Public Health Data Engineer - Outbreak Analytics

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); On-site; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Programmer in the Department of Epidemiology to develop software and analytic tools for disease modeling and outbreak analytics. The role supports ACCIDDA and Insight Net, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, statisticians, and software engineers to deploy models and dashboards for public health decision making.

Applicants should have strong programming experience in R, Python, or C, with emphasis on data

Qualifications

• Experience in general purpose and scientific programming languages (e.g., R, Python, C, Julia).
• Skills in communicating technical information and ability to work independently.
• Experience with quality control and/or writing test cases.
• Ability to document code and software products.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and analytics for disease modeling and outbreak analytics.
• Deploy predictive models and create accessible dashboards for public health use.

Skills

R

Python

C

Julia

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitHub

Cloud computing

Cluster computing

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Programmer in the Department of Epidemiology to develop software and analytic tools for disease modeling and outbreak analytics. The role supports ACCIDDA and Insight Net, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, statisticians, and software engineers to deploy models and dashboards for public health decision making.

Applicants should have strong programming experience in R, Python, or C, with emphasis on data