Public Health Data & Surveillance Analyst

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Paid leave and holidays

Health insurance eligibility

Job summary

The State of Missouri is seeking a health data informatics professional to support Missouri’s ShowMe WorldCare surveillance system and related reporting needs. The role focuses on transitioning from manual to electronic data entry, ensuring data quality, and coordinating with local agencies, hospitals, and laboratories.

The position emphasizes collaboration with program staff, informatics teams, and external partners to meet interoperability standards and advance public health data modernization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of relevant technical and/or informatics experience.
• Knowledge of statistical software (R, SPSS, SAS, Python, etc.) and ability to effectively use data querying tools.
• Knowledge of analysis and forecasting techniques.
• Ability to plan and execute complex research studies, conduct comprehensive data analysis, and interpret data.
• Basic understanding of health data standards, including HL7 messaging, LOINC and SNOMED (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide support for the implementation and maintenance of the ShowMe WorldCare surveillance system for reportable conditions.
• Monitor incoming electronic messages to ensure there are no technical issues with ingestion.
• Assist with onboarding new reporters and configuring the system to accept messages from new reporters.
• Perform quality assurance checks and data cleaning, testing/validating/deploying system enhancements or maintenance upgrades.
• Assist with the design of new reportable conditions to be managed within the ShowMe WorldCare system.
• Provide training and support to end users of various public health surveillance systems.
• Collaborate with program staff, informatics staff, vendors, providers, ITSD staff, and other stakeholders on informatics projects.
• Collaborate on projects to advance data systems to meet national standards for interoperability and data modernization.
• Collaborate with federal partners, program staff, ITSD, and contractors to report reportable disease data to federal partners.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4-6 years of relevant experience

Tools

R

SPSS

SAS

Python

Job description

The State of Missouri is seeking a health data informatics professional to support Missouri’s ShowMe WorldCare surveillance system and related reporting needs. The role focuses on transitioning from manual to electronic data entry, ensuring data quality, and coordinating with local agencies, hospitals, and laboratories.

The position emphasizes collaboration with program staff, informatics teams, and external partners to meet interoperability standards and advance public health data modernization.