Careers

Make your mark while improving the health and lives of millions. Apply to join one of these dynamic public health workplaces.

For a complete list of openings, see our member departments’ employment pages.

San Francisco: Chief Health Equity Officer

The Chief Health Equity Officer provides visionary leadership and strategic direction to advance health equity initiatives across the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The Chief Health Equity Officer oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of health equity focused programs and policies, ensuring alignment with the department’s mission to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for all communities, especially underserved populations. The Chief Health Equity Officer drives change management and program design, balancing community needs with the pace of government system changes. Responsibilities include overseeing the Office of Health Equity (OHE) functions, supervising and managing OHE staff and services, representing the Department in equity work, consulting on equity policies, and developing and coordinating efforts to reduce health disparities. 

Nashville & Davidson County: Director of Public Health

The Public Health Director is appointed by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County’s Board of Health. This position is responsible for the leadership and management of a complex metropolitan public health department with the purpose of assuring the successful achievement of the department’s vision, mission, and program objectives. The Director promotes and supports population health in Metro Nashville Davidson County by providing senior management, leadership and public health expertise and promotes individual and population public health by delivering essential services within a variety of settings. The position is also charged with ensuring compliance with a broad range of current local health and environmental codes, regulations and policies and participating in multi-faceted community health and environmental projects. The Director provides mentoring, supervision and technical assistance to staff. The work is performed under the direction of the Board of Health.

Seattle & King County: Data Systems Team Manager

This Data Systems Team Manager position is a leadership position within the Analytics & Informatics Branch of the Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization (CD-Imms) Section in Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Prevention Division. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate on innovative projects and contribute to the development of novel systems in the data modernization field. They will manage and expand the Section’s informatics and analytic data streams for notifiable communicable diseases and immunizations. Responsibilities include overseeing surveillance data projects, grants, and studies, as well as providing direct supervision, engagement, and mentorship to team staff. The role will represent the Section and collaborate across teams to advance King County’s efforts toward the data modernization initiative.  This position reports to the Analytics and Informatics Branch Manager.

Seattle & King County: Public Health Officer

King County, Washington, is seeking a dedicated and visionary Public Health Officer (PHO) to champion high standards of scientific excellence and community trust. This role offers the opportunity to serve as a chief advisor to the Public Health Director, providing clear, objective, factual advice on critical medical and public health issues. This executive-level position requires a licensed physician with significant scientific and epidemiological experience, preferably in the focus areas of communicable disease investigation and control. For first consideration, apply by August 30. Interviews will be held in person on October 3.

Los Angeles County: Chief Public Health, Administration

The Chief, Public Health, Administration within the Office of the Health Officer serves as the Chief Advisor to the Los Angeles County Health Officer (Chief Advisor). The Chief Advisor is responsible for providing direct and high-level strategic, organizational, and operational assessments and advice to the County Health Officer (Health Officer), and as needed, to the Health Officer’s direct reports, other members of the Executive Office, and the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Leadership Team. Further, the Chief Advisor supports activities directly related to the Health Officer’s legal authorities outlined in local and state laws and regulations, including issuance and implementation of local Health Officer Orders, declarations of local health emergencies, and other efforts aimed at controlling the spread of communicable disease or associated with environmental health and sanitation services and incidents. The Chief Advisor is also charged with additional duties as assigned by the County Health Officer. The Chief, Public Health, Administration reports to the County Health Officer within the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Executive Office.

Seattle & King County: Public Health Veterinarian

The Public Health Veterinarian (PHV) Zoonotic Disease Team Manager will provide clinical and technical expertise, leadership, and strategic direction for: veterinary public health; communicable disease epidemiology related to zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases; and environmental health issues related to conditions that impact animals and people. The PHV will lead the zoonoses program and oversee team activities related to pandemic preparedness, prevention, surveillance, investigation, and control strategies applying a One Health approach. The PHV will model a culture of a healthy organization by supporting employee engagement and professional growth opportunities, anti-racist and trauma informed policies and practices, and practices that strengthen cross-collaboration.

San Diego County: Public Health Officer

This executive management position will report directly to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO)/Director, HHSA. This position has significant responsibility for planning, formulating policy and programs, as well as managing the overall activities of the region’s public health services including: epidemiology and communicable disease control, chronic disease control and prevention, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS services, Tuberculosis Control and Refugee Health, public health laboratory, vital records, clinical quality management and assurance, public health preparedness and response, community health statistics, border health issues, health equity and climate change, performance management and quality improvement, workforce training and special assignments as directed by the DCAO/Director, HHSA. The Public Health Officer works closely with the Director of Public Health Services who oversees departmental operations. The Public Health Officer also works closely with the Department of Environmental Health and Quality, Animal Services, and the Office of the Medical Examiner to implement public health duties.