Drug Overdose Surveillance Epidemiology; DOSE Epidemiologist

Epidemiologist Position

This position is an At-Will Employee Contract (AWEC) position. This position reports to the Substance Abuse Prevention Epidemiologist and will collect, analyze, and disseminate timely data from emergency departments, including syndromic surveillance data, on suspected overdoses. The DOSE Epidemiologist will also analyze other datasets related to overdose and substance use, including Emergency Medical Services data, laboratory biosurveillance data, and other sources identified.

This position will identify epidemiologic trends in non-fatal overdose data, including substances involved and populations disproportionately affected, to critically inform overdose prevention efforts in Wyoming. The DOSE epidemiologist will collaborate with other epidemiologists, prevention experts, external partners, and the public to share data and inform and evaluate prevention efforts.

Essential functions include:

• Collect, analyze, and report Wyoming emergency department syndromic overdose data and emergency department discharge data at grant-required frequencies (typically monthly).
• Produce and disseminate data products related to emergency department overdose data at a frequency meeting, at a minimum, grant requirements.
• Communicate with internal and external partners and the public regarding emergency department overdose data.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to improve the quality of emergency department overdose data.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to apply data to inform prevention efforts.
• Provide technical data and evaluation support to internal and external partners on overdose prevention initiatives and inform evidence-based strategy adjustments.
• Participate in grant writing and reporting related to overdose.
• Attend training related to job duties both in Wyoming and other states.
• Participate in the division's response to public health events as needed.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in public health epidemiology and a Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, or a closely related field.

Knowledge of epidemiologic surveillance, ability to carry out epidemiologic and statistical analysis, ability to use results of analyses to help formulate prevention and control decisions, ability to use software to conduct epidemiologic analyses, ability to communicate data to a variety of audiences, including through written, oral, and website communication, ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to address epidemiologic problems.

Physical working conditions may include some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc. FLSA:
Non-exempt. The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer.