What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Epidemiology position at FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND INC?
FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!
Position Summary: Responsible for leading Agency projects and initiatives regarding public health and epidemiology. Responsible for the overall design, investigation, and dissemination of reports, data, and findings regarding organizational and community impact, working in partnership with the Quality Management Department (QM) and other relevant organizational leaders. Maintains a particular focus on outcomes, data, and impact of the South County Academy (SCA) program. Serves as a key organizational leader on research projects. Provides support related to data, public health, and analysis to the organization in a myriad of ways.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree preferred with a focus on epidemiology or public health.
- Experience in evaluation, reporting information to internal and external audiences, and translating complex data and analyses for public and management consumption and use.
- Experience in data analysis, statistics, and program evaluation.
- Familiar with providing a scientific approach in a non-scientific environment.
- Willing to consider candidates with non-traditional backgrounds.
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
- Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.