The Director oversees all operational, scientific, and administrative functions of the Maryland State Public Health Laboratory, ensuring compliance with regulations (COMAR, CLIA) to provide accurate relevant scientific data essential for disease prevention and control, environmental protection, and emergency response to numerous state, federal and local government partners, health care providers and communities across the state. This position ensures that the laboratory provides relevant, accurate, scientific data essential for disease prevention and control, environmental protection, addressing legal issues, developing public health policy, and responding to statewide public health threats caused by common or emerging biological, chemical and radiological agents.