Epidemiologist
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Position/Program Information
- EXAM NUMBER:
PH1759C
FIRST DAY OFFILING:
September 23 2024
Beginning Monday September 23 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (PT)
Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
Open Competitive Job Opportunity
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REPOSTING TO UPDATE THE APPLICATION INFORMATION AND BULLETIN LANGUAGE.
DEFINITION:
Plans designs implements evaluates and manages healthrelated surveillance systems original epidemiologic studies and field investigations; and provides consultation to departmental staff and external health partners on epidemiologic research methodology and design.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class typically report to a Supervising Epidemiologist physician or higherlevel manager. Under general direction positions are responsible for planning designing conducting and/or managing epidemiologic studies field investigations and complex surveillance systems. This responsibility includes assignments of a single large and complex project or multiple smaller projects; developing study protocols and methodologies conducting advanced data analyses responding to complex data requests and preparing community reports and technical reports that involve interpretation of findings and policy recommendations. Epidemiologists may also provide technical and administrative supervision to Epidemiology Analysts and other lowerlevel professional and technical support staff. Essential Job Functions
Plans conducts and evaluates epidemiological studies and investigations of disease outbreaks; including the development of study design and methodology analysis of case and control data and preparation of reports on the study or investigation findings.
Plans manages and evaluates data collection and surveillance systems to investigate and control acute chronic and other health related diseases.
Conducts complex data analyses on large and small datasets using methodological techniques and computer software appropriate for epidemiological analysis.
Conducts investigations of environmental health threats including collecting and analyzing health and environmental data; prepares interpretation of findings and disseminates recommended prevention and control measures.
Supports program and policy planning activities of the department with reports and information and by serving as an epidemiological content specialist on program planning or evaluation team.
Analyzes healthrelated trends; assesses individual and communitylevel risk factors in the population; interprets and reports findings that have public health implications and develops policy recommendations.
Responds to complex requests for data on healthrelated statistics and associated risk behaviors.
Prepares technical reports or participates as a coauthor on publications in peerreview journals; presents research findings at professional meetings.
Participates in the preparation of grant applications to support enhanced surveillance and targeted epidemiologic research on a specific healthrelated problem.
Supervises and directs the work of Epidemiologist Analysts and other support staff investigating environmental health threats participating in community health improvement initiatives responding to data requests and various other epidemiology related studies investigations and research.
Requirements
Meet the following experience and license requirements at the time of filing in order to move forward in the exam process.
OPTION I: A Masters degree* from an accredited college or university with specialization in epidemiology or its equivalent AND three 3 years of fulltime experience assisting in the design conduct and evaluation of epidemiologic studies and field investigations.
OR
OPTION II: A Doctoral degree* from an accredited college or university with a specialization in epidemiology or its equivalent.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS
2 Light Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
*In order to qualify you MUST include a legible copy of the official diploma official transcripts official letter signed by the Director of the Registrar or an evaluation report of a transcript with your application or within fifteen 15 calendar days from application submission to .
Official diploma official transcripts and official letter are defined as transcripts diploma or letter that bears the college seal and states official and/or copy issued by the school Registrar Office. A printout of the transcripts from the schools website is NOT considered official and will not be accepted which may result in your application being rejected.
NOTE: Foreign studies must be evaluated by an accredited credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. An evaluation report of a transcript is defined as a report issued by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by the NACES or the AICE of the United States.
We do not accept passwordprotected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working with modeling techniques to predict trends or assess the impact of public health efforts in chronic and infectious disease prevention and control (e.g. such as but not limited to discrete event modeling agentbased modeling and related data simulations).
- Experience working with Epidemiologic research methodology (e.g. epidemiologic measures study design stratified analysis techniques).
- Experience working with advanced statistics (e.g. Poisson generalized linear logistic logic negative binomial hierarchical and Bayesian regression).
- Experience working with Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) programming language (e.g. merging concatenating and transposing large datasets and using macros arrays SQL).
- Experience working with large Public Datasets (e.g. US Census NHANES and NHIS)
- Experience working with the Institutional Review Boards (IRB) Records Act and Freedom of Information Act.
- Experience preparing Peerreviewed manuscripts health briefs or health impact assessments.
- Experience in leading public health program evaluations and investigations such as outbreaks clusters and contact investigations and conducting outreach initiatives among high risk populations.
Additional Information
Our Assessment Process:
This examination will consist of an Evaluation of Training and Experience based upon application desirable qualifications and supplemental questionnaire weighted 100.Applicants must meet the experience requirements listed above and achieve a passing score of 70 or higher on the examination in order to be added to the hiring list (Eligible Register) for consideration ofemployment.
Passing this examination and being added to the Eligible Register does not guarantee an offer of employment.Notifications and final results for this examination will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application and to your account inbox at My Career Page Website. It is important that candidates provide a valid email address. Test scores cannot be given over the phone.
Please add and to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail. See Supplemental Questionnaire for more information.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the Eligible Register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months following the date of promulgation.
NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE 12 MONTHS.
Applications will be processed on an as received basis and promulgated to the Eligible Register accordingly.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The Eligible Register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.
AVAILABLE SHIFT: Any
What to expect next:- We ask that you submit an application through the Apply link at the top of the opportunity posting using your own user ID and password (using a family member or friends user ID may erase a candidates original application record). Applications must be filed online only. You can also track the status of your application using this website.
- Applications will be processed on anasreceivedbasis and those receiving a passing score the assessment will be promulgatedto the eligible register accordingly.
- The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of promulgation.
FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s).COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Check the website for updated information at https://lacountylibrary.ANTIRACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Antiracism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the in equalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
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The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
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The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
