Public Health Epidemiologist & Data Analytics Specialist

1KOMMA5° Commercial Solutions GmbH; London Borough of Barnet; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Flexible working

Learning and development opportunities

Leave provisions

Job summary

UK Health Security Agency in London Colindale is seeking an Epidemiological Analyst to support surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases. The role involves database development, quantitative analysis and communicating evidence to a broad public-health audience.

You will build data quality into systems, prepare outputs for reports and assist with web content, working with clinicians, laboratories and public-health colleagues. A technical assessment will test R-based analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant science subject (biomedical sciences, mathematics or epidemiology) or significant equivalent specialist experience.
• Postgraduate MSc in Epidemiology completed or nearing completion.
• Experience in scientific research, particularly in public health or epidemiology.
• Experience managing, analysing and reporting epidemiological data with R, SQL and Access.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop surveillance systems and databases with clinical, laboratory and health-protection colleagues.
• Create database queries and validation checks to remove duplicates and improve data quality.
• Undertake specialist analysis of quantitative datasets and evaluate research evidence to inform decisions.
• Prepare annual surveillance reports, routine outputs and ad hoc information responses.
• Liaise with stakeholders, clinicians, laboratories and health-protection teams on surveillance data and outbreaks.
• Maintain disease-specific website pages and dashboards with validated content.
• Help prepare datasets for international organisations and contribute to reports and scientific papers.
• Present surveillance findings at internal, local and national meetings.

Skills

Epidemiology

Data analysis

Report writing

Communication

Team collaboration

Independent work under deadlines

Education

Bachelor or higher in biomedical sciences, mathematics or epidemiology

MSc in Epidemiology

Tools

R

SQL

Microsoft Access

Job description

UK Health Security Agency in London Colindale is seeking an Epidemiological Analyst to support surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases. The role involves database development, quantitative analysis and communicating evidence to a broad public-health audience.

You will build data quality into systems, prepare outputs for reports and assist with web content, working with clinicians, laboratories and public-health colleagues. A technical assessment will test R-based analysis.