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Title: Epidemiologist III (Data Strategy, Cross-Cutting Surveillance, & Enteric Disease Surveillance)
Duration: 6-12 months with option to extend (not to exceed 12 months total)
Location: remote
Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8 am to 5 pm cst. Contractor can telework/remote
Interview: 1-round interview (In-person or Virtual at client discretion).
Description
The Epidemiologist III Data Strategy, Cross-Cutting Surveillance, & Enteric Disease Surveillance is a senior, non-supervisory epidemiology position responsible for supporting cross cutting infectious disease surveillance and data strategy (performed by Infectious Disease Systems and Tuberculosis Control [IDSC]) and enteric disease surveillance (performed by Infectious Disease Prevention and Response [IDPR]) within the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
This position is housed in IDSC and reports to the Infectious Disease Surveillance Officer. For duties related to cross-cutting surveillance and data strategy, this position works collaboratively with informatics specialists, surveillance system developers, and surveillance staff across infectious disease program areas including IDPR, Sexual Health and Harm Reduction (SHHRs), and Tuberculosis Control (TB) to provide advanced epidemiologic, analytic, and technical expertise to improve infectious disease surveillance data quality, analysis, modernization, automation, reporting, and surveillance system functionality. For duties related to enteric disease surveillance, this position works with IDPR investigation and surveillance epidemiologists supporting routine surveillance, outbreak detection and response, laboratory coordination, federal reporting, and interpretation of enteric disease data.
Position Responsibilities /Essential Functions
Cross-Cutting Infectious Disease Surveillance, Data Strategy, Modernization, and Surveillance System Design & Maintenance
Provides consultation to program areas on data analysis, visualization, and automation to support standardization of surveillance methodologies across infectious disease program areas.
Designs and implements reproducible and automated approaches to surveillance data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
Develops technical products using tools such as SAS, R, SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, Excel, DAX, APIs, and related technologies.
Supports epidemiologically informed surveillance system design and maintenance through requirements development, business-rule design, testing, validation, data mapping, and implementation.
Data Quality, Reporting, and Reconciliation
Develops and conducts surveillance data-quality assessments and identifies systemic issues affecting completeness, validity, consistency, classification, timeliness, or reporting.
Supports annual reconciliation, CDC reporting validation, historical data updates, and resolution of state-to-federal data discrepancies.
Supports infectious disease program areas in preparing technical reports, surveillance summaries, dashboards, presentations, and other data products. May also lead the development of similar deliverables when the scope involves contribution from more than one program area.
Serves as a senior technical resource, leads complex surveillance projects, and mentors less experienced epidemiologists without formal supervisory responsibility.
Enteric Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response
Serves as a senior surveillance epidemiologist for enteric diseases, including routine surveillance, trend and cluster monitoring, outbreak investigation, and interpretation of epidemiologic, laboratory, and whole-genome sequencing data.
Serves as a surveillance point of contact for CDC and other federal partners and supports required reporting, grant deliverables, national calls, data requests, and coordination with public health laboratory partners.
Conducts advanced epidemiologic and statistical analyses to monitor infectious disease trends, identify emerging issues, support outbreak detection and response, and inform public health decision-making.
Other Duties
Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
Education and Experience
Master of Science or Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis on epidemiology, biostatistics, biological, medical, or health science. The following courses are strongly preferred: 6 semester hours in epidemiological methods and 6 semester hours of other epidemiological coursework and 9 semester hours in statistical methods and analysis, and a minimum of four years experience in public health informatics and infectious disease surveillance. OR A doctorate (PHD or DrPH) in epidemiology, and A minimum one year of qualifying experience in public health informatics and infectious disease surveillance.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Work is typically performed in an office setting with a climate-controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level or by telework. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. This position requires long period of sitting and daily use of computer and phone. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position. Applicants must also be willing to assist in after-hours epi-on-call phone coverage and outbreak response as needed.
