MiTracking Epidemiologist

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Title: MiTracking Epidemiologist

$58,364.80 - $93,475.20 / Posted Thru: 4/17/2026

Location: Remote/Virtual - Must Live and Work in Michigan

Occasional in-person at Lansing, MI office required

Purpose: The person in this position is responsible for providing epidemiological support for the Michigan Environmental Public Health Tracking program ("MiTracking").

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with data partners to develop and update metadata for hazard, exposure, and health datasets.
• Develop and work with data partners to develop and update data measures obtained from datasets, including display in GIS format.
• Maintain data that are on the MiTracking data portal.
• Lead twice yearly submission of data to CDC.
• Ensure data quality and security through use of a Quality Assurance template.
• Assist in development, enhancement, and testing of web portal display and query of Michigan's environmental hazard, exposure, and health data.
• Assist in analyzing data, writing reports and publications, and developing visualizations such as dashboards and data stories using Michigan environmental data.
• Monitor new developments in Environmental Public Health Tracking data analysis, display and use for public health actions.
• Assist the MiTracking Health Educator in drafting language and interpreting data for reports, social media posts, and presentations.
• Actively participate in State and/or CDC work groups.
• Respond to internal and external data requests.
• Assure compliance with confidentiality requirements.
• Implement quality control on all projects.
• Identify and utilize best practices for management of large data sets.
• Document methods and processes.
• Aid in grant reporting and application development.
• Always represent the best interests of MDHHS and MPHI.
• Conduct all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education: Possession of a master's degree with a major in public health, epidemiology, or biostatistics with a minimum of 8 semester (12 term) graduate-level hours in epidemiology and/or biostatistics.

Experience: No experience required.

Important Skills and Characteristics:

• Excellent organizational, data management, and analytical skills. Knowledge of data quality.
• Effective oral and written commutation skills.
• Self-motivated and able to complete work in a timely manner.
• Proficiency in SAS, Microsoft Access and Excel, and Tableau (or other data visualization software) preferred.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Standard office environment. Requires a valid vehicle operator's license to attend in-state meetings, conferences, and trainings. Out-of-state travel requiring overnight stays is possible. This position is located in Lansing, Michigan. There is an option for hybrid remote/in-office or entirely remote work although attendance would be expected at occasional in-person meetings in Lansing, MI.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility.

IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This position provides epidemiologic support to a team of environmental public health specialists including epidemiologists and health educators and provides information to Information Technology/Web Developer professionals.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION

"For purposes of employment standards, this classification is "Exempt" from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act."

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