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Director - Applied Epidemiology Staff
Food Safety and Inspection Service · Posted 49 days ago
About the Role
We are hiring a Director for the Applied Epidemiology Staff to lead national food safety programs. In this senior role, you will report to OPHS leadership and oversee critical investigations into zoonotic and food hazards to actively prevent foodborne illnesses. You will guide farm-to-table risk assessments and antimicrobial resistance monitoring to ensure the safety of our nation's meat, poultry, Siluriformes, and processed egg products.
What You'll Do
- →Translate complex surveillance data into actionable prevention strategies to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness.
- →Review and validate findings from NARMS, consumer complaints, outbreak investigations and sporadic illness surveillance to identify the source of foodborne hazards.
- →Manage a diverse team of GS-level veterinary medical officers, epidemiologists, and scientists, ensuring work meets international standards.
- →Negotiate and collaborate with external partners (e.g., CDC, FDA, WHO, or state health departments) to link food production factors to human health outcomes.
- →Develop and implement agency-level epidemiological policies that align with federal food safety regulations (e.g., meat, poultry, and egg products).
- →Provide expert recommendations to senior executives on the direction of public health programs regarding zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and use of a one health approach.
- →Review high-level technical reports and scientific papers for accuracy and impact before they are released to the public or international stakeholders.
- →Evaluate the effectiveness of current epidemiological programs (including foodborne hazards or antimicrobial resistance) and initiate "course corrections" or improvements where necessary.
- →Advise industry leaders and academia on the control of zoonotic agents in the food supply chain.
- →Transition workflows to incorporate advanced tools like metagenomics (Whole Genome Sequencing) and artificial intelligence for predictive risk modeling, information management, and communication (i.e., CoPilot).
Personality Fit
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