Epidemiologist Job Description
Epidemiologist
provides epidemiologic support to assigned project teams, including detailed knowledge on epidemiology of target diseases, published literature on topics of interest, and data sources suitable for epidemiologic studies.
Epidemiologist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide consultative support within 1-3 business days from receipt of request on epidemiology
Consultative support in epidemiology
Provide technical assistance to support childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts, with a focus on addressing epidemiology, surveillance, and associated data needs
Apply principles of evidence-based public health, disease surveillance, medical terminology, and biostatistics to datasets
Use SAS and other statistical programs to perform data extraction and analysis, and to link and integrate datasets
Provide expert support and knowledge in public health, disease surveillance, analytics, and informatics
Assist state and local health departments with technical issues around a wide-variety of public health areas and related outcomes
Prepare comprehensive public health reports, such as but not limited to, community/program assessments, program protocols, and statistical/analytical reports
Assist in grant and proposal writing for, but not limited to, state and local RFPs and government funding opportunities
Provide public health support/knowledge to Consilience projects and employees
Epidemiologist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Epidemiologist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CBIC, CIC, CPR, SAS
Education for Epidemiologist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the epidemiologist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Sciences, Health Sciences, Medical, Graduate, Department of Education, Public Health, Epidemiology, Education, Health, Medicine
Skills for Epidemiologist
Desired skills for epidemiologist include:
Database management and statistical software applications
Epidemiology
Infectious diseases
SAS
Principles and practices of epidemiology
R
Excel
PowerPoint
Research design
Medical terminology
Desired experience for epidemiologist includes:
Collect and manage public health data, conduct quantitative analyses, and develop associated reports
Ability to articulate and present information in a clear and understandable manner
Ensure timely completion of analysis
Ensure data quality of reports
Expertise in planning
Experience in using Microsoft Office software (MS Outlook
Epidemiologist Examples
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Epidemiologist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for an epidemiologist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for epidemiologist
- Establish and monitor programmatic goals, assess program performance and implement changes to ensure the provision of high quality epidemiology services throughout New Jersey
- Mentor and directly supervise two supervisory epidemiology coordinators
- Mentor and directly supervise CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer (CEFO)
- Develop and make available "just in time" environmental health and sanitation training and medical assistance resources for Medical, Public Health, and Environmental Health cruise industry partners
- Initiates, designs and implements epidemiologically-based analyses in response to military stakeholder requests for information
- Designs and implements various epidemiological analyses
- Provides consultation regarding study design, statistical analysis and epidemiological interpretations of the analysis
- Organize raw data in forms suitable for epidemiological analysis
- Organize results of analyses into written form for publication, presentation, or dissemination
- Provide data analysis support for monthly combat accident and injury surveillance briefings
Qualifications for epidemiologist
- 2 or more years of post-graduate, professional work experience conducting health analysis, including study design, data analysis, and results interpretation
- Must current possess anActive DoD Secret Clearance
- The selected candidate will undergo a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements in order to be granted access to classified information
- Assists fellow researchers as needed regarding epidemiological study designs and analyses
- Experience in writing protocols and manuscripts, 2 or more publications preferred
- Knowledge of the application of computers to the analysis and management of epidemiological data
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of epidemiologist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for epidemiologist
- Bachelor of Science degree with basic knowledge of disease processes
- Familiarity with a reference manager
- Collects, monitors, analyzes, interprets, and summarizes morbidity and mortality surveillance data for the purposes of supporting behavioral health surveillance efforts for the U.S Army and the DoD
- Disseminates the results of analytical studies via technical reports, briefings, presentations, manuscripts, websites and other media based on target audiences based on the guidance of senior team members
- Providing feasibility analysis to determine whether a study of the client's issue/problem is feasible
- Providing input on the scientific aspects of projects and authorship of publications scientific training of associates and project related safety monitoring and signal detection
- Providing necessary support to ongoing work with international organizations to develop and implement a harmonized approach for monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial consumption and AMR in the human, animal, and environmental sectors, inclusive of interpretive criteria for susceptibility reporting across WHO, FAO, and OIE regional surveillance programs
- Disseminates the results of analytical studies via technical reports, briefings, presentations
- Coordinate and facilitate between teams of professional and support personnel in conducting routine and non-routine epidemiologic evaluations
- The selected Epidemiologist will perform a broad and complex range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities related to the surveillance, detection, and prevention of diseases and injuries among DoD beneficiaries
Qualifications for epidemiologist
- Knowledge and ability to implement, explain, and communicate complex epidemiological methods for assessing the risk of injury in humans due to potential risk factors
- Skill in data manipulation and linkage of large datasets
- Skill in working with a wide variety of data structures, coding schemes and data sources
- Ability to analyze surveillance data and other information for the purposes of determining the need for epidemiological investigations
