EM Analyst, SNS

• Transparency: We share information openly and honestly so that staff partners and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
• Integrity: Our actions reflect strong ethical principles ensuring we remain trustworthy accountable and consistent with our mission.
• Respect: We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives listening intentionally and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
• Impact: We focus our efforts on activities that improve health reduce disparities and create meaningful measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
• Collaboration: We actively partner across teams disciplines organizations and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.
  
  

• Develop and maintain Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) plans standard operating procedures (SOPs) standard operating guides (SOGs) and other documents to support a public health response ensuring that plans align with federal state regional and local requirements and are coordinated with partners. Develop and maintain distribution and dispensing strategies including Points of Dispensing (PODs) and other methods for rapidly delivering medical countermeasures (MCMs) to affected populations.
• Serve as a liaison to external partners including county departments emergency management and response agencies industry partners academic institutions and Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) for SNS-related planning coordination and response activities.
• Develop and maintain partnerships and operational agreements necessary to support SNS and public health emergency response activities. Coordinate with stakeholders to establish roles responsibilities resource commitments and response procedures.
• Coordinate the resources logistics and technology requirements needed to support dispensing and distribution of MCMs during public health emergencies including identifying resource needs supporting resource requests and procurement coordinating transportation and distribution requirements and assisting with the management and allocation of MCMs and SNS assets. Develop implement and maintain electronic systems databases tracking tools and other technology solutions to support SNS planning inventory management resource tracking partner coordination dispensing operations situational awareness documentation and response activities.
• Develop coordinate and facilitate SNS and public health emergency response training drills and exercises for staff volunteers partner agencies and other stakeholders. Develop appropriate training and exercise documentation including After-Action Reports/Improvement Plans (AAR/IPs) identify corrective actions and monitor progress toward implementation.
• Monitor and strengthen SNS operational readiness by assessing resource requirements identifying gaps and vulnerabilities supporting readiness assessments such as the Operational Readiness Review (ORR) and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) and utilizing the continuous improvement process. Develop maintain and deliver training educational materials job aids response tools and other resources to support public health preparedness response and recovery.
• Maintains a high degree of proficiency within the incident management framework and other duties as assigned include but are not limited to acting in a leadership position during public health emergencies such as biological chemical and radiological incidents and supporting all-hazard public health emergency preparedness and recovery.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in public health emergency management environmental health and safety healthcare chemistry biology or a related field of study.

Experience:

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
• Knowledge in emergency response planning training and exercise methods.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours including evenings weekends and holidays.

• Data Analytics and Assessment Skills: Ability to use data to analyze community health needs and support decisions that improve community health outcomes.
• Policy Development and Program Planning Skills: This competency focuses on developing implementing and improving policies programs and services that support effective public health strategies and improve community health outcomes.
• Communication Skills: This competency focuses on using clear and effective communication to engage audiences address misinformation and build trust supporting informed decisions and stronger public health outcomes.
• Health Advancement Skills: This competency focuses on applying principles of equity diversity and inclusion to public health addressing systemic barriers and promoting fair access to resources for healthier communities.
• Community Partnership Skills: This competency focuses on collaborating with communities to address the systems and policies affecting health fostering engagement shared ownership and sustainable improvements in well-being.
• Public Health Science Skills: This competency focuses on using public health science and evidence-based approaches to develop and improve policies and programs ensuring effective delivery of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.
• Management and Finance Skills: This competency focuses on managing human and financial resources promoting equity and collaboration and optimizing organizational performance to support effective public health programs.
• Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills: This competency focuses on aligning stakeholders fostering innovation and managing change to implement effective public health initiatives that strengthen community health.
  
  

• Masters degree from an accredited college or university in public health emergency management environmental health and safety healthcare chemistry biology or a related field of study.

Experience:

• This is a Full-Time Grant-Funded position.
• Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday from 8am to 5 pm.
• Others days and hours as necessary.
• May be required to work long and irregular hours possibly a minimum of 96 hours including weekends and holidays in circumstances of an emergency response or potential for such.

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines. Response training and exercise activities could be outdoors sometimes in austere conditions or in a non-climate controlled warehouse with various public health response equipment. Can work in extreme conditions during an emergency response or pandemic.

• This position will require work during stressful emergencies. Must be able to speak in a manner easily understood by the average person. Must be able to perform duties assigned during emergencies competently. The incumbent must be able to lift 30 lbs. walk up two flights of stairs and work in the field when required.

• Harris County Public Health (1111 Fannin Houston 77002)