What are the responsibilities and job description for the Epidemiologist Supervisor position at Alabama Department of Public Health?
Company Description
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) serves as the state’s primary public health agency. With approximately 2,700 employees across six Public Health Districts, ADPH works to enhance and protect the health of both residents and transient populations in Alabama, regardless of social or financial circumstances. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, the central office delivers technical support and guidance to county health departments statewide, including independent city-county health departments in Jefferson and Mobile counties. The Department is committed to disease prevention and ensuring access to essential health services tailored to community needs throughout the state.
Role Description
ADPH is seeking a highly skilled Epidemiologist Supervisor to lead infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response activities within the Infectious Diseases & Outbreaks Division. This role provides advanced epidemiologic leadership, oversees a team of epidemiologists, and ensures high-quality data analysis, reporting, and statewide disease monitoring. The supervisor will also collaborate closely with professionals from various agencies to develop strategies to address public health concerns effectively.
Responsibilities include:
- Supervising epidemiologists and program staff, providing mentoring, training, and performance oversight.
- Leading infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, cluster detection, and response coordination.
- Reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting surveillance and laboratory data using SAS, R, PowerBI, REDCap, ArcGIS, and/or other analytic tools.
- Ensuring data quality, developing protocols, and producing reports, dashboards, and guidance for partners.
- Managing CDC cooperative agreements, grant activities, and program budgets.
- Collaborating with local, state, and federal partners to support public health preparedness and response.
- Representing the Division on committees, workgroups, and professional collaborations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master of Public Health or Master of Science in Public Health from an accredited* four-year college or university OR Master of Science or a closely related field with 20 semester hours in epidemiology, biometrics, or biostatistics from an accredited* four-year college or university
- Six years of professional experience in applied public health epidemiology.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive professional experience in infectious disease epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, response coordination, and ongoing public health surveillance activities.
- Demonstrated supervisory or team leadership experience, with a proven ability to mentor, train, and manage staff in a fast-paced public health environment.
- Advanced proficiency in epidemiologic methods and analytic tools, including statistical software, data visualization platforms, and public health informatics systems (e.g., SAS, R, PowerBI, REDCap, ArcGIS, or similar).
- Exceptional communication, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable public health insights.
- Experience in one or more specialized infectious disease areas—such as enteric diseases, vector-borne diseases, respiratory disease, genomic surveillance, or wastewater surveillance—is highly desirable.
If you are a collaborative, data-driven public health professional committed to strengthening infectious disease prevention and response in Alabama, we encourage you to apply.