EPIDEMIOLOGIST 2 - 11102026-82369
State of Tennessee
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Job summary
State of Tennessee in Nashville seeks a professional epidemiologist to perform advanced scientific assessments in communicable diseases, environmental epidemiology and toxicology. Responsibilities include research, risk assessment and expert support to health department physicians and regulatory staff.
Positions require doctoral or equivalent credentials with substantial epidemiology experience; opportunities for leadership and program coordination in a major public health initiative are
Qualifications
- Doctorate in epidemiology from an accredited college or university.
- MD/DO/DVM or related field with epidemiology experience (2 years) may substitute for the required experience.
- Additional graduate coursework in public health or an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
- Master’s in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics with experience equivalent to four years' epidemiology.
- Substitution of Education for Experience: EIS Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
- Master’s in health science, biomedical science or environmental science with experience equivalent to six years' epidemiology.
- Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional studies with an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
Responsibilities
- Participates in, designs and coordinates epidemiologic studies; collect population data from public health partners to reduce disease.
- Designs and evaluates study protocols and health status questionnaires; analyzes data to choose best solutions.
- Conducts or coordinates epidemiologic analyses and reports findings to management or stakeholders; coordinates data activities.
- Monitors and reports incidences of diseases to local, state and federal agencies; supervise staff as required.
- Provides guidance on standards and technical topics to stakeholders or groups.
- Develops or creates new applications, strategies, systems or products.
- Participates in program budget preparation, grant development and monitoring for compliance.
- Coordinates public contact with other departments and agencies.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Opening Date/Time 11/10/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time 11/23/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly) $6,610.00 - $10,467.00
Salary (Annually) $79,320.00 - $125,604.00
Job Type Full-Time
City, State Location Nashville TN
Department Health
This position is in the Office of Informatics and Analytics.
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/careers/10%2029%2026%20Epi%202%20job%20OIA%20ad.pdf
This position may require a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate's degree in epidemiology.
OR
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate's degree in medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine (DO), veterinarian medicine (DVM) public health, biostatistics, statistics, health informatics health sciences, biomedical sciences or environmental sciences with experience equivalent to two years' work experience in epidemiology.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public health or an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
OR
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, or health informatics with experience equivalent to four year's work experience in epidemiology.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional studies with an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
OR
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in health science, biomedical science or environmental science with experience equivalent to six year's work experience in epidemiology.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional studies with an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
Under direction, is responsible for professional scientific and epidemiological assessments of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. An incumbent in this class conducts scientific research in communicable diseases, environmental epidemiology and toxicology. The incumbent also makes health and risk assessments and provides expertise to health department physicians, departmental personnel, and environmental regulatory personnel. This class differs from that of Epidemiologist 1 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for work of lesser scope and responsibility and does not supervise. This class differs from that of Epidemiologist 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for directing all functions of a major public health section, program or division as a whole.
- Participates in, designs and coordinates epidemiologic studies. Collects population based information from public health partners and stakeholders to ultimately reduce the incidence and spread of disease.
- Designs and evaluates study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selections and analyses. Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Conducts or coordinates epidemiologic analyses and reports findings to management or stakeholders. Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits and verifies information or data or coordinates the activities.
- Monitors and reports incidences of diseases or events to local, state and federal agencies to understand the distribution of diseases throughout the state. Coordinates the monitoring and reporting of incidences of diseases or events through supervision of staff, as required.
- Provides guidance on standards and technical support to stakeholders or other groups on technical, systems, or process related topics.
- Develops, designs or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, strategies, systems or products.
- Participates in the preparation, submission and administration of program budget. Participates in grant development, administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
- Coordinates or performs public contact and liaison work with other departments, governmental entities, social and community agencies and others.
- Manages Complexity
- Instills Trust
- Communicates Effectively
- Tech Savvy
- Decision Quality
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Epidemiology
- Physical Sciences
- Public Health
- Active Learning and Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Problem Sensitivity
- Speech Clarity
- Personal Computer
- Telephone
- Fax Machine, Printer, Scanner, Copy Machine
- Calculator
- Electronic Devices
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.
- Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
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