Epidemiologist II, Cecil County Health Department
Category : Alumni
Description
This position will manage and analyze public health surveillance data, in order to discover disease trends and their impact on the community. Such data will also provide clarity regarding prevalent health problems affecting the community.
Additionally, based on information provided by this data, this position will be able to make recommendations for disease control and prevention, as well as assist in setting priorities in community health planning. Lastly, this position will provide epidemiological assistance in the agency’s emergency preparedness planning and response activities.
Location: MDH/Cecil County Health Department, Division of Administrative Services, Elkton, Maryland
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: Two years of experience in designing and conducting epidemiological studies and investigations for disease surveillance as an Epidemiologist, after receipt of the Master’s degree.
Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a Commissioned Officer in Health Care Science classifications or Clinical Lab, Medical Scientists or Bio Medical Lab Officer specialty codes in the health research field of work, on a year-for-year basis, for the required education.
Desired Qualifications
The desired candidate should have experience collecting and analyzing data from multiple data sets, as well as experience communicating with diverse stakeholders.
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