Open Position - Executive Director, New York State Task Force on Life and the Law

The New York State Task Force on Life and the Law is looking for a new Executive Director.  



Requirements:

Superior academic credentials (M.D., J.D., or Ph.D. preferred), demonstrated expertise in bioethics/health policy, and an ability to forge consensus on controversial issues.



Responsibilities: 

The Task Force is a nationally recognized multidisciplinary body whose members are gubernatorially appointed and leaders in law, medicine, nursing, philosophy, and bioethics, as well as patient advocates and representatives of religious communities. The Task Force’s mandate is to develop state policy recommendations on issues related to bioethics. Past reports have addressed policy questions related to end-of-life care, physician assisted suicide, organ transplantation, assisted reproductive technologies, and genetic testing. The Task Force is working on projects related to research with human subjects, ethical issues in public health disasters, and surrogate decision making. The Executive Director’s role is to: strategically facilitate meetings and build consensus on challenging issues and provide guidance to the New York State Department of Health; supervise staff who, together with the Executive Director, conduct legal research and analysis and draft related guidance; provide project oversight for Task Force activities; formulate and revise reports; develop grant proposals, and represent the Task Force to the public. Other related duties as assigned.



I have had the good fortune to know four attorneys who have worked at the NYSTFLL over the past few years.  They are quite impressive and indicate the high caliber of this professional experience.