This position will be an epidemiologist within the COVID Investigation and Surveillance team.  Their role will be to provide epidemiological support for COVID investigations and outbreak response statewide. Position will assist in responding to questions received by the public, internal partners, and external partners; collect and analyze epidemiologic data for COVID; summarize epidemiologic data to prepare status reports; participate in the design of valid statistical survey tools to be used to determine population health status and improve program performance; prepare technical reports, articles, presentations, and summaries of analytic findings. Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the surveillance, investigation, and evaluation of communicable diseases, and assists in the planning and implementation of epidemiological programs to prevent and control diseases.

Position Responsibilities/Essential Functions
· Provides consultation regarding COVID investigation, prevention, and control measures to health care professionals, community organizations, external partners and internal partners.
· Collaborates with public health lab partners in relation to testing coordination and results dissemination.
· Participates in research activities, special investigations and descriptive and analytic studies relating to COVID.
· Prepares technical reports and scientific articles and participates in grant writing activities.
· Determines and utilizes appropriate statistical methods to evaluate and interpret data.
· Lectures for various organizations on COVID.
· Prepares educational materials for public distribution.
· Provide guidance on outbreak and cluster investigations for COVID.
· Report updates/status of COVID outbreaks and clusters; provide epi curves and other descriptive statistics.
· Assist COVID investigation teams with creating and tagging outbreak codes to outbreak associated cases.
· Work with COVID Surveillance team to create a process for monitoring outbreaks with data collected in the COVID case investigation system.
· Other duties as assigned.

Valued Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of epidemiology methods, human biology, laboratory methods, immunology and pathology; of medical terminology, intervention strategies, diagnostic laboratory methods; of statistical analysis, biometry, and demography; of epidemiological or statistical software; and of current epidemiological developments and techniques.  Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to meet with the public and conduct public information programs; to write technical and non-technical information material; and to use a personal computer and applicable software.  Ability is required to manipulate and work in large databases.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
Work is performed in an office setting with climate controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to stand, talk, walk, lift, and reach with hands and arms. This position requires long periods of sitting and daily computer-based work. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position. Applicants must also be willing to assist in outbreak response as needed.

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biology or other relevant field.  The following coursework is preferred:  6 semester hours in epidemiological methods and 6 semester hours of other epidemiological coursework and 9 semester hours in statistical methods and analysis.
• Finishing a Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biology or other relevant field plus one year of experience involving COVID investigation and response or the use of epidemiological research, investigation, and analysis.
• Doctorate in public health, epidemiology, or other relevant field.

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