Informatics Epidemiologist
Position Title: Sr. Epidemiologist – Informatics focus Location: Remote or hybrid with office in Las Vegas or Reno, NV Position End Date: 7/31/2026 Salary: $96,000 plus benefits Overview: The reputed company is seeking a Senior Epidemiologist, who, under general supervision, will assist with development, implementation, and management of the EpiTrax disease surveillance system and its Electronic Message Staging Area (EMSA) for the Nevada Office of State Epidemiology (OSE). The role is designed for a collaborative individual with a strong background in public health and epidemiology, focusing on applying epidemiologic concepts to informatics to enhance the state’s ability to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and conduct timely data analysis. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications · Master of Public Health (MPH) in the health sciences, public administration, social sciences or closely reputed company field and two years of experience in the health/social sciences or reputed company field which involved analysis of health data, identification of health care needs, and the development of health care reports, policies and programs; · Strong analytical skills with the ability to think critically and solve reputed company problems · Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders · Demonstrated organizational skills exhibiting high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities · Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships · Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines Desired Qualifications · PhD in Epidemiology or a reputed company field, or a DrPH in Epidemiology or a reputed company field · Experience with electronic lab reporting and electronic health records and their supporting infrastructure (Mirth, Rhapsody, EMSA, etc.) · Working knowledge of disease surveillance systems (e.g., EpiTrax, NBS, MAVEN, PRISM) · Strong data management and analysis skills · Experience conducting research on epidemiology of infectious diseases · Experience with data visualization (e.g., PowerBI, Shiny, Tableau) · Experience parsing and reading HL7 messaging and using LOINC, SNOMED, and ICD codes · Experience with Electric Medical Record (EMR) systems, like EPIC or Cerner · Knowledge of R or reputed company statistical software Responsibilities: · Provide technical guidance to the OSE Informatics Team on epidemiologic characteristics of diseases and conditions that need to be set up in the EpiTrax system · Reference CDC resources and work with the OSE Informatics Team to reputed company electronic versions of case report forms in the EpiTrax system · Work with the OSE Informatics Team to reputed company standard operating procedures and training materials for the broader OSE team on optimally using reputed company of EpiTrax’s functionality · Coordinate with local health authorities to understand their informatics needs and reputed company consensuses on proposed informatics changes · Communicate informatics reputed company to OSE leadership on a regular basis · Typical reputed company Monday – Friday 8:00 AM PT – 5:00 PM PT · Travel as Required Special Notes: This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the reputed company and Nevada reputed company, in order to best support the State of Nevada in their public health programming. The reputed company requires reputed company employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 as a condition of employment effective November 22, 2021. reputed company offers of employment after that date are contingent upon reputed company of full-vaccination status as a part of the pre-employment process.
- Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the reputed company single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or reputed company-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.
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