Health Surveillance Specialist Epidemiology Unit

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Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Epidemiology Unit on the development and implementation of surveillance of a single or various health/disease area.
• Assist state and local public health in the measurement of policy indicators and evaluation of health/disease controls and/or strategies.
• Collect analyze validate andevaluate data related to various health/disease issues related risk factors and the evaluation of intervention controls and strategies.
• Prepare periodic reports and presentations on specific health/disease states including manuscripts for publication. Summary reports of data sets.
• Assist the Epidemiology Unit with coordination of training activities for disease investigators across the state.
• Assist with coordination of outbreak response.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Public Health Statistics or Health Education and several years of experience in data analysis statistics and interpretation of epidemiological data in the relevant disease/health subject area.

Preferred Qualifications: Masters Degree in Public Health Statistics or Health Education

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of: trends in risk factors health/disease related conditions and interventions for a specific health/disease program; epidemiological research practices and procedures for the collection analysis evaluation and validation of health/disease data sets; descriptive statistics statistical inference and statistical theory; public health principles and health care delivery systems.

Ability to: facilitate groups in program evaluations and effectively collaborate with CDC agency and community officials in the collection and assessment of health/disease data sets and control/intervention initiatives; make presentations use problem solving techniques communicate effectively evaluate impact of health/disease initiatives analyze and interpret epidemiological data sets advise program officials on best epidemiological approach.

Work Environment and Travel:

This position requires approximately 95% of work time spentin an office environment. The remainderis spent traveling or workingin alternative sites such as attending conferences meetings and trainings.

Other:Must have a valid drivers license.

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