Epidemiologist

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations.
• Lead or coordinate communicable disease and outbreak investigations.
• Analyze large datasets and perform descriptive and analytical studies.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and public health educational materials.
• Provide technical assistance and training to health departments, healthcare providers, and community partners.
• Collaborate with CDC, laboratories, and state/local health departments.
• Support grant writing, program improvement, and team leadership activities.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant public health experience, with relevant education potentially substituting for equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience with epidemiological software such as SAS, R, Python, SQL, SPSS, ArcGIS, Stata, or Epi Info.
• 5+ years of hands-on disease surveillance experience.
• 5+ years of outbreak or case investigation experience.
• 5+ years of data analysis involving large datasets and complex analyses.
• Strong knowledge of public health regulations, patient confidentiality, and HIPAA.

Highly Desired:

• Patient/case telephone interviewing experience.
• Report writing, presentations, and external training experience.
• Collaboration with public health agencies and healthcare providers.
• Grant writing and team leadership/supervisory experience.