Senior Epidemiologist

Are you ready to make a difference in the communityby innovating and modernizingpublic health surveillance activitiesDoyou enjoy conducting disease surveillance advanced data analytics and complex disease reporting Join our team andutilizeyour epidemiologic and leadership skillsets!

AsaSeniorSurveillanceEpidemiologist you will serve asasubject matter expertonthecollecting managing and reportingofcommunicablediseasedatain Maricopa County including but not limitedtocase- and lab-based surveillance data as well ashospitalization death and other public health will advancepublic health surveillancecapacity; create datareportsand provide actionable information for decision-makers stakeholders and the public; and support communicable disease environmental-related illness and emergency preparedness and response responsibilities will includeconductingroutine communicable disease surveillanceparticipatinginenhanced surveillance activities duringlarge-scale eventsand public health responses and leading a team of epidemiologistsinthe collection analysis management interpretation and reporting of public health data.

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About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPHs mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies programs and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on impact and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staffs unique skills and differences as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance with hybrid and alternative work schedule options

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits including access to our on-site centerMaricopa County Kids Club dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation sick time and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Three years of experience performing epidemiological or statistical analysis

• Masters degree in epidemiology biostatistics or a closely related public health field

• A combination of post-secondary education and/orjob-related experience may substitute for theminimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

Job Contributions

• Supervises and leads a team of surveillance epidemiologists guiding project development execution and completion

• Providessubject matterexpertiseand technicalassistanceon communicable diseasesurveillancesurveillance system design data quality and epidemiologic methods

• Leads routine and enhanced surveillance activities to support situational awareness trend monitoring and the early identification of emerging public health concernsfor a variety ofcommunicablediseasesincludingrespiratorygastrointestinal and vaccine-preventablediseases

• Designsmaintains and trains epidemiologists in the use of disease surveillance systems data collectiontoolsanddata management processes

• Uses statistical software such as SAS or R to analyze public health data and conduct complex epidemiologic analyses evaluationsand statistical reports

• Supports the development implementation and continuous improvement of surveillance standards protocols and data governance processes including data request fulfillment

• Serves as a subject matter expert in survey design samplingmethodology and complex survey analysesusing tools like REDCap or similar

• Develops protocols policies guidance documents presentations training materials and reports to promote best practice in surveillance data management and epidemiologic methods

• Collaborates with local state regional and national-level partners tomaintainand improve public health surveillance systems data quality and situational awareness

• Participates in emergency preparedness exercises contributes to enhanced surveillance activities and responds to incidents of public health significance as assigned

Working Conditions

• Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time

• Valid Arizona drivers license is required upon hire

• Within one month of hire all employees will be required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health; required immunizations include MMR (measles mumps rubella) Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria) Varicella (chickenpox) and annual Influenza; some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test