Microbiology Program Manager
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Microbiology Program Manager
Salary
$112,440.00 - $123,684.00 Annually
Location
Denver County, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
FAA00275-08/06/2025
Department
Department of Public Health & Environment
Division
Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response
Opening Date
08/06/2025
Closing Date
8/17/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
8100 Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230
FLSA Status
Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
john.romerocampbell@state.co.us
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description
Benefits
Questions
Department Information
This position is ONLY open to current Colorado state residents.
This position is an on-site position.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical conditions related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
TheColorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)serves Coloradans by providing high-quality, and cost-effective public health and environmental protection services that promote healthy people in healthy places. Staff members focus on evidence-based best practices in the public health and environmental fields and play a critical role in educating people in Colorado so they can make informed choices. In addition to maintaining and enhancing our core programs, the Department continues to identify and respond to emerging issues affecting Colorado's public and environmental health.
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Our mission ... is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play.
Our vision ... is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
In addition to free parking, access to RTD bus lines, Cherry Creek bike path and flexible working arrangements, click the link below to review additional benefits and perks!!! https://cdphe.colorado.gov/careers
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The referral list generated by this position announcement may be used to fill multiple position vacancies and may be extended.
Description of Job
The Work Unit:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentserves Coloradans by providing high-quality, cost-effective public health and environmental protection services that promote healthy people in healthy places. Staff members focus on evidence-based best practices in the public health and environmental fields and play a critical role in educating people in Colorado so they can make informed choices. In addition to maintaining and enhancing our core programs, the department continues to identify and respond to emerging issues affecting Colorado's public and environmental health.
TheDivision of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) is the department's lead surveillance, planning and response arm for public events including communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism, and other public health and mass casualty events and disasters. The division includes the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response; State Public Health Laboratory; Health Equity Branch, Communicable Disease Branch; Immunization Branch; Public Health Informatics, Reporting, Technology Branch; Refugee Branch; and Operations Branch. The Division exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively prepare for, monitor, detect, diagnose, investigate, and nimbly respond to all @types of conditions, events and disasters that impact the public's health.
The State Public Health Laboratory ensures accurate and timely scientific laboratory analyses are provided in support of surveillance, diagnostic testing, epidemiological investigations of communicable disease outbreaks, bioterrorism events, food, water and dairy product safety, environmental hazards and other public health hazards and threats; provision of quality testing services as are required by statute for Streptococcus, Tuberculosis, Milk, Water, Food and other disease agents, oversight of select agent testing, and to insure that screening of newborns for inherited and metabolic defects is performed in accordance with recognized parameters of statutory and regulatory requirements, quality, safety, economy, safety, and timeliness.
THE POSITION:
The Microbiology Program Managermanages the activities of the public health microbiology, environmental microbiology, serology, virology, molecular science, and bioterrorism response laboratories; assures that activities are congruent with Departmental and Division goals; secures new sources of funding, prepares and executes budgets, assigns duties to unit supervisor, leads, and staff, approves scheduling and leave, and work assignments, makes decisions regarding hiring, promotions and transfers of personnel, develops policy, approves the revision and the establishment of new procedures, the evaluation and acquisition of new technologies and instruments for laboratory analysis; oversees biosafety within the microbiology program laboratories, provides expert scientific consultation to other divisions of the Department of Health, other units of state and local government, physicians, hospitals, public health and other health care providers; directs the overall response of the unit in public health emergency situations where communicable disease laboratory analyses are required; to develop and maintain programs that seek funding, staffing, training, equipment acquisition and replacement, oversees the maintenance of procedures, records, documentation and for the section laboratories; to ensure that the staff perform duties in compliance with all relevant statutes and regulations necessary to maintain licensure and/or certification according to CLIA88.
What You Will Be Doing:
Management and oversight of the clinical and environmental microbiology programs.
Budget and funding management.
Policy development in support of mission and vision.
Responsibilities under the Select Agent Rule.
Microbiology Program Lead for the Emerging Infections Program and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity grants.
Directs laboratory proper response to public health problems and disease outbreaks.
