Epidemiologist
Job Location:
Nashville, TN - USA
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Job Summary
End Client: State of Tennessee
Job Title: Epidemiologist
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Position Type: Contract
Number of Hours: 37.5 Hours a Week
Location: Hybrid
Interview Type: In-person interview / Webcam
CEIPAL: STNHD671PN
Description: This position is in the Office of Informatics & Analytics (OIA) within the Tennessee Department of Health. The primary responsibility of the Epidemiologist will be to advance data analytics information for a range of audiences. This individual will primarily work to expand our capabilities supporting the Controlled Substance and Monitoring Database (CSMD) Tennessees Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data. We are seeking a skilled and analytical professional to join our public health surveillance and prevention team as an Epidemiologist focused on prescription data. The epidemiologist will collect manage and analyze data related to prescription drug use misuse and overdose to support evidence-based public health responses. The role includes producing actionable insights from the Controlled Substance and Monitoring Database (CSMD) Tennessees prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP). Utilizing CSMD data Hospital Discharge data and Vital Statistics data for data linkage.
- Support evaluations of overdose prevention and interventions such as prescribing limits naloxone distribution and provider education programs.
- Create provider education materials in support of prevention activities
- Produce a report specific to buprenorphine and create visualization products for dissemination.
- Collaborate with public health officials program staff and external partners to develop actionable insights.
- Perform statistical analysis to identify trends hotspots and risk factors for drug overdose.
- Create dashboards and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with epidemiologists program managers and healthcare providers to inform prevention and intervention efforts.
- Ensure data quality security and con dentiality in line with HIPAA applicable data governance policies and other regulations.
- Contribute to grant applications research studies and presentations as needed.
- Masters degree in public health Epidemiology Biostatistics Data Science or related eld.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in public health and analytics.
- Pro ciency in analytical and visualization tools (e.g. R SAS Stata Python and Tableau).
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases.
- Experience linking different datasets.
- Ability to communicate complex data ndings to non-technical audiences.
- Knowledge of public health data sources and overdose surveillance systems.
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