Public Health Program Coordinator (Program Specialist 3)

Public Health Program Coordinator, Wastewater Surveillance

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with wastewater treatment plants and other wastewater partners across Washington
• Coordinate onboarding, engagement, and ongoing participation of treatment plants in the wastewater surveillance program
• Schedule, track, and coordinate wastewater sample collection, shipping, and delivery to laboratory partners
• Maintain accurate sample and facility data across multiple tracking and reporting systems
• Communicate regularly with treatment plant operators, laboratory staff, program partners, couriers, and academic collaborators
• Develop and maintain clear documentation, tracking tools, and standard operating procedures to support consistent program operations
• Identify and resolve data gaps, errors, or delays and communicate issues quickly to keep work moving
• Support broader program operations, special projects, and cross team efforts as needed

• Experience working in a health services, public health, medical, laboratory or similar setting
• Experience coordinating scheduling, shipping, or logistics for programs or projects
• Experience handling, tracking, or managing environmental, field, or laboratory samples
• Knowledge of data entry and data management practices in databases or tracking systems

• Benefits
• Flexible/Hybrid work arrangement
• Paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year
• Sick leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Dependent care assistance
• Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance
• Washington State Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement and Deferred Compensation
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Holidays

The Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology leads statewide surveillance and investigation of communicable diseases in Washington, covering more than 60 notifiable conditions