Epidemiologist – Occupational Fatality Surveillance

BeVera Solutions LLC•Atlanta, GA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

BeVera Solutions is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist specializing in occupational injury and fatality surveillance to support a federal public health program focused on improving worker safety and health. The Epidemiologist will support surveillance, epidemiologic analysis, data modernization, and scientific research involving occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, with particular emphasis on workers in the oil and gas extraction industry.

Requirements

Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in Epidemiology.
At least two (2) years of specialized professional experience conducting surveillance of workplace fatalities in oil and gas extraction and/or related industries.
Demonstrated experience working with occupational fatality or worker safety and health surveillance data.
Demonstrated experience independently carrying out epidemiologic, surveillance, or related research activities.
Professional experience performing data analysis and preparing reports and/or presentations.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills and strong organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities; strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Experience in implementing best practices in a public health setting.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to high quality/error free deliverables
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting NIOSH, CDC, or another federal occupational safety and health program.
Direct experience with the oil and gas extraction (OGE) industry and worker safety and health.
Experience with the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas (FOG) database or a comparable occupational fatality surveillance system.
Experience identifying fatality cases from multiple data sources or records.
Experience abstracting, transforming, structuring, linking, and managing surveillance data.
Experience modernizing an existing public health surveillance system or transitioning from a legacy data-collection methodology.
Experience mapping new data to an established surveillance data model.
Experience evaluating surveillance-system attributes such as data quality, sensitivity, timeliness, representativeness, predictive value, stability, or efficiency.
Epidemiologic or statistical analysis using R, SAS, Python, SQL, or comparable analytical tools.
Experience applying machine learning, natural language processing, AI, or automated approaches to surveillance or public health data.
Experience developing peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, scientific presentations, or other scientific products.
Familiarity with NIOSH Western States Division, the NIOSH Oil and Gas Extraction Program, NORA, or the Oil and Gas Extraction Sector Council.

Responsibilities

Support surveillance of occupational injuries, illnesses, fatalities, and related worker safety and health factors.
Evaluate and compare methodologies for identifying and collecting worker fatality data.
Review existing processes used to identify fatalities, extract information from available records, transform information into structured data fields, and maintain durable surveillance datasets.
Map newly collected fatality data to existing surveillance data models and identify data gaps, inconsistencies, or concordance issues.
Conduct epidemiologic analyses, interpret findings, and translate results into useful scientific and public health products.
Help develop, evaluate, and document modern approaches to improving surveillance, potentially including machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, or automated classification.
Prepare technical documentation, reports, abstracts, presentations, and other scientific products.
Contribute to peer-reviewed manuscripts and other NIOSH-led scientific products.
Collaborate with federal scientists and external occupational safety and health stakeholders.
Participate in regular project meetings, stakeholder engagements, and required progress reporting.