Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology Supervisor - 20013694

Ohio Department of Administrative Services • Columbus, OH

3h

About The Position

ODH's Bureau of Infectious Diseases (BID) seeks an experienced, goal-driven epidemiology investigation supervisor plan, implement & manage all aspects of the statewide epidemiology program for vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). This position will participate in development of section policies & procedures & supervise lower-level epidemiology investigators.
Primary Job Duties:

Requirements

• Completion of graduate core program in public health or preventive medicine
• 12 mos. exp. in epidemiology investigation with local or federal health agency which included 6 mos. exp. performing duties comparable with duties of Epidemiology Investigator 3, 65763
• 6 mos. exp. as Epidemiology Investigator 3, 65763
• Alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Qualifications noted above.
• Public Health
• Budgeting
• Interviewing
• Management
• Program Management
• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Leading Others
• Developing Others
• Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.
• Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.

Responsibilities

• Implements epidemiologic studies to assess levels of disease, risk of disease & prevalence of identified infectious diseases
• Leads outbreak investigation & control efforts for identified infectious diseases
• Supervises lower-level epidemiology investigators & assigned staff in the performance of epidemiologic & support activities
• Evaluates the timeliness, accuracy & completeness of surveillance data & plans initiatives to improve data quality
• Generates hypotheses or tests established hypotheses of disease causation & associated risks
• Writes and edits material for professional journals & other internal & external publications (e.g., ODH reports, infectious disease journals & publications).

What This Job Offers

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