Wadsworth Center Director -11001
Health, Department of · Albany · New York
- Role
- Program manager
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 16, 2026
- Salary
- $152,241 to $249,487 Annually
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Summary
The Wadsworth Center Director leads New York State's public health laboratory, a 125-year-old institution of approximately 800 staff including over 100 doctoral-level scientists. The Director reports to the Commissioner of Health and provides strategic and operational oversight of the Center's public health response, laboratory, and research activities, advancing the Department of Health's mission to protect New York State residents. The role involves establishing scientific priorities, recruiting and developing scientists, expanding laboratory capacity and testing platforms, and collaborating with federal and international public health partners.
Key qualifications
- Doctorate in natural, clinical, or applied sciences with 6 years full-time leadership experience in laboratory management or research; OR MD/DVM license with 5 years administrative experience in labor
- Progressively responsible scientific management positions in a multi-disciplinary complex clinical or academic institution, with at least 10 years in senior leadership capacity
- Demonstrated history of developing productive state, national, and/or international partnerships across disciplines and types of institutions
- Record of scientific publications in peer-reviewed literature
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