Program Implementation Specialist

• Works with staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management.
• Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation.
• Manages significant matters such as project development, project budgeting, and auditing/evaluating project impact and performance.
• Formulates project-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards and priorities.

This role supports surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program, contributing to overdose prevention programming and protecting public health.

• Bachelor’s degree required and master’s degree is preferred.
• Three to five years of experience in project management, report writing, or public health administration.
• Professional experience or demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy.
• Skilled in program design, implementation, analysis and evaluation.

Salary: $80,000. Relocation expenses are not included. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world.