Surveillance Program Lead — Public Health Data & Outbreak Insights

Cook County Health; Illinois; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook County Health in Forest Park, IL seeks a Program Coordinator, Enhanced Surveillance to plan, organize, and supervise surveillance activities including syndromic and wastewater surveillance. The role involves generating reports to inform disease prevalence and outbreak responses, and training staff to strengthen non-traditional data sources.

The position requires collaboration with local, state, and federal partners, participation in quality improvement, and may include on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related Public Health concentration.
• Five years of experience in disease surveillance and control or epidemiologic data analysis.
• Two years of supervisory and/or managerial experience in relevant public health programs.
• Proficient in R, SAS, or Python.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Monitors surveillance data and prepares reports and dashboards.
• Develops methods for non-traditional surveillance and validates procedures.
• Ensures data quality and partners with teams to improve completeness.
• Oversees enhanced surveillance for seasonal diseases such as influenza and COVID-19.
• Supports immunization data analysis and reporting.
• Collaborates with partners and participates in relevant communities of practice.
• Available for on-call duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related Public Health concentration

Tools

R

SAS

Python

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cook County Health in Forest Park, IL seeks a Program Coordinator, Enhanced Surveillance to plan, organize, and supervise surveillance activities including syndromic and wastewater surveillance. The role involves generating reports to inform disease prevalence and outbreak responses, and training staff to strengthen non-traditional data sources.

The position requires collaboration with local, state, and federal partners, participation in quality improvement, and may include on-call duties.