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What You'll Do: 

BHIW is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist who will independently design, initiate, and conduct epidemiological projects and investigations focused on injury prevention (unintentional and intentional injuries).  Additional duties may include: 

• Serve as lead worker providing direction, training, and technical guidance to lower-level epidemiology staff and public health personnel.
• Conduct analytic research and data analysis using multiple data sources (e.g., Vital Statistics, OH-VDRS, syndromic surveillance, hospital discharge data).
• Develop and implement research tools, methodologies, and sampling techniques; design surveys and assessment instruments.
• Perform computer-based statistical analyses using SAS and other software; produce comprehensive injury reports, dashboards, and fact sheets.
• Monitor injury trends, predict morbidity and mortality changes, and disseminate Epi Alerts to state partners.
• Coordinate literature reviews, respond to technical inquiries from media and public health organizations, and present findings at professional meetings.
• Assist with grant writing, policy development, and administrative duties related to injury surveillance.

• Fulfill CDC grant requirements for data deliverables and ensure quality control for data management.

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Unless required by legislation, the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 33, Step 1 of the OCSEA Pay Range Schedule ($33.52 per hour), with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($35.15) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

Position Qualifications

Completion of graduate core program in public health or preventive medicine; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in use of statistical computer software packages; 6 mos. exp. as epidemiology investigator with local or federal health agency; must be able to provide own transportation.

OR

6 mos. exp. as Epidemiology Investigator 2, 65762; must be able to provide own transportation.

OR

Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. 

Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:

• Graduate or advanced degree in public health or preventive medicine 
• Course work in epidemiology, biostatistics, health statistics, data analysis, mathematics
• Experience in collecting, analyzing and interpreting statistical analysis of health, particularly injury-related data
• Experience managing and analyzing large datasets
• Experience in developing public health surveillance reports and giving oral presentations
• Experience in designing and conducting studies/projects/surveys to investigate health and injury issues
• Experience in database and analytic software packages (e.g., Access, Excel, ArcGIS, STATA, SAS, R, SPSS)
• Experience in word processing and presentation software (e.g., Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with or training in the creation of data visualizations/dashboards using visualization software

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record. 

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Data Analytics, Data Modeling, Public Health

Professional Skills: Analyzation, Interpreting Data, Written Communication

Educational Transcript Requirements:

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.