Provides consultation and interpretation of reports and laboratory findings.
Oversee study designs.
Writes and publishes scientific investigation manuscripts.
External stakeholder outreach.
Supervisory responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience Only:
Ten (10) years of relevant experience* public health laboratory testing, conducting scientific investigations, management/supervision, budget, grant management, emergency response or in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education* in Epidemiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Medical Laboratory Technology or Science, Public Health and/or relevant experience in public health laboratory testing, conducting scientific investigations, management/supervision, budget, grant management, emergency response or an occupation related to the work assigned equal to ten (10) years.
*This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
**A copy of your transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Late transcripts will not be accepted.
PREFERRED AND ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES:
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate.
Relevant years of State service contribute to a candidate's position-related knowledge, skill, ability, behavior or other posted competency should be considered as a preferred qualification and given weight under the process.
Doctoral degree in microbiological science or a related field;
Demonstrated success supervising a work unit in a public health laboratory, or regulated microbiology/molecular diagnostic laboratory.
Three or more years of public health or clinical laboratory management professional experience in a regulated laboratory.
Experience managing a laboratory budget and grants.
Experience with regulatory standards such as CLIA, FDA, EPA, and ISO 17025.
Experience interpreting and analyzing data.
Supervisory experience to include performance management and employee development.
ABMM, ABB or similar certification, or ability to qualify for certification
Knowledge of analytical or scientific software including but not limited to Laboratory Information Management Systems.
Knowledge of clinical diagnostic laboratory regulatory requirements and experience working with laboratory quality assurance programs.
Ability to strategize, organize and plan, including creating and updating site visit plans.
Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with a wide range of customers.
Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to qualify for select agent approval.
Conditions of Employment:
Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
Travel is required 2-3 times per year within the State of Colorado and nationally.
Critical Status: Must be available in the event of an emergency, (e.g., bio-terrorist attack, chemical attack, disease outbreak or all hazards) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
Critical Status: Must be available in the event of the activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
Appeal Rights:
An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.
As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.
Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department's action.
For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov/board-rules .
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:
A completed State of Colorado application.
If using education to qualify, a copy of your college/university transcripts. Transcripts must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process:
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more aboutE-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.
ADAAA Accommodations:
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator atcdphe.humanresources@state.co.usor call 303-692-2060, option 5.
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
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The Colorado Constitution requires that applicants for State of Colorado positions be Colorado residents at the time the application is submitted. Are you a current resident of the State of Colorado who can provide proof of Colorado residency?
Yes
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CDPHE-A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Human Resources office with an official disposition of any charges. Conviction does not mean automatic disqualification and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. As a condition of employment, are you willing and able to submit to a background check if offered the position.]
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No
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CDPHE: This position requires educational transcripts be submitted if you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this position or for the substitution of education for some experience. If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications or substitution for this position, a copy of your unofficial (or official) transcript is required by the application deadline. You must attach this transcript to your application electronically.
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All positions at the Department require that potential employees undergo a thorough background check. As a condition of employment, you are required to submit to pre-employment screening if offered the position. Are you willing to meet this requirement?
Yes
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If you are a current or previous State of Colorado classified employee, please provide your Employee Identification Number (EID) in order to verify your current or previous employment. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. If not, please state "N/A".
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CDPHE--COOP: This position requires Critical Status as condition of employment, candidates must be willing to be available in the event of the activation of theContinuity of Operations Plan (COOP)and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place. Are you willing and able to comply with this requirement?
Yes
No
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CDPHE--This position requires Critical Status: As condition of employment, candidates must be willing to be available in the event of anemergency, (e.g., bio-terrorist attack, chemical attack, disease outbreak or all hazards) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place. Are you willing and able to comply with this requirement?
Yes
No
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Do you have an ABMM, ABB or similar certification, or ability to qualify for certification?
Yes
No
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Please describe your experience performing scientific investigations, including writing and publishing manuscripts regarding the investigation.
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Please describe your experience working in a public health laboratory or other regulated laboratory environment. What were your responsibilities?
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Briefly describe your experience with regulatory standards such as CLIA guidelines?
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