As a Program Coordinator for the Wastewater Surveillance program, you’ll have a central coordination role in Washington’s Wastewater Based Epidemiology program, working at the intersection of public health, environmental systems, laboratories, and community partners. The work is practical, relationship driven, and highly collaborative, with a clear line of sight to how day to day coordination supports disease surveillance and public health decision making statewide.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Option 1: A bachelor’s degree in public health, environmental health, biology, microbiology, environmental science, or a closely related field. AND Two (2) or more years of experience supporting public health, environmental programs, laboratory operations or similar programs with sample logistics and utility operations, or similar work such as coordinating with external partners, collecting field or laboratory samples, managing shipping or transport processes, or maintaining data systems.

Option 2: Five (5) or more years of experience supporting public health, environmental programs, laboratory operations or similar programs with sample logistics and utility operations, or similar work such as coordinating with external partners, collecting field or laboratory samples, managing shipping or transport processes, or maintaining data systems.

Additional Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

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
Skilled in creating and maintaining tracking tools, spreadsheets, or workflow documentation
Ability to review data for accuracy and resolve data issues

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