The Louisiana Department Health is seeking a dynamic, innovative, value driven and experienced public health executive to serve as the next Assistant Secretary / Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Public Health(OPH). This essential position is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Louisiana Senate. The OPH Assistant Secretary is supervised by the LDH Deputy Secretary.

Responsibilities and duties of this job: The OPH Assistant Secretary will perform the following core duties: • Stakeholder Management - effectively engages and establishes strong working relationships built on confidence, trust and respect, and appropriately representing OPH. • Strategic Planning – visionary planning by staying current on healthcare and health promotion industry and emerging trends as well as policy changes on the state and national level, and their particular impacts within the State of Louisiana. Collaborates across stakeholders to develop short-term and long-term strategic plans for OPH and its services.

Ensures the strategic plan is communicated both internally and externally, and effectively delegates key activities to ensure timely implementation of the plan. • Financial Management – responsible for achieving and maintaining strong financial health of OPH and providing guidance and determining priorities in the preparation of annual budgets.  • Health Promotion Delivery - directs efforts to ensure that policies, practices, and programs are focused on safety, soundness, and sustainability parameters, and that the delivery of the services are high-quality, operationally efficient, and constituent oriented. • Human Capital Management - responsible for overseeing strong and diverse workforce development through recruitment and retention, employee satisfaction and engagement, maximizing growth potential for employees and strong succession planning.