Epidemiologist

Nastech Global; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Nastech Global in Nashville, TN is seeking a Contract Epidemiologist to support the OD2A grant with expanded nonfatal overdose surveillance. The role focuses on developing, refining, and validating surveillance definitions and workflows to improve early detection of community-based outbreaks.

The position emphasizes hands-on ESSENCE analysis, collaboration with surveillance staff, and training team members while coordinating with REDCap and other systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in public health surveillance systems.
• Familiarity with ESSENCE and REDCap workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in ESSENCE and support statewide nonfatal overdose surveillance.
• Collaborate with surveillance staff to develop and validate surveillance definitions for emerging substances.
• Collaborate with internal partners to support integration of ESSENCE data with REDCap and other surveillance systems.
• Train team members on ESSENCE workflows, surveillance definitions, and data management processes.

Tools

ESSENCE

REDCap

Job description

Job Title: Epidemiologist

Location: Nashville, TN(Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Job Description

Contract Epidemiologist Expanded Nonfatal Overdose Surveillance Support (OD2A Grant)

Requirement: Must work in the office 1 day a week.

Primary Responsibilities

Nonfatal Overdose Surveillance

• Develop expertise in the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and support statewide nonfatal overdose surveillance.
• Collaborate with surveillance staff to develop and validate surveillance definitions for emerging substances, including medetomidine, vape shop products, cannabis, and other emerging drug classes.
• Collaborate with internal partners to support integration of ESSENCE data with REDCap and other surveillance systems.
• Train team members on ESSENCE workflows, surveillance definitions, and data management processes.