Maternal & Child Health Epidemiologist II (On-Call)

DHSS/Public Health; Smyrna (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DHSS/Public Health is seeking an Epidemiologist II to analyze program data, epidemiologic databases, and surveillance systems for maternal and child health. The role emphasizes strong epidemiologic and statistical analysis skills, with SAS proficiency, data visualization, and mapping capabilities.

Occasional on-call duty and SHOC responder responsibilities are included. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a Life/Physical/Health science field plus at least six months of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Life, Physical, Health Science or related field
• Six months experience using epidemiological methods to identify and control disease incidence and distribution
• Six months experience designing, conducting, and analyzing epidemiologic studies
• Six months experience in inferential statistics (correlation, t-tests, ANOVA)
• Six months experience preparing statistical summaries and scientific reports
• Six months experience managing budgets, grants or contracts

Responsibilities

• Analyze program data, epidemiologic databases, and surveillance systems to identify public health problems
• Contribute to data visualization and mapping efforts for surveillance and program evaluation
• Participate in on-call rotation and serve as a State Health Operations Center responder

Skills

Epidemiological analysis

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

On-call coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life, Physical, Health Science or related field

Tools

SAS

Data visualization tools

Mapping tools

Job description

DHSS/Public Health is seeking an Epidemiologist II to analyze program data, epidemiologic databases, and surveillance systems for maternal and child health. The role emphasizes strong epidemiologic and statistical analysis skills, with SAS proficiency, data visualization, and mapping capabilities.

Occasional on-call duty and SHOC responder responsibilities are included. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a Life/Physical/Health science field plus at least six months of