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Public Health Section Chief
Company: State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
Location: Hartford, CT
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 02/26/2026
Expire Date: 04/26/2026
Job Categories: Government and Policy, Healthcare, Other, Science, Research & Development
Job Description
Public Health Section Chief
Recruitment #260220-0563MP-001
Location: Hartford, CT
Date Opened: 2/24/2026 12:00:00 AM
Salary: $115,466 - $157,448/year
Job Type: Open to the Public
Close Date: 3/13/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), Infectious Diseases Branch, is seeking to hire a Public Health Section Chief for the HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Tuberculosis (TB), and Viral Hepatitis Section. As the leader of this Section, the Public Health Section Chief will be responsible for the management of over $61 million annually in a combination of state-appropriated funds and federal grants annually from CDC and HRSA cooperative agreement funds with the majority of these funds disseminated in contracts to community organizations for HIV prevention and care activities and safety net services. This includes oversight of the Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP), which ensures patients with HIV have access to medications to maintain their health and prevent transmission of HIV.

THE ROLE

The Public Health Section Chief will be responsible for overseeing over 50 highly dedicated staff, ensuring their programs perform multiple critical and complex statewide functions, including:

- Data collection and analysis related to HIV prevention activities administered in the state and providing data to leadership, policymakers, and the public for decision making;
- Collaborating with other state agencies, healthcare organizations, and community-based organizations on HIV, TB, STD, and Hepatitis C prevention activities;
- Performing disease surveillance and outbreak response to HIV, TB, STD, and Hepatitis C

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

- Schedule:
-- Monday - Friday
-- Full-time (40 hours per week)
-- First shift (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
- Location: 410 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, CT
- Work environment: Hybrid position (telework and in office)
Qualifications & Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity in an organization with programmatic and/or regulatory responsibilities for promoting or protecting public health.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a

- Health Program Supervisor
- Supervising Nurse Consultant
- Child Care Licensing Supervisor
- Epidemiologist 4
- Environmental Protection Supervising Environmental Analyst
- Supervising Environmental Engineer
- Supervising Environmental Sanitarian

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

One (1) year of experience as a Public Health Services Manager may be substituted for the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

- Incumbents in this class may be required to periodically undergo tests or immunizations for communicable or infectious diseases.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to undergo and successfully complete security background checks.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
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