Epidemiologist

Prospect Infosys Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospect Infosys Inc. is seeking an Epidemiologist 1 in Nashville, TN, onsite. The role focuses on overdose surveillance, engaging a large multidisciplinary group, and producing timely dashboards and visualizations.

Ideal candidates hold MPH or PhD, with strong communication and data analysis skills, and proficiency in R, SAS, SQL, and Tableau. Collaboration with state agencies and partners is essential.

Qualifications

• MPH or PhD with significant public health or overdose surveillance experience.
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in R, SAS, or SQL.
• Experience with data visualization in Tableau or R.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the Overdose Working Group with monthly meetings.
• Coordinate travel and organize materials for meetings and hub.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to communicate overdose trends.
• Identify new partners and expand group participation.
• Document processes and ensure reproducibility of methods.

Skills

Public health communication

Facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Data interpretation

Education

MPH/PhD in public health

Tools

R

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Epidemiologist | Rate: $41/hr. on 1099 | Nashville ,TN | Onsite

Job Overview

The Epidemiologist 1 will play a key role in advancing overdose surveillance and strengthening the statewide multidisciplinary overdose working group. The ideal candidate will be outgoing and collaborative, comfortable facilitating a large multidisciplinary group, recruiting and building relationships with new partners, and helping partners use overdose data. The role will also support timely dashboards and visualizations that communicate emerging trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the Overdose Working Group, including:
• Organizing and confidently leading monthly meetings for a large, multidisciplinary group.
• Sending meeting reminders, agendas, and meeting notes each month.
• Structuring engaging meetings that include timely data trends, expert presentations, partner updates, and opportunities for discussion.
• Coordinating subject matter expert presentations on overdose-related research and evidence-based interventions.
• Expand the working group's reach and engagement, including:
• Identifying and inviting new members, including regional epidemiologists, local health partners, and representatives from other state agencies.
• Building and facilitating new relationships with state agencies and other partners to broaden participation, collaboration, and information sharing.
• Developing and maintaining a shared working group hub to organize meeting notes, presentations, resources, and other materials for members.
• Support the planning and execution of an annual in-person working group meeting, which will include:Partner updates, success stories, and program spotlights.
• Evaluation of the working group’s impact and overdose data utility.
• Coordinating travel for Hal Rogers working group participants.
• Assist with creating and maintaining visualizations and dashboards that provide quick, easy-to-interpret trends to support overdose prevention and response.
• Document processes and methodologies to ensure reproducibility and transparency.

Education & Experience Requirements

The preferred candidate will have an MPH or PhD with significant experience in public health, overdose surveillance, or health data analysis. The ideal candidate should also demonstrate:

• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with an outgoing and engaging style and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Demonstrated comfort facilitating and leading large-group meetings, coordinating stakeholders, and actively engaging multidisciplinary partners.
• Proficiency in R, SAS, or SQL.
• Proficiency in a data visualization software, such as Tableau or R.
• Experience working with large datasets and translating findings into timely visualizations, dashboards, or other concise data products.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.