Coordinator of Strategy and Policy

Description of Work **This is a Full Time Time-Limited position** The Policy Development Analyst II (Coordinator for Strategy and Policy) will report to the Assistant Director for Quality and Regulatory Compliance at the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH) and serve as an advisor to all laboratory leadership.
The position will provide oversight and coordinate activities related to data requests, legal and public records inquiries, responses to regulatory audits, and strategic planning.
? Duties will require collaboration with Agency and Division privacy, legal, and human resources staff as well as external partners.
This position will draft policies and procedures and work to improve workflow processes and assure compliance for the NCSLPH.
The NCSLPH provides a multifaceted array of services including Laboratory Testing, Training/Consultation, and Certification.
The NCSLPH performs more than 200 clinical and environmental laboratory tests for the public and private medical health care system in North Carolina.
As such, the NCSLPH must comply with a variety of complex regulations and is subject to oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Department of Transportation (DOT), and assorted North Carolina State agencies.
Laboratories like NCSLPH are continually challenged by the dynamic nature of these regulations, laws, funding, and policy decisions at the local, state, and federal levels; therefore, this senior leadership position will provide direct oversight and strategic planning in this quality and compliance discipline to support the overall mission of the agency and leadership of the institution.
About the Division of Public Health and the State Laboratory of Public Health: The NC Division of Public Health (DPH) works to promote and contribute to the highest possible level of health for the people of North Carolina – Everywhere, Everyday, Everybody.
The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH) provides an array of services including Laboratory Testing, Training/Consultation and Certification.
The NCSLPH provides more than 125 clinical laboratory tests and more than 65 environmental laboratory tests to the public and private medical health care system in North Carolina and performs over 6 million tests annually on human, animal, food, water, and agricultural samples.
Additionally, NCSLPH provides training and consultation for local health departments, hospitals, commercial laboratories, private health care professionals, community-based organizations and state and regional staff from the NC Division of Public Health (DPH) and other state and regional agencies.
Visit our website at https://slph.
dph.
ncdhhs.
gov/ to learn more.
A staff of over 200 employees make up the organization units which include Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Bioterrorism and Emerging Pathogens (BTEP), Chemical Terrorism and Threat, Environmental Sciences, Laboratory Improvement, Molecular Diagnostics & Epidemiology, Newborn Screening, Microbiology, and Virology/Serology and is co-located with the Office of Chief Medical in a 220,000-sq.
ft.
state of the art facility.
The NCSLPH has several doctoral level managers and research scientists as well as, medical laboratory specialists, medical technologists, chemists, laboratory technicians, and support staff.
Campus Amenities and Benefits at the State Laboratory of Public Health We are located in Raleigh, NC.
274,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility Plentiful Free Parking Easy access to highways (70, 40 and 440), NC Museum of Art, Umstead State Park, healthcare providers, and shopping centers Proximity to globally and nationally ranked universities (NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke) Annual Flu Shot Clinic Routine career development classes, including opportunities for traveling Employee Engagement and Staff Development Activities NCSLPH Employee Recognition Programs State Health Plan and State of NC Employee Benefits Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form.
Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.
Qualified candidates must document on the application that they possess all of the following: Experience reviewing and processing legal requests, public records inquiries, and partner agreements.
Considerable knowledge of policy development and analysis.
Considerable knowledge of legislative and regulatory practices.
Considerable knowledge of research, analysis and evaluation techniques.
Ability to analyze, interpret, and assess the impact of regulations, procedures, and legislative proposals.
Ability to exercise judgement and discretion in establishing, applying, and interpreting policies and procedures.
Ability to identify, recognize and resolve problems that are unprecedented and have moderate impact.
Ability to work with diverse groups of people as a liaison.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including active listening, emotional intelligence.
Physical Requirements: Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, repetitive motion, smelling consistent with ADA standards for these requirements.
Ability to perform Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspections involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.
” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
See oshr.
nc.
gov/experience-guide for detail.
Master's degree related to the program assigned from an appropriately accredited institution; OR Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in policy implementation; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Supplemental and Contact Information The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) selects applicants for employment based on job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or political influence.
Pre-Employment criminal background checks are required for some positions.
Division of Public Health (DPH) main locations, including their grounds, are tobacco-free as outlined in the Tobacco-free Campus Policy.
All tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, “vape products” and all smokeless tobacco products, may not be used in the indicated areas.
For more information, please see the policy and FAQ posted here: https://publichealth.
nc.
gov/employees/ Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone.
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gov/work-nc/how-do-i-get-job