Senior Oral Health Epidemiologist — Public Health Data Lead

Department of State Health Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

ERS benefits

Job summary

Department of State Health Services in Austin, TX, is seeking an Oral Health Epidemiologist (Epidemiologist III) to lead maternal and child health surveillance and analytics within MCHE. The role focuses on the Oral Health Improvement Program, designing advanced epidemiologic studies, and coordinating data collection tools using SAS, Python, SQL, Tableau, and ArcGIS.

Reports to the MCHE unit director and works with cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field.
• Experience with SAS, SAS Macros, Python, SQL, and Tableau.
• Experience analyzing survey data and complex sample designs.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations for MCH surveillance and analytics.
• Design and conduct epidemiologic studies with large datasets.
• Develop surveys and data collection tools.
• Collaborate to ensure data quality across methods.
• Prepare publications and presentations of findings.

Skills

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

SAS

Python

SQL

Tableau

ArcGIS

Data analysis

Education

Master’s degree in epidemiology or related field

Tools

SAS

Python

SQL

Tableau

ArcGIS

SAS Macros

Qualtrics

Job description

Department of State Health Services in Austin, TX, is seeking an Oral Health Epidemiologist (Epidemiologist III) to lead maternal and child health surveillance and analytics within MCHE. The role focuses on the Oral Health Improvement Program, designing advanced epidemiologic studies, and coordinating data collection tools using SAS, Python, SQL, Tableau, and ArcGIS.

Reports to the MCHE unit director and works with cross-disciplinary teams.