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Division and Department Summary 

MITRE’s CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare FFRDC (Health FFRDC)’s Division for Global and Public Health is seeking a Department Manager for Health Protection and Preparedness to join our leadership team at MITRE’s McLean, VA, Baltimore, MD, Bedford, MA or Atlanta, GA locations. The Division for Global and Public Health is responsible for the overall performance of the work programs across key components of MITRE’s portfolio with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that focus on advancing and protecting global and public health, as well as preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of global and public health emergencies and disasters.

 

The Department for Health Protection and Preparedness will primarily focus on the work programs for the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH). 

 

Job Description 

The Department Manager for Health Protection and Preparedness is accountable to the Managing Director of the Global and Public Health Division for the successful planning, development, and execution of a portion of the Division’s sponsor strategic outcomes and associated work programs, as well as responsible for ensuring products delivered to sponsors from the department are of high technical quality, and ensures the hiring, development, and support of their workforce. The Health Protection and Preparedness Department Manager oversees sponsor relationships, business development, and projects for the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH), as well as collaborates with the Managing Director of the Division for Global and Public Health to support Staff Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Department Manager is an integral part of the Division and MITRE’s Center for Transforming Health’s leadership team, contributing to cross-Federal collaboration, information sharing, and the development of innovative solutions that are applicable to multiple sponsors. 

In this role, the Department Manager is a thought leader who brings a proven track record of leading teams and programs in global or public health, and/or disaster management and response. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of and experience supporting ASPR, CDC, and NCDMPH offices. They should also have experience achieving business development goals, managing program budgets with strong financial acumen, overseeing the development of sponsor deliverables of high technical quality, building strong relationships with internal and external executive leaders, and working collaboratively with colleagues in a matrixed organizational environment.   

 

Roles and responsibilities 

Strategic planning and execution 

Plan, develop, and oversee strategic activities in partnership with the Managing Director and other members of the Department, Division, and the MITRE leadership team in support of ASPR, CDC and NCDMPH’s missions.    

Support the Director on building and maturing strategic relationships with Health FFRDC Alliance Partners, external partners from industry and academia to provide subject matter expertise to the department’s work program and sponsor strategic outcomes. 

 

Growth strategy  

In partnership with the Managing Director, develop and shape work programs to achieve specific sponsor strategic outcomes. 

In partnership with the Division and Department Chief Engineer, ensure product technical quality for all work assigned to their department as identified in the work plan. 

 

Domain expertise 

Provide technical domain-specific knowledge, leadership, and influence internally and externally across multiple stakeholders to move the mission outcome forward. 

Broad knowledge of public health, preparedness, and/or disaster management and response. 

Financial management 

Manage the department budget in compliance with policies to support strategic decision-making at the department level.

Provide oversight and guidance for project budgets within department.

 

Stakeholder and partner engagement 

In partnership with the Director, Program Managers, and Project Leaders, develop close working relationships with sponsor counterparts and serve as a trusted advisor. 

Collaborate with Divisions and Centers to leverage related activities, use of shared resources, and re-use of existing products to achieve program and project outcomes.  

Leadership and team management 

Work with project leaders to ensure that all staff are appropriately assigned to projects and fully planned. 

Represent the needs and perspectives of staff to Division leadership. 

Advocate for department competencies and establishes new work within the Division. 

Create a team environment that fosters innovation, empowers teams, and models the grace and respect needed to encourage risk-taking, idea sharing, and collaborative debate.  

Ensure the hiring, development, and shaping of the required skills, capabilities, and diversity of the department’s workforce through effective hiring, ongoing coaching and staff development, and monitoring of staff engagement. 

Effectively engages staff who do not meet performance expectations and initiate appropriate and timely actions to address poor performance. 
 

Basic Qualifications  

Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 7 years experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

Prior management experience (minimum 5 years). 

Demonstrated leadership in global and/or public health, and/or disaster management and response. 

Demonstrated ability to develop trusted relationships and work collaboratively across business lines and sponsor organizations. 

Demonstrated leadership experience working with Federal Health organizations, Research and Alliance partners. 

Demonstrated ability to shape, drive, and deliver a high impact, high quality work program. 

Demonstrated experience with and success in developing, coaching, and leading people.

A track record of decisiveness in solving problems and commitment to taking swift action. 

A track record of driving change. 

Demonstrated experience with and success in developing and executing a mission-focused strategy. 

Evidence of strong project management skills. 

Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate and tailor complex messages to different audiences. 

Strong business and financial acumen. 

Our culture is a tangible asset that endures through our people and leaders. At MITRE, our leaders must also demonstrate and continually develop a consistent set of shared Leadership Competencies:

Lead with a Strategic Mindset: Drives alignment across MITRE to achieve our mission by engaging across and beyond the enterprise, making and executing decisions, and activating the Good Growth Strategy.

Create Value: Takes a broad approach to solving complex problems using a national and global lens. Unleashes the full capabilities of our people in a relentless pursuit of innovative solutions that are scalable, equitable, transferable, and sustainable.

Cultivate Inclusion: Creates an environment and opportunities, built on trust, where people can be their whole authentic self, feeling welcomed, supported, engaged, and respected for who they are and what they contribute to the organization. Embraces and engages all dimensions of diversity to exponentially expand MITRE’s impact in solving problems for a safer world.

Communicate for Impact: Conveys powerful messages tailored to the unique needs of stakeholders—and desired outcomes—in a style that engages and inspires action. Exemplifies active listening to foster collaboration, understanding, and alignment.

Commit to Action and Outcomes: Holds self and others accountable for acting on and achieving established objectives. Exemplifies cultural attributes while executing and delivering impactful outcomes.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$182,000 - $227,500 - $273,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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