BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR II - SES - 64048119

Requisition No: 874645 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR II - SES - 64048119

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64048119 

Salary:  $65,000-$77,500 

Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2026 

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Florida Department of Health

Division Of Disease Control and Health Protection 

Division Director’s Office

Contract Section

 Pending Classification Updates

This is a full-time, in-office position only

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for the oversight and management of the Contracts Administration Unit in the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection. This position functions to manage and act as Division liaison for contracts which implement surveillance, prevention, intervention, and other scientific evaluations that are part of the Department Strategic Plan to reduce disease and protect the citizens of Florida This position spends most of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Supervises direct reports including motivating, training, providing guidance, and direction. Develop expectations and meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, and discipline action, if needed.  Maintains vacation and work schedules to ensure proper coverage and completes timesheets.  Ensure all staff complete required training and are offered additional training.

Coordinate and ensure collaboration between the contract unit and its associated contract managers, programs for whom the contract will be delivering goods or services, appropriate fiscal/budget staff, and external department process partners to manage the contracts through their full life cycle from development, through execution and timely performance and the end of the contract.

Manage workload by assigning contracts to staff based on complexity and related criteria to ensure balance, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of contract manager work products in the execution of their duties.

Contract technical guidance as the Contract Management SME for staff regarding department and division processes in alignment with department policy, rules, and associated statutes.

Assure adherence to Florida Statute 287 and Florida Administrative Code including procurement support through collaboration with program and procurement offices as needed and for the development of potential Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Invitation to Negotiate (ITNs).  Assure the deliverables, both goods or services, are verified against the contract terms before payments are authorized. Oversight of onsite and desktop monitoring to ensure vendors meet programmatic requirements.

Fiscal Accountability through financial reconciliations to ensure all expenditures align with FLAIR, final approval of invoices to ensure they are compliant with Department of Financial Services reference guide for state expenditures, and monitoring of encumbrances / expenditures to prevent deficits and support timely payment of contracted vendors.

Performs the role of Division Contract Liaison with the Department Office of Contracts. These contracts collect and analyze data related to the relationships of behavior, health outcomes, intervention strategies, and the relationship between these factors and disease burden in Florida. Produce work such as reports, measures, indicators, and other evaluation tools that provide needed support of grant objectives and those goals and objectives outlined in Florida’s State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). Utilizes the collected data and contract outcomes to provide recommendations to enhance the intervention and prevention related methodologies to impact and reduce the spread of disease in Florida.

Prepare and deliver training to contract management staff to ensure that processes are understood, efficiencies are found and expected contract deliverables that support intervention and prevention are obtained. Develop, implement and evaluate standards for contract management in the division. Provide consultation, technical assistance and training to enhance or improve contract management across DCHP programs at both the state and local level. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the content and use of FACTS (Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System)
• Knowledge of Florida Statute 215.422 (Prompt Payment Law governing how quickly the state must pay vendors.
• Knowledge of Aribia On Demand, the state’s online procurement system.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to management analysis activities.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to work independently.

Qualifications:

Minimum -

 Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM) FS 287.057 (15) (c)

Preferred -

Experience with State of Florida budget, procurement, fiscal management principles.

Experience facilitating and coordinating work across business units.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Tallahassee, Florida

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.