Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist

Overview

Date:
Jun 8, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX
Functional

Title:

Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist I

Job Title:

Epidemiologist I
Agency:
Dept of State Health Services
Department:
Emerging & Acute Infectious Diseases
Posting Number: 17784
Closing Date: 07/08/2026
Salary Range: $4,020.33 - $5,178.00 per month (Monthly Pay)
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-19

Shift: Day (First days)
Telework:
Not Eligible
Travel:
Up to 10%
Full Time:
Yes
Regular:
Yes
Non‑exempt:
Yes

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Performs moderately complex epidemiological work related to vaccine‑preventable diseases. Works under the supervision of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Group Manager in the Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Unit (EAIDU). Provides consultation to regional and local health agencies, medical professionals, federal entities, and the public on the epidemiology, prevention, and control of vaccine‑preventable diseases (VPDs). Participates in epidemiologic investigations, including the development of outbreak investigation tools, surveillance forms, and reports.

• Assists in management of statewide surveillance activities for VPDs, including measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, and invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections.
• Supports unit epidemiologists in collecting and analyzing epidemiological data and developing recommendations for disease prevention and control.
• Monitors surveillance data to identify unusual trends, patterns, and emerging public health concerns.
• Reviews written and electronic disease and laboratory reports to identify and confirm VPD‑related illnesses.
• Communicates with regional and local health departments, medical professionals, laboratories, federal entities, and the public concerning VPD surveillance and reporting activities.
• Coordinates, performs, and oversees entry and management of VPD data within NBS by regional and local health departments.
• Identifies site‑specific data quality issues and develops reports to support training, remediation, continuous improvement of programmatic surveillance activities.
• Monitors data quality and implements quality assurance measures to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of reported data and user competency.
• Utilizes NBS surveillance data and software applications such as Word, Access, Epi Info, Excel, statistical analysis programs, data visualization tools, and PowerPoint to prepare status reports, ad hoc morbidity reports, and summary epidemiologic reports.
• Manages airline exposure notifications by maintaining related databases, informing local and regional health departments of exposures, coordinating release of vaccine when indicated in collaboration with the DSHS Immunizations Section, and providing feedback to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partners.
• Prepares CDC performance measure reports for review by team leads and unit management.

• Develops and applies epidemiological case definitions, standards, procedures, and policies that support effective public health services and enforcement of public health laws and regulations.
• Interprets and responds to written and verbal public health information requests related to VPD surveillance and communicable disease epidemiology.
• Maintains and updates VPD website content to ensure accuracy, currency, and completeness.
• Serves as a resource for consultations on the epidemiology, prevention, and control of VPDs and other assigned conditions.
• Provides technical assistance to written and verbal requests for information to regional and local health departments, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders.
• Participates in the development of NBS user training and educational…