Director, Healthy Communities Inititatives

Education

Required:     Master’s degree in Public Health or related degree

Experience

Required:     Seven (7) years of work experience in cancer prevention and control, and public health program management, public policy, media, public health and related fields.  Credible with public health leaders at state and national levels.

Proven track record of designing, implementing and evaluating community and public health initiatives and projects that result in a measureable change, including programs targeting children, youth and young adults. 

Experience in developing resources for healthy community programs directly through philanthropic and grant-making organizations and with partners. 

Experience leading, engaging and supervising a dispersed team of staff and consultants.

TOBACCO-FREE HIRING

MD Anderson Cancer Center is committed to encouraging good health and staying true to our mission to end cancer.  As part of its efforts to achieve these goals of a tobacco-free hiring process, if you are offered a position at MD Anderson Cancer Center, you will be subject to a Pre-Employment Drug Screen for tobacco compounds in compliance with applicable state laws.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html