Senior Epidemiologist - Rural Health & Surveillance

State of Delaware - DHSS/Public Health; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Delaware - DHSS/Public Health seeks an Epidemiologist III to lead surveillance, response, reporting and analysis of rural health issues. The role collaborates with the Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and other offices, contributing to data-driven public health strategies.

The position includes participation in the on-call rotation and serving as a State Health Operations Center responder, with opportunities to guide programs and work across state agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Life, Physical, or Health Science or related field.
• Three years experience using epidemiological methods to identify, study and control the incidence and distribution of communicable, chronic or environmental diseases or other public health problems.
• Three years experience in designing, conducting, and analyzing epidemiologic studies such as developing and testing a hypothesis by selecting cases and controls, determining information needed, data sources, sampling and collection methods.
• Three years experience in designing and using surveillance systems to monitor public health problems.
• Six months experience in inferential statistics such as correlation, t-tests, f-tests or analysis of variance.
• Six months experience in preparing statistical summaries and scientific reports.
• Six months experience in providing epidemiologic direction, guidance and assistance to state and federal agencies or public and private organizations to control public health problems affecting a population.
• Six months experience in managing budgets, grants or contracts.
• Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through course work, academic training, training provided through an employer, or performing as a lead worker overseeing the work of others; OR supervising staff which may include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others; OR supervising through subordinate supervisors a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees.

Responsibilities

• Conducts epidemiologic investigations, descriptive studies or analytic studies.
• Identifies public health problems pertinent to the population and determines feasibility and approach for the study.
• Collects, analyzes and interprets data using statistical techniques to identify outbreaks, determine changes in trends and probable causes of epidemiologic problems; uses existing epidemiologic databases to analyze and interpret public health issues.
• Maintains surveillance systems used to monitor disease trends.
• Makes recommendations for continuation or changes to operations, programs, services, policies or procedures based on findings to promote and protect public health.
• May participate on internal and external committees and workgroups related to areas of expertise.

Skills

Epidemiologic investigations

Data analysis

Surveillance systems

Statistical methods

Public health collaboration

Committee participation

Education

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

Job description

State of Delaware - DHSS/Public Health seeks an Epidemiologist III to lead surveillance, response, reporting and analysis of rural health issues. The role collaborates with the Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and other offices, contributing to data-driven public health strategies.

The position includes participation in the on-call rotation and serving as a State Health Operations Center responder, with opportunities to guide programs and work across state agencies.