Epidemiologist I, Tennessee Department of Health
Category : Alumni
The Tennessee Department of Health’s Division of Family Health and Wellness (FHW) is hiring an Epidemiologist 1 in Nashville, TN. This position will be responsible for project management as well as quantitative and qualitative data collection, management, analysis, and visualization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in strategic planning activities
- Review and follow grant guidance
- Identify and develop evidence-based strategies to address priority areas
- Collect, synthesize, and compile information for grant applications/reports
- Utilize input from and foster partnerships with public, private, and non-profit sector stakeholders
- Design and maintain (with assistance) webpages on the state website
- Design data collection systems utilizing tools such as RedCap and Alchemer
- Link datasets
- Analyze and visualize data utilizing tools such as SAS, Tableau, and ArcGIS
- Measure and evaluate program impact on health outcomes
- Present data to professional and lay audiences
- Lead FHW emergency preparedness and response efforts
- Ability to work remotely
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in epidemiology.
OR
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree public health, biostatistics, statistics, health informatics health sciences, biomedical sciences or environmental sciences with experience equivalent to two years’ work experience in epidemiology.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public health or an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
To apply:
Complete application process through tn.gov/careers.
Job ID: 18933
