Epidemiologist III

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Now Hiring: Epidemiologist I/II

The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiologist is responsible for planning and implementing evaluation activities identifying analyzing and interpreting public health data sources to support ongoing project needs and producing reports to summarize findings support program decisions and meet deliverables. This position is responsible for the collection compiling reporting and management of data to support the MCH section efforts to address disparities faced by pregnant and postpartum individuals and their families in Franklin County. The MCH Epidemiologist I will identify public health problems pertinent to maternal infant and child health and use critical thinking to determine whether a public health problem exists articulate the need for further investigation or other public health action on the basis of results of literature review and assessment of current addition to conducting epidemiological surveillance the MCH Epidemiologist will manage and analyze FCPH program data to identify gaps assess community impact and evaluate program effectiveness. They will collaborate with MCH partners inside and outside the agency to inform data-driven strategies.

This position focuses on providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers in

accordance with the mission core values and purposes of Franklin County Public Health.

Duties Include:

• Uses established scientific technical and statistical methods and practices to identify and evaluate a wide range of health conditions within an assigned program area;
• Summarizes results of the analysis and draw conclusions writes reports and makes presentations of data findings;
• Works as a team or project member conducting routine epidemiologic functions comprised of data collection and data analysis using basic epidemiologic methods;
• Identifies surveillance data needs implements new or revises existing surveillance systems reports key findings from the surveillance system and supports evaluation of surveillance systems;
• Responsible for identifying analyzing and interpreting public health data sources to support ongoing MCH program needs;
• Presents findings to program teams community partners residents and local stakeholders;
• Assists in design implementation and maintenance of standard internal and external (public) dashboards and population health website;
• Responds to queries and data analysis requests by internal and external stakeholders;
• Executes ArcGIS apps and creates maps for visualization of data geographically;
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Epidemiologist I

• Bachelors degree in Biostatistics Public Health Mathematics Computer Science Information Management or Statistics
• 1 year experience in computer applications information systems database concepts statistical programming in clinical data analyses and complex data sets
• Masters degree in Epidemiology or Biostatistics preferred.
• Analysis interpretation documentation and outcome measurements/analysis strongly preferred.
• Experience with ArcGIS and other mapping software preferred

Epidemiologist II

• Masters degree in Epidemiology biostatistics or closely related field
• 3 years experience in community health assessment strategic planning analyzing statistical information
• Direct experience in analysis interpretation documentation and outcome measurements/analysis.
• Experience with ArcGIS and other mapping software

Hiring Hourly Wage:

Epidemiologist I: $28.38/hour to $33.35/hour. Epidemiologist II: $30.24/hour to $35.53

This is a non-exempt position.

Interested applicants should apply at with:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Completed FCPH application (located: for Applying: Internal applicants (03/30/2026); External applicants (Until Filled)

  No phone calls please. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon funding availability.

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  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel in this position.

  
  

  Required Experience:

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