Remote epidemiologists research infectious diseases and other health issues to discover which populations are vulnerable to them and determine ways to prevent them from spreading. You find epidemiologists in university labs, government agencies, health care organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. As a remote epidemiologist, you perform most of your job duties from home or another location outside of the office or lab. You review and analyze data collected through interviews, observations, and surveys to find patterns in the incidence and symptoms of the disease. Using this data, you make suggestions on how to spread awareness to the public to prevent disease prevention and promote health care education, as well as collaborate with other health care administrators to influence public policy concerning the handling of outbreaks.