Surveillance Epidemiologist - Health Department

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

11d•$62,337 - $87,276•Onsite

About The Position

The Surveillance Epidemiologist will work to analyze and describe the determinants and distribution of disease patterns, prevalence, incidence, local circumstances, health equity, and other health outcomes contributing to unusual increases of disease and its impacts; and denotes solutions for prevention, control, and health policy. These two positions will provide regular surveillance for morbidities affecting the community, including chronic or infectious diseases. Disease surveillance includes regular reports with descriptive statistics, managing dashboards, and identifying additional incidents through non-traditional reporting (i.e. syndromic surveillance).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in epidemiology, biology, microbiology, public health, biostatistics, biochemistry, medical anthropology, nursing or a related scientific or social science field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of experience in epidemiological investigative activities.
Two years with Pima County in a Communicable Disease Investigator II or related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years experience with at least one of the following statistical programs: SAS, R or Stata software.
Experience in chronic or infectious disease surveillance epidemiology.
Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, biology, microbiology, medical anthropology, or a related scientific or social science field.
Experience with/knowledge of dashboarding software (i.e. Qlik, PowerBI, Tableau, RShiny etc).

Responsibilities

Collects, analyzes, and interprets epidemiologic data to assess disease incidence, prevalence, trends, risk factors, and health disparities;
Designs, implements, and evaluates disease surveillance systems, outbreak investigations, and epidemiologic studies (e.g., case-control, cohort);
Monitors disease patterns to detect outbreaks, clusters, emerging threats, and potential epidemics, and identify sources and transmission pathways;
Applies statistical methods and epidemiologic principles to analyze morbidity, mortality, natality, and environmental health data;
Develops, organizes, and implements disease prevention and control interventions, including vaccination campaigns, advisories, and containment measures;
Provides epidemiologic expertise to public health emergency preparedness and response activities, including disasters and unusual events;
Analyzes geographic, environmental, social, occupational, and economic factors influencing disease and disability patterns, using GIS and data visualization tools;
Communicates findings through reports, presentations, training, and consultations with clinicians, public health officials, policymakers, and the public;
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to support disease prevention, health promotion, and healthcare improvement strategies;
Develops and maintains epidemiologic databases and supports laboratory specimen handling and data management in accordance with protocols and safety standards.