Epidemiologist

Job Objectives: Incumbent serves as an entry-level Epidemiologist responsible for carrying out a range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities related to surveillance, detection, and prevention of diseases and injuries. Incumbent works as a team or project member, under the direction of the Supervisor, Assistant Director and/or Director, conducting routine epidemiologic functions comprising surveillance, data collection, data analysis using basic epidemiologic methods, and assistance with epidemiologic investigations. Essential Job Functions: PLEASE CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR A COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION. The purpose of this position is to conduct epidemiologic investigations used in preventing and controlling specific communicable and chronic diseases, injuries, and other health conditions and in planning health programs. Results of work efforts aid in the monitoring of health status and its correlates, identifying trends or outbreaks of diseases or other adverse health events, and providing data and information about corrective actions or programs to promote and protect public health. Participates in developing epidemiologic investigations. Uses established scientific and technical methods and practices to identify and evaluate a wide range of health conditions within an assigned program area, to recognize public health problems pertinent to the population and to determine feasibility of and approach to epidemiologic investigations. Identifies surveillance data needs, implements new or revises existing surveillance systems, reports key findings from the surveillance system, and supports evaluation of surveillance systems. Provides scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and nonprofit health and health-related state and local agencies and organizations. Conducts literature reviews and assists in preparing reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information using behavioral science, demographic and epidemiologic analytic techniques and evaluation. Participates in writing grants and other funding proposals. Participates on internal and external committees and workgroups related to areas of expertise. May provide administrative leadership and technical guidance to lower-level professional, technical, and administrative support staff, as assigned. Primary data collection for research purposes shall be in compliance with RCHD’s Human Research Participant’s Policy.