Level Descriptor
Epidemiologist III Expert epidemiologist position and will work to train and mentor Epidemiologist I and II. Will provide programmatic and supervisory support for the administrative program manager when they are on leave or otherwise in need of assistance
Duration: 6-12 months with option to extend (not to exceed 12 months total)
Location: remote
Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8 am to 5 pm cst. Contractor can telework/remote
Interview: 1-round interview (In-person or Virtual at client discretion).
Description
The Epidemiologist III Data Strategy, Cross-Cutting Surveillance, & Enteric Disease Surveillance is a senior, non-supervisory epidemiology position responsible for supporting cross cutting infectious disease surveillance and data strategy (performed by Infectious Disease Systems and Tuberculosis Control [IDSC]) and enteric disease surveillance (performed by Infectious Disease Prevention and Response [IDPR]) within the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
This position is housed in IDSC and reports to the Infectious Disease Surveillance Officer. For duties related to cross-cutting surveillance and data strategy, this position works collaboratively with informatics specialists, surveillance system developers, and surveillance staff across infectious disease program areas including IDPR, Sexual Health and Harm Reduction (SHHRs), and Tuberculosis Control (TB) to provide advanced epidemiologic, analytic, and technical expertise to improve infectious disease surveillance data quality, analysis, modernization, automation, reporting, and surveillance system functionality. For duties related to enteric disease surveillance, this position works with IDPR investigation and surveillance epidemiologists supporting routine surveillance, outbreak detection and response, laboratory coordination, federal reporting, and interpretation of enteric disease data.
Position Responsibilities /Essential Functions
Cross-Cutting Infectious Disease Surveillance, Data Strategy, Modernization, and Surveillance System Design & Maintenance
Provides consultation to program areas on data analysis, visualization, and automation to support standardization of surveillance methodologies across infectious disease program areas.
Designs and implements reproducible and automated approaches to surveillance data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
Develops technical products using tools such as SAS, R, SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, Excel, DAX, APIs, and related technologies.
Supports epidemiologically informed surveillance system design and maintenance through requirements development, business-rule design, testing, validation, data mapping, and implementation.
Data Quality, Reporting, and Reconciliation
Develops and conducts surveillance data-quality assessments and identifies systemic issues affecting completeness, validity, consistency, classification, timeliness, or reporting.
Supports annual reconciliation, CDC reporting validation, historical data updates, and resolution of state-to-federal data discrepancies.
Supports infectious disease program areas in preparing technical reports, surveillance summaries, dashboards, presentations, and other data products. May also lead the development of similar deliverables when the scope involves contribution from more than one program area.
Serves as a senior technical resource, leads complex surveillance projects, and mentors less experienced epidemiologists without formal supervisory responsibility.
Enteric Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response
Serves as a senior surveillance epidemiologist for enteric diseases, including routine surveillance, trend and cluster monitoring, outbreak investigation, and interpretation of epidemiologic, laboratory, and whole-genome sequencing data.
Serves as a surveillance point of contact for CDC and other federal partners and supports required reporting, grant deliverables, national calls, data requests, and coordination with public health laboratory partners.
Conducts advanced epidemiologic and statistical analyses to monitor infectious disease trends, identify emerging issues, support outbreak detection and response, and inform public health decision-making.
Other Duties
Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
Education and Experience
Master of Science or Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis on epidemiology, biostatistics, biological, medical, or health science. The following courses are strongly preferred: 6 semester hours in epidemiological methods and 6 semester hours of other epidemiological coursework and 9 semester hours in statistical methods and analysis, and a minimum of four years experience in public health informatics and infectious disease surveillance. OR A doctorate (PHD or DrPH) in epidemiology, and A minimum one year of qualifying experience in public health informatics and infectious disease surveillance.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Work is typically performed in an office setting with a climate-controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level or by telework. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. This position requires long period of sitting and daily use of computer and phone. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position. Applicants must also be willing to assist in after-hours epi-on-call phone coverage and outbreak response as needed.
Level Descriptor
Epidemiologist III Expert epidemiologist position and will work to train and mentor Epidemiologist I and II. Will provide programmatic and supervisory support for the administrative program manager when they are on leave or otherwise in need of assistance