Senior Epidemiologist

SH 932 Senior Epidemiologist or Data Scientist Indiana

Position Overview:
This senior-level position works under the general direction of the Project Director/Lead Analyst. Responsibilities include leading analytic design measure development statistical interpretation and public health quality review for population health dashboards reports and data products. The Senior Epidemiologist or Data Scientist is an integral member of the public health analytics team ensuring that indicators stratifications limitations and analytic decisions are methodologically sound and usable for public health action.

Key Responsibilities

• Define public health indicators including numerator logic denominator logic stratifications and limitations for population health dashboards and reports.
• Lead analytic design for opioid Narcan emergency department visit annual report and future denominator-based workstreams.
• Review dashboard metrics for epidemiologic validity ensuring accuracy and relevance for public health decision-making.
• Support statistical summaries trend analysis modeling readiness and suppression logic to maintain data quality and confidentiality standards.
• Write clear methods language and analytic interpretation for client deliverables translating technical findings into actionable insights.
• Guide junior analytic staff and review outputs before release ensuring methodological rigor and consistency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineers dashboard developers and public health subject matter experts.
• Participate in required training in-service education programs and team meetings to maintain and enhance skills.
• Assist in maintaining organized documentation of analytic decisions code and data dictionaries to ensure reproducibility.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including health department partners to support coordinated public health response.
• Complete other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Graduate training or equivalent experience in epidemiology biostatistics data science or public health analytics required.
• Certifications: None required. Optional: Relevant public health or analytics certification preferred.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience in public health surveillance statistical interpretation and translating technical methods into usable findings required. Experience supervising junior analysts required.
• Skills: Strong statistical interpretation skills with the ability to handle complex analytic decisions. Advanced R skills required. Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences including clients and public health stakeholders.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication of methods and analytic findings to interdisciplinary team members and external partners
• Fostering collaborative relationships with data engineers dashboard developers and public health analysts
• Enthusiastic collaboration within a team environment including mentoring junior staff
• Sensitive navigation of complex analytic issues involving small area reliability suppression logic and health equity considerations
• Proactive approach to maintaining rigorous reproducible and well-documented analytic workflows
• Trusted liaison with project leadership health department partners and interdisciplinary team members
• Creative adaptation of analytic approaches based on specific public health questions and data limitations
• Commitment to quality improvement and ongoing professional development in epidemiologic methods and data science

Working Conditions

• Perform complex data analysis and interpretation regularly using statistical software (e.g. R) and dashboard platforms.
• Work with sensitive public health data including substance use behavioral health and emergency department visit information.
• Communicate and interact with internal analytics teams client stakeholders and public health partners on a daily basis.
• Prepare for the possibility of evolving data requirements or unexpected analytic challenges to occur.

Physical Requirements:
Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds occasionally. Position requires sitting between 66% and 100% of time on duty. Use of hands to finger handle or feel over 66% of time on duty. Reaching with hands or arms less than 33% of time. Full ability to talk and hear. Correctable vision required. Extended periods of computer work required.

*Syra Health Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity religion sex national origin age veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment. ***