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The Director of the Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/special-pathogens-center) is responsible for overseeing the activities of one of the premier highly infectious disease preparedness programs. The Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center is dedicated to preparedness, research and treatment of highly lethal infections and diseases of unknown origin. The center brings together the expertise of three distinct areas at Johns Hopkins Medicine -- clinical care, research and education -- to respond to special pathogens such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and novel respiratory pathogens. The JH Special Pathogens Center includes the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit, one of 13 federally funded Regional Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Centers (RESPTCs). The Center also includes the Special Pathogens Training and Education Program (STEP) which provides education and training for frontline hospitals and health systems throughout the US to prepare for high-consequence pathogen events. The research arm of the center has advanced the science of biocontainment with groundbreaking work on the decontamination of clinical infectious waste using steam sterilizers, human factors research to improve staff and patient safety, novel personal protective equipment (PPE) design and the role of the built environment in infection prevention. The Center also includes the Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Center of Excellence (PMCOE) for COVID-19 (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/inhealth/covid-19) , which has conducted comparative effective studies on COVID-19 therapeutics, developed high-performing models to predict COVID-19 disease severity and examined racial disparities in pulse oximetry to improve health equity.

The Director will supervise the coordination of patient care, research and educational activities under the Special Pathogens Center. The Director will collaborate with state and federal healthcare partners, colleagues at the other RESPTCs, the National Emerging Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC) and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to set the national agenda on special pathogens preparedness and containment care, including the National Special Pathogens System (NSPS).

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS ( Reports to & Supervises)

Reports to

VPMA - The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Direct Reports

Administrative Director, The Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center

Director of Education, The Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center

Director of Research, The Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center

Director of Operations, The Johns Hopkins Special Pathogens Center

Other Key Relationships

Director, Hospital Emergency Management

Director, Hospital, Epidemiology and Infection Control

Senior Director of Infection Prevention, The Johns Hopkins Health System

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversight of center activities including patient care, research and education.

2. Supervise and collaborate with the Center's Director of Research to set the research agenda for the Center. The Center's vision is to be a national leader in research to advance the safe care of patients with highly infectious diseases.

3. Supervise and work with the Center's Director of Education to set the education agenda for the Center. The Center's goals include providing education and support to healthcare personnel and facilities throughout ASPR Region 3 and being a national leader in educational materials and methods for the safe care of patients with highly infectious diseases.

4. Supervise and work with the Center's Director of Operations to ensure BCU readiness to activate and to ensure the preparedness of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and The Johns Hopkins Health System to respond to a special pathogens event.

5. Report to and work closely with the Johns Hopkins Hospital VPMA to define and achieve the Center's goals.

6. Provide expertise and information regarding BCU preparedness to the President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Vice President of Medical Affairs, Director of Emergency Management, and Senior Director of Infection Prevention as appropriate to ensure that the BCU is ready to respond to a special pathogens event.

7. Supervise and work with the Administrative Director of the Center to ensure its ongoing financial viability including responding to RFAs and grant opportunities at the state and federal level.

8. Supervise and work with the Administrative Director of the Center to address and optimize the day-to-day operations of the Center.

9. Collaborate with national colleagues at ASPR and NETEC on the National Special Pathogens System (NSPS) to prepare the US for the next special pathogens event.

10. Work with the Johns Hopkins Government Affairs team to advocate for resources to support pandemic and bio-threat preparedness at the state and federal levels.

11. Partner with the Maryland Department of Health and other Region 3 public health officials to ensure that Maryland and Health and Human Services Region 3 are prepared for the next special pathogens event.

12. Partner with MedStar Washington Hospital Center to coordinate and optimize HHS Region 3 and national preparedness.

Education and Qualification

Required Qualifications, Experience &Knowledge:

• Requires a Medical Degree from an accredited Medical School or MD equivalent. Unrestricted license as M.D. If licensed outside of Maryland, must be willing to apply for a Maryland M.D

• Academic rank of Associate Professor or higher

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in either infectious diseases, critical care, or emergency medicine.

• Experience in highly infectious diseases and/or emergency preparedness.

• Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Submit Cover Letter and CV to attention of:

Fouzia Farooqi

Sr. Executive Recruiter

Johns Hopkins Health System

Job Type: Full Time Johns Hopkins University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.