Epidemiologist I, Maryland Department of Health
Category : Alumni
Description
The mission of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH)’s Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA) is to protect, promote and improve the health and well-being of all Marylanders and their families through provision of public health leadership and community-based public health efforts, in partnership with local health departments, providers, community-based organizations, and public and private sector agencies, with special attention to at-risk and vulnerable populations. The Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation (CHSEE) is in the Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services Bureau (IDPHSB) of PHPA. CHSEE seeks to collect the information necessary to describe the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Maryland; to evaluate and improve the quality of the information-collecting activities; to analyze and report this information to policymakers, as well as the community, for HIV planning; and, to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and services programs which target the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
This position will manage and coordinate all stages of Maryland’s HIV and AIDS epidemiological analysis and reporting system. This position will also be responsible for analyzing statewide data to describe trends of HIV infection, AIDS diagnoses, and HIV perinatal exposures across the State of Maryland. Additionally, this position will generate reports and statistics, as well as evaluate changes in HIV prevention and health services outcomes. Based on analyses of surveillance data, this position will recommend programmatic changes, in order to enhance the effectiveness of various HIV programs across Maryland.
This position will use HIV surveillance data to identify people with disease(s) who require intervention and/or services, in order to provide linkage and medical services in conjunction with local health departments, under the direction of the State Epidemiologist (Physician). Finally, this position will participate in statewide infectious disease outbreak investigations and response activities. This position will report to the Epidemiology and Services Evaluation Deputy Chief of Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.
Experience: None.
Desired Qualifications
The desired candidate should have experience with data management, quality assurance, data analysis, report writing, and data presentations. He/she should also have professional experience involving HIV, including the analysis and interpretation of HIV epidemiological data, with the usage of SAS software.
Apply
- Click here to learn more about the position details and apply online
