EPIDEMIOLOGIST WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE - EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY (ELC)

State-of-Hawai; Hawaii; On-site; USD 71,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Disease Outbreak Control Division, Downtown, Oahu, seeks an epidemiologist to coordinate wastewater surveillance activities and analyze related data to inform infectious disease control strategies.

The role includes enhancing surveillance, responding to disease alerts, exchanging data with partners, and conducting epidemiological assessments to support public health decisions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology or health-related field with specified epidemiology coursework and biostatistics coursework.
• Valid Hawaii driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate wastewater surveillance activities and support analysis of wastewater data.
• Study distribution and determinants of health-related states and events related to infectious diseases to aid in control of health problems.
• Produce data for decision making and for detecting, understanding, controlling, and preventing food- and waterborne diseases.
• Facilitate enhancement of disease outbreak investigations; respond to and report disease alerts; develop and enhance surveillance; exchange surveillance data with partners.
• Implement sentinel, syndromic, or hospital-based surveillance to enhance early detection and identify outbreaks; conduct epidemiological assessments.

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology or health-related field with at least three epidemiological courses including one advanced level and at least two biostatistics courses with two credit hours each

Job description

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Disease Outbreak Control Division.

The position is located in Downtown on the Island of Oahu.

Salary: $6,398 - $9,108 per month (salary commensurate with training and experience)

Exempt, Non-Civil service, Full-time, Temporary appointment. The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate wastewater surveillance activities, and support the analysis of wastewater surveillance data, study the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in particular populations as they relate to infectious diseases and to apply this study to the control of health problems in this subject area. The position will produce data for decision making and for detecting, understanding, controlling, and preventing food- and waterborne pathogens/diseases in the population.

This position will be responsible in the area of wastewater surveillance of infectious diseases, for facilitating enhancement of disease outbreak investigations; responding to and reporting disease alerts; developing and enhancing surveillance; facilitating, coordinating, and exchanging of surveillance data with partners; implementing sentinel, syndromic, or hospital-based, including emergency department, surveillance to enhance early detection, identify outbreaks, and support all-hazards situation awareness. This position will also conduct epidemiological assessments.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Awarded/Conferred Master's degree in Epidemiology or Master's Degree in a health-related field for which the candidate completed and passed at least three (3) epidemiological methods courses, one of which must be an advanced level, and at least two (2) biostatistics courses requiring mastery of large datasets and analyses using a statistical software set. Each qualifying course should have fulfilled a minimum of two (2) credit hours.

LICENSE:

Valid State of Hawaii driver's license is preferred.

LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT

The State of Hawaii requires that all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawaii. Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) supports a diverse-multicultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels, and creates an inclusive work environment, free from discrimination.