Epidemiologist

State of Utah • Salt Lake City, UT

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Communicable Diseases is looking for a detail-oriented, self-motivated individual with a background in the R Programming language to join their team as an Environmental Epidemiologist. This position plays an essential role within DHHS by managing tracking data and the data warehouse, fulfilling data requests, and providing analytical and epidemiological support for investigations to the Environmental Epidemiology Program (EEP). Under the guidance of the EEP Tracking Section manager and project manager, this person will assist with the goals and objectives of the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking) CDC cooperative agreement, maintain and manage the Tracking data warehouse, and facilitate data requests, data analysis, and reports to support public health investigations. This role ensures that the Tracking data views on Utah’s Public Health Tracking Network web portal are maintained and updated, provides analytical and epidemiological support for investigations in other areas of the Environmental Epidemiology Program, contributes epidemiological expertise on national tracking workgroups, and communicates to the public when needed as it relates to the position.

Requirements

• Master of Public Health (MPH, MSPH) degree or higher
• Ability to clearly communicate and write in English
• Ability to work well with a team and independently
• Ability to think critically to identify and solve problems
• A high level of competency in the use of modern technology for presentation, communication, and collaboration using both software and hardware

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in Environmental Epidemiology at a state health department level
• Experience with statistical software programming languages (Experience using R in a public health department setting is preferred)
• Ability to manage, manipulate, and analyze large data sets using R (or other statistical programming language)
• Technical writing and grant writing experience
• Understanding of website development and maintenance, WordPress experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Assist with the goals and objectives of the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking) CDC cooperative agreement.
• Assist with maintaining and managing the Tracking data warehouse.
• Assist environmental epidemiologists in facilitating data requests, data analysis, and reports to support public health investigations, and producing data reports required for the CDC cooperative agreement.
• Ensures that the Tracking data views on Utah’s Public Health Tracking Network web portal is maintained and updated.
• Provide analytical and epidemiological support for investigations in other areas of the Environmental Epidemiology Program.
• Contribute epidemiological expertise on national tracking workgroups.
• Communicate to the public when needed as it relates to the position.

Benefits

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level