Surveillance Epidemiologist: Public Health Data Expert

Pima County; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Pima County seeks an Epidemiologist to analyze disease patterns, surveillance and health outcomes. The role includes managing dashboards, reporting findings, and guiding prevention strategies within the public health framework.

Minimum qualifications require a Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology or related field and two years of epidemiologic investigation experience. Preferred candidates have SAS/R/Stata proficiency and dashboarding tool experience (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or social science field and two years of epidemiological investigative experience.
• Preferred: two years with epidemiology surveillance and dashboarding tools.
• Experience with SAS, R or Stata for data analysis; knowledge of dashboarding software (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik, RShiny).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and describe determinants and distribution of disease patterns, prevalence and incidence.
• Develop and manage disease surveillance systems and dashboards; conduct outbreak investigations.
• Communicate findings through reports, presentations, and consultations with public health officials and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to support disease prevention and health promotion strategies.

Skills

Epidemiology

Statistics

GIS/data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in epidemiology / public health / related field

Tools

SAS

R

Stata

PowerBI

Tableau

Qlik

Job description

Pima County seeks an Epidemiologist to analyze disease patterns, surveillance and health outcomes. The role includes managing dashboards, reporting findings, and guiding prevention strategies within the public health framework.

Minimum qualifications require a Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology or related field and two years of epidemiologic investigation experience. Preferred candidates have SAS/R/Stata proficiency and dashboarding tool experience (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik).