Public Health Analyst II - Limited Service

State of Vermont•Waterbury, VT

132d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vermont Department of Health is seeking a Public Health Analyst II for the Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit, Health Statistics and Informatics Division. This role will focus on analyzing data related to the health of incarcerated individuals and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Vermont. The analyst will conduct statistical analyses at a professional level, involving complex epidemiological analyses, including selecting statistical and epidemiological methodology, data analysis, performance measure monitoring, data visualization, report preparation, and presentations. Responsibilities include independently conducting epidemiological analyses, interpreting data, writing reports and briefing documents, giving presentations, responding to data requests, providing technical assistance, and supporting grant writing and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in qualitative data collection and analysis, improving data quality, producing accessible data reports, and understanding community/population health needs. They should be a motivated, independent worker aiming to become a subject matter expert in population-level carceral health and COPD surveillance data. This is a full-time position based in Waterbury, VT, with a hybrid work schedule requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health or a social sciences discipline, including 6 credits in statistics at the graduate level AND one (1) year or more of professional level work in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data.
OR Bachelor's degree in statistics, a health-related or social sciences discipline, including 12 college credits in statistics, research or computer sciences, and 6 of these credits must be in statistics AND two (2) years or more of professional level work in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data.
OR Associate’s degree in public health, health, scientific or informatics field AND four (4) years or more of experience in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data.
Expertise in Microsoft Office.
Expertise in statistical analysis software (SAS, R, or SPSS).

Nice To Haves

Strong interest in qualitative data collection and analysis.
Strong interest in improving data quality.
Strong interest in producing accessible data reports.
Strong interest in understanding community/population health needs and challenges.
Quantitative analysis experience, including complex sample analysis.
Experience with state-level, population-based health surveillance.
Development of outcome measures.
Competence in analyzing and solving complex and difficult problems.
Superior oral and written communication skills, including competence in explaining statistical and qualitative data to program managers as well as diverse audiences with varying skills and experience using data.
Flexibility and adaptation in working with different teams and managing many different projects at once.
Ability to integrate into multidisciplinary teams effectively.
Proficiency with statistical software, including SAS, R, or SPSS.
Experience with epidemiological study design and literature review.
Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

Conduct statistical analyses at a professional level, involving complex epidemiological analyses.
Select statistical and epidemiological methodology.
Perform data analysis.
Monitor performance measures.
Create data visualizations.
Prepare reports.
Deliver presentations.
Independently conduct epidemiological analyses of public health and demographic data.
Provide interpretation of data.
Write reports, summaries, and briefing documents.
Give data-related presentations.
Respond to internal and external data requests.
Provide technical assistance regarding the utility and meaning of the data.
Support annual grant writing and reporting.
Perform other duties as requested.
Work on multiple teams, including the Unit, the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Analytic Team, the programs they support, and special topic workgroups.
Contact community partners, VDH program staff, and other key partners.