Lead Epidemiologist: Health Data & Surveillance

County of Santa Clara; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Santa Clara's Custody Health Services seeks a Senior Epidemiologist to conduct complex epidemiologic analyses, lead investigations, and guide data projects for prevention and control of communicable and chronic diseases among custody populations. The candidate will work under general supervision in a correctional setting.

The role involves developing dashboards, surveillance systems, and data governance, coordinating with senior leadership, and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads monitoring of the health of county residents and disparities.
• Leads data analysis of state, county, city, and census data to identify trends.
• Develops dashboards, reports, maps, and visualizations for stakeholders.
• Guides data governance policy creation and data validation standards.
• Leads epidemiologic investigations to identify health determinants.
• Mentors staff and provides data analysis coaching.

Skills

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Data Visualization

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology

Tools

R

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Job description

County of Santa Clara's Custody Health Services seeks a Senior Epidemiologist to conduct complex epidemiologic analyses, lead investigations, and guide data projects for prevention and control of communicable and chronic diseases among custody populations. The candidate will work under general supervision in a correctional setting.

The role involves developing dashboards, surveillance systems, and data governance, coordinating with senior leadership, and mentoring staff.