Wastewater Epidemiology Lead: Forecasting Data Model Remote

Invoti L.L.C.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Invoti L.L.C. seeks a Wastewater Surveillance and Epidemiology Subject Matter Expert to guide data modeling, normalization, and disease forecasting for a regional wastewater analytics platform.

This part-time role is remote with periodic travel to Kansas City, MO, and entails collaborating with data engineering, GIS and dashboard teams. The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree in epidemiology or related field, 3+ years in wastewater-based epidemiology, and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• MPH, MS or PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental engineering, environmental microbiology or a related field.
• 3+ years of wastewater-based epidemiology work with a public health agency, public health laboratory or academic program.
• Working knowledge of qPCR/ddPCR results, sampling methods and normalization approaches.
• Familiarity with CDC NWSS data standards.
• Experience building and validating time-series or forecasting models in R or Python.
• Ability to explain methods and limitations to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assess how laboratories and jurisdictions in the region sample and test wastewater, and identify where methods differ.
• Define the scientific content of the common data model: targets, assays, recovery controls, quality flags and method metadata.
• Recommend and document normalization methods (flow, population, fecal-strength markers) and agree them with client’s laboratory partners.
• Design forecasting and trend-detection models for infectious disease and opioid prevalence, and validate them against clinical surveillance data.
• Set model performance metrics and document assumptions, limitations and responsible-use safeguards.
• Review dashboard content so public and agency messaging is scientifically accurate.
• Recommend future indicators for expanding the platform.
• Present methods to health departments, state laboratories and advisory groups.

Skills

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Time-series

R/Python

Education

MS/PhD in Epidemiology

Job description

Invoti L.L.C. seeks a Wastewater Surveillance and Epidemiology Subject Matter Expert to guide data modeling, normalization, and disease forecasting for a regional wastewater analytics platform.

This part-time role is remote with periodic travel to Kansas City, MO, and entails collaborating with data engineering, GIS and dashboard teams. The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree in epidemiology or related field, 3+ years in wastewater-based epidemiology, and hands-on experience with