Epidemiologist

Position: Epidemiologist 2
Client: IN DOH Position:
Epidemiologist 2 (Hybrid)

Location:

2 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Duration: 12+ Months (Possibility of Extension) Position Summary The essential functions of this role are as follows
· Maintain current subject matter knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of diseases and public health topics.
· Provide epidemiologic consultation and technical assistance to local health departments, health care providers, the general public, and other partners with respect to diseases and public health topics.
· Conduct routine epidemiologic surveillance for disease and public health topics.
· Lead or coordinate epidemiologic investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of diseases or public health topics.
· Design and conduct applied epidemiologic studies of diseases or public health topics.
· Manage and analyze data collected through routine surveillance, public health investigations, and applied epidemiologic studies.
· Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners.
· Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public.
· Engage directly with members of the public at health fairs and other outreach events.
· Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals.
· Serve as a backup to other staff, as needed.
· If applicable for program area, serve as the epidemiologist on call after business hours for approximately two to three weeks per year.
· Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
· Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
· Essential functions of this position require travel on most workdays to inspect, audit, examine, survey, or investigate clients, customers, or other regulated entities and write reports at those sites or employee’s home. Employee reports to the agency’s office for occasional meetings or events. Number and timing of work hours may vary daily or weekly to accommodate operational needs and staffing concerns at the client’s or customer’s worksite, minimize expenditures for repeated visits to complete the work, and allocate resources to complete assigned work effectively.

· The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. What You'll Need for Success:
Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:
· Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of diseases and public health topics.
· Knowledge of state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidance documents pertaining to diseases and public health topics.
· Skill in identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents.
· Skill in conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities, including selection and use of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public health surveillance systems.
· Skill in eliciting relevant information from patients in structured or unstructured telephone interviews.
· Skill in conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of diseases or public health topics.
· Skill in designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic…