Epidemiologist 2

STI; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) – Viral Hepatitis Program in the CEDEP division is seeking an Epidemiologist 2 for a 12+ month contract in Nashville, TN with hybrid in-office days. You will manage SET-NET data, develop analyses, and collaborate with CDC and internal teams.

Responsibilities include data transmission, QA, visualization, and grant-related duties; supervisory duties are part of the role, with ongoing public health surveillance and reporting obligations.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics.
• Master’s degree with five years epidemiology experience.
• Knowledge of viral hepatitis and maternal/child health.
• Experience with SAS programming.
• Data visualization experience (Tableau).
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with REDCap.
• Experience leading multi-partner projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the data manager for CDC's SET-NET grant.
• Quality assurance for SET-NET data in REDCap.
• Transmit SET-NET data to CDC per protocol.
• Develop data visualizations for partners.
• Act as data liaison between TDH and CDC.
• Supervise Medical Records Abstractor and Data Entry Specialist.
• Maintain access to electronic health records across Tennessee.
• Conduct surveillance on hepatitis C and other threats.

Skills

Data visualization

SAS programming

Supervisory experience

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

Doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics

Master’s degree with five years epidemiology experience

Tools

REDCap

Tableau

NEDSS Base System (NBS)

Job description

Duration: 12 Month+ Assignment

This is a contract position that currently requires 5 in-office days per month.

Position Description

The Viral Hepatitis (VH) Program within the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness (CEDEP) division of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently hiring for an Epidemiologist 2 position. This is a contract position that currently requires 5 in-office days per month.

Job Title: Epidemiologist 2

Location: Nashville, TN/Hybrid

Duration: 12 Month+ Assignment

This is a contract position that currently requires 5 in-office days per month.

Position Description

The Viral Hepatitis (VH) Program within the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness (CEDEP) division of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently hiring for an Epidemiologist 2 position. This is a contract position that currently requires 5 in-office days per month.

Job Duties Will Include

• Serving as the data manager for CDC's Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) grant.
• Providing quality assurance for SET-NET data entered a REDCap specific project.
• Transmitting SET-NET data to CDC per protocol.
• Developing data visualizations for internal and external partners.
• Serving as the data liaison between TDH and CDC.
• Supervising a Medical Records Abstractor as well as a Data Entry Specialist.
• Requesting and maintaining access to electronic health records throughout Tennessee.
• Conducting surveillance on hepatitis C, syphilis, and other emerging health threats on pregnant people and their infants.
• Participating in grant-related conference calls, meetings, and site visits.
• Conducting data analysis as needed for grant related meetings, trainings/technical assistance requests, and grant deliverables.
• Assisting with viral hepatitis surveillance data entry and/or medical record requests, as needed.
• Participating in grant development, writing, administration, and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Participating in development of the annual Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile.
• Assisting with the end of the year data validation and closeout as requested.
• Responding to internal and external viral hepatitis inquiries as assigned.
• Developing detailed procedural guides for all assigned tasks.
• Additional tasks as assigned.

Epidemiologist 2 Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics
OR
Substitution of Education for Experience: Master’s degree with experience equivalent to five year’s work experience in epidemiology.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of viral hepatitis, and maternal/child health
• Supervisory experience
• Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS
• Data visualization (e.g., Tableau)
• Experience leading projects with multiple partners and collaborators
• Time management skills and proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while completing projects within the allocated timeframes
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, working both individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work collaboratively across programs and interact with all levels of departmental staff, the public, and other governmental and non-governmental entities
• Communicable disease surveillance experience at a local or state public health department
• Experience with the CDC-developed National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Base System (NBS)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing, maintaining, entering, and extracting data from REDCap databases
• Experience collaborating with internal and external partners (e.g., CDC, community-based organizations)