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Manager, Public Health Programs

Parkville💼 Full-time💰 $8–$8🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and manage flagship public health programmes, embedding pathogen genomics into national surveillance and response systems.

Role type

Manager, Public Health Programs

Builds

National public health initiatives, surveillance systems, and policy frameworks

Domain

Public Health / Genomics / Epidemiology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Public health program management, multi-jurisdictional stakeholder engagement, project planning and governance, budgeting and finance tracking, grant application support, strategic reporting and communication

Preferred skills

Experience with pathogen genomics networks, advanced analytical skills, Microsoft Office proficiency

Technologies

Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Lead planning and delivery of public health initiatives including workplans and governance structures; Manage relationships with Australian CDC, Commonwealth and state health departments, and funders; Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects; Oversee programme compliance with funding agreements including reporting and evaluation; Support grant applications and supervision of project management staff

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership

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