Senior Epidemiologist: Data & Outbreak Analytics

Maricopa County; United States; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid schedule

Career growth

Health coverage

Child care support

Paid leave

Wellness program

Arizona State Retirement System match

Job summary

Maricopa County Department of Public Health is seeking an Epidemiologist II to support communicable disease surveillance and outbreak investigations. You will analyze data, generate reports, and help build surveillance tools to improve community health outcomes.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, tool development, and collaboration with local and state partners. A Master's in epidemiology or biostatistics is required, with at least two years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• We require two years of epidemiological or statistical analysis experience.
• Master's degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or related public health field.
• A combination of education and experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Supports complex disease and outbreak investigations and provides public health guidance.
• Develops protocols for managing databases and improves data quality.
• Uses SAS or R to analyze public health data and identify associations.
• Fulfills complex data requests and produces epidemiological reports for stakeholders.
• Supports development of small-scale surveys, sampling methods, and data management.
• Provides training to Epidemiologists and Investigators on MCDPH protocols and practices.
• Collaborates with local, state, regional, and national partners to improve surveillance systems.

Skills

Epidemiology

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Education

Master's degree in epidemiology/biostatistics/public health

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

Maricopa County Department of Public Health is seeking an Epidemiologist II to support communicable disease surveillance and outbreak investigations. You will analyze data, generate reports, and help build surveillance tools to improve community health outcomes.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, tool development, and collaboration with local and state partners. A Master's in epidemiology or biostatistics is required, with at least two years of relevant experience.