- Ability to derive concepts of causality from the results of epidemiological analyses
- Masters of Public Health with a focus in either Health Education or Health Communication
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of epidemiologist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for epidemiologist
- Epidemiologists are responsible for collecting, analyzing and interpreting public health-related data, policies, and reports
- Translate data analysis results into actionable information and develop comprehensive, population-based approaches to healthcare delivery and health improvement for DoD beneficiaries
- Serve as lead investigator on studies that examine the health of US military service members
- Conduct data analysis to identify statistical relationships, interpret and identify the clinical relevance of results
- Represent NHRC and Department 161 at relevant scientific meetings and present results and findings of studies to appropriate audiences
- Assist in research, preparation, and submission of grant proposals for Department of Defense funding
- Manage the execution and reporting of epidemiological studies using standard or novel epidemiological study designs
- Manage assigned projects developing project outlines, scheduling interim deliverables and meeting final delivery dates
- Present insights and perspectives to clients, internal training courses and conference presentations
- Prepare and revise technical and administrative protocols and procedures for REP staff
Qualifications for epidemiologist
- Masters’ degree with at least 5 years and/or Doctoral degree with at least 3 years of pharmacoepidemiological experience (ideally from the pharmaceutical industry)
- Ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner, and to communicate technical areas clearly to non-technical audiences
- Aptitude to work under pressure, strong performance orientation, used to work in matrix structures
- Proactive, highly responsible and accountability
- Fluent in English (written and spoken) and well-developed multi-cultural sensitivity
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite products
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of epidemiologist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for epidemiologist
- Lead biostatistical or epidemiology research studies, surveillance studies, and/or investigations of new drugs and treatments such as observational safety studies of products or procedures (as project director, associate project director or principal investigator)
- Lead epidemiology research studies, surveillance studies, and/or investigations of new drugs and treatments such as observational safety studies of products or procedures (as project director, associate project director or principal investigator)
- Represent REP with other programs within NJDOH and with external stakeholders, including health departments, hospitals, and other public health partners
- Organize and moderate Communicable Disease Forums — in-person and webinar training programs to share information on communicable disease investigation between NJDOH, local health departments, hospitals, and other public health partners
- Provide epidemiologic consultation to REP and local health department staff, as needed, on communicable disease and outbreak investigations
- Review statewide surveillance systems, including the Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CDRSS), Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Reports, and EpiCenter Syndromic Surveillance System to identify trends and/or issues needing additional investigation
- Prepare responses to inquiries pertaining to designated communicable diseases, including preparation of EpiGram newsletter, development of program web content, and other venues
- Provide on-call coverage for after-hours CDS emergency service on a rotating basis
- Possesses demonstrated ability and experience in management consulting and cross-team facilitation at the senior management level
- Provides insight and advice concerning task or project strategic direction and outcomes
Qualifications for epidemiologist
- Strong English communication skills and the ability to communicate complex or technical concepts to a non-technical audience is essential
- Comfortable delivering presentations to colleagues and/or clients
- Advanced degree (Ph.D., Master’s degree) in Epidemiology or Public Health related field
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience analyzing health care plans, population health and risk assessment
- Thorough knowledge of data base user interface and query software (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC WONDER, NHANES, HCUP)
- Knowledge of statistical software, SAS/STATA preferred
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Our company is hiring for an epidemiologist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for epidemiologist
- Responsible for attendance and participation by reporting surveillance, outbreak investigation data other pertinent data at Infection Control Committee meetings, other designated committee meetings, and in intra-departmental in-service programs in order to contribute expertise related to healthcare epidemiology
- Resolves complex problems, which require an in-depth knowledge of subject matter related to the designated field or discipline
- Possess expertise in business process reengineering, statistical analysis methods, individual and organizational assessment and evaluation, process modeling and simulation, strategic and business planning, change management, organizational development, and the development of leadership/ management skills
- She/he directs the activities of other staff as necessary
- Possesses knowledge in designated field or discipline
- Significant experience providing solutions to an organization’s challenges through the application of knowledge gained from prior experience
- Contributes to the implementation of strategy and helps assess the impact of industry trends, policy, or standard methodologies
- She/he directs the activities of other staff as necessary on activities related to the specified field or discipline
- Possess knowledge in designated field or discipline
- Ability to conduct multiple organizational assessments of challenges using specialized skills and knowledge
Qualifications for epidemiologist
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite products is essential
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal and analytical skills
- Must be able to translate epidemiological research to a business audience
- Degree in Life Sciences, Epidemiology or Public Health, or equivalent Epidemiological experience
- At least 3 years experience with Base SAS programming required
- Ability to work independently in a team and to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines