Wastewater Epidemiologist — Hybrid Data & Outbreak Insights

State of South Carolina; Cayce (SC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days Vacation Leave per year

15 days Sick Leave per year

13 Paid Holidays

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

S.C. Deferred Compensation Program

Job summary

The State of South Carolina Department of Public Health seeks an Epidemiologist I to assist with data collection, statistical analysis, and the creation of epidemiological reports and data visuals for our wastewater-based epidemiology program.

This role supports the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES) and the Public Health Laboratory (PHL) in surveillance and response for communicable diseases.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health (epidemiology/biostatistics or related field).
• Knowledge of epidemiological design, data collection, analysis and presentation.
• Ability to present information verbally and in writing and to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data; create data visualizations for wastewater-based epidemiology.
• Prepare epidemiological reports and dashboards as directed by the wastewater program team lead.
• Support surveillance and response activities for communicable diseases with CDES and PHL.
• Participate in on-call rotations and outbreak response; may travel for emergencies.

Skills

Data communication

Team collaboration

Public health principles

Data visualization

Education

Master's degree in Public Health

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Power BI

ArcGIS

Job description

The State of South Carolina Department of Public Health seeks an Epidemiologist I to assist with data collection, statistical analysis, and the creation of epidemiological reports and data visuals for our wastewater-based epidemiology program.

This role supports the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES) and the Public Health Laboratory (PHL) in surveillance and response for communicable diseases.