its advisory committee, ensuring statutory requirements are met
Maintain strong internal and external partnerships to align investigation efforts with broader public health and environmental justice goals
Direct and improve programmatic and administrative pesticide illness surveillance and prevention activities
Supervise three Public Health Advisor 3 staff and provide leadership support to the program epidemiologist
Collaborate with Department leadership, policy teams, and administrative staff to support PASCO implementation and reporting
Qualification
Required
4 years successfully leading or managing projects or programs
3 years leading teams, including one year of supervisory experience
2 years of convening diverse partner groups and/or facilitating meetings
2 years analyzing, reviewing, and drafting policies or contracts
Working knowledge and experience of pesticide use, application, or toxicology
Must be fully bilingual in English and Spanish, with strong reading, writing, and speaking skills, and the ability to provide accurate translation to support program and community needs
Demonstrated leadership in public health or environmental health programs
Experience supervising professional staff
Ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations
Collaborative and organized
Comfortable representing programs in legislative, advisory, and interagency settings
Experience working with surveillance data, investigations, or policy-informed prevention efforts
Preferred
Master's degree with a major in environmental science, public health, public administration, natural sciences, or a closely allied field
Demonstrated experience developing strong working relationships within and outside organizations
Demonstrated knowledge of Washington State legislative and budget processes, experience responding to legislative inquiries, and developing decision packages
Skills and abilities to engage with diverse audiences and multiple parties and assess information needs; and collaborate across agencies and programs to meet shared goals
Benefits
One of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation, designed to support your lifestyle
Company
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) works with federal, state, tribal, and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthy and safe.
Founded in 1989Tumwater, Washington, US
1001-5000 employees
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2022-04-23
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