Epidemiologist II: Violent Maternal Deaths (Remote)

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The Violent Maternal Deaths Epidemiologist II position with the Dept of State Health Services in Austin, TX focuses on advanced epidemiological investigations of violence-related maternal mortality and morbidity. Telework eligibility is noted with regular full-time hours in a public health setting.

The role requires leading analyses, developing data tools, and supporting MMMRC case reviews, with collaboration across agency stakeholders and external partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in epidemiology, statistics, social science, or related field; experience may substitute for education.
• One+ year of project coordination experience.
• Experience analyzing data with SAS, or similar analytic software.
• Experience analyzing large datasets (vital events, hospital discharge, Medicaid).

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses on violence-related maternal mortality and morbidity using SAS, Python, SQL, Tableau, and ArcGIS.
• Designs data collection and management tools for MMMRC review of pregnancy-associated deaths.
• Support MMMRC meetings and disseminate findings through reports and publications.
• Coordinate updates to processes with agency leadership.

Skills

SAS

Python

SQL

Tableau

ArcGIS

Education

Master's degree in epidemiology

Master's degree in statistics

Master's degree in social science

Tools

SAS

Python

SQL

Tableau

ArcGIS

Job description

The Violent Maternal Deaths Epidemiologist II position with the Dept of State Health Services in Austin, TX focuses on advanced epidemiological investigations of violence-related maternal mortality and morbidity. Telework eligibility is noted with regular full-time hours in a public health setting.

The role requires leading analyses, developing data tools, and supporting MMMRC case reviews, with collaboration across agency stakeholders and external partners.