Public Health Informatics Specialist (Grant Funded)

Washoe County; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Washoe County in Reno, NV is seeking a Public Health Informatics Specialist (Grant Funded) to provide professional informatics, data support, and analysis for assessment and research to improve public health outcomes. The role involves developing informatics systems and platforms and supporting related work as needed.

The ideal candidate will manage ingestion, analysis, and spatial modeling of large datasets using Python, ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise, SQL, and R, with a track record of building

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time experience in health informatics and analysis in a public health, human services, or closely related agency.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, data sciences, informatics, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Valid driver's license required at time of appointment and maintained for continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional informatics, data support and analysis for assessment and research to promote improved public health outcomes.
• Develops informatics systems and platforms and performs related work as required.
• Lead ingestion, analysis, and spatial modeling of large health datasets using a robust technical stack including Python, ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise, SQL, and R; build automated data pipelines and predictive models.

Job description

Public Health Informatics Specialist (Grant Funded)

Salary: $81,702.00 - $106,246.00 Annually

Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026

Under general supervision, provides professional informatics, data support and analysis for assessment and research to promote improved public health outcomes; develops informatics systems and platforms; and performs related work as required.

This is an Open Competitive/Countywide Promotional recruitment being conducted to fill a current full-time vacancy in the Northern Nevada Public Health department.This position is afull- time, grant funded, benefited position funded untilNovember 2027, with no guarantee of ongoing or continued funding.The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

Two years of full-time experience in health informatics and analysis in a public health, human services, or closely related agency AND a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, data sciences, informatics, or a closely related field; OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
License Or Certificate
A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
Ideal Candidate Criteria
Reporting to the Statistics and Informatics Supervisor in the Population Health Division, the ideal candidate for the Public Health Informatics Specialist position will bring advanced expertise in data science and GIS frameworks. The candidate will lead the ingestion, analysis, and spatial modeling of large health datasets, utilizing a robust technical stack that includes Python libraries, ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise, SQL, and R. The selected professional must be detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and capable of building automated data pipelines, engineering predictive models, and designing advanced spatial visualizations. They should bring proven experience in translating complex data science outputs into actionable public health insights, mapping intricate data flows, supporting automated disease surveillance systems, and deploying interactive dashboards like Power BI to optimize data governance and public health decision-making.