Epidemiologist

The contract Epidemiologist1 willbe responsible fordeveloping andmaintainingenhancements to the CHANT (Community Health Access and Navigation Team) data collection project. CHANT combines three care coordination programs (HUGS, CSS, and TennCare Outreach) into one overarching care coordination program. CHANTutilizesREDCapto build out a data collection module that is used to guide programmatic efforts and collect data for evaluation and program oversight.The Epidemiologist1 must have extensive knowledge ofREDCapand be able to quickly build out a data collection system that meets the programmatic requirements.The Epidemiologist1 will alsoassistwiththe CHANT programintegrationa new data system.

The Epidemiologist 1 will:

• Prepare routine reports of program participation and outcomes to internal and external partners
• Implement SAS code changes andREDCapproject changes as monitoring guidance evolves or processes change
• Provide technicalassistanceto non-technical staff (e.g.,REDCCapsystem, SOP/task guidance, etc.)
• Writes independent code andis able totest output for accuracy.
• Pull, clean, andsubmitrecurringCHANT reports(weekly, monthly, quarterly)in a timely manner.
• Work closely with MCH Programs Team to effectively support MCH surveillance projects and create data outputs and visualizations for CHANT data.
• Provide quickresponseofdata inquiries and provide information of CHANT data to the regional teams, leadership,stakeholdersand other public health partners
• Ability to work remotely
• Ability to come into the Nashville office monthly or a needed
• Fulfill ad-hoc data and/or analysis requests
• Translate programmatic requirements into the development ofappropriate datacollection

Other Requirements:

• Proficient at managing electronic data and navigating complex databases and attention to detail
• Demonstrated experiences in customer service and working on teams
• Proficient at statistical software programming, such as SAS
• Experience in public health and health data such as vital records or health survey data (preferred)
• Experience in deployment or implementation of application systems or related field(preferred)
• Foundation in system design,analysisand evaluation
• This position does not supervise any staff.