Epidemiologist - Hybrid Nasville, TN

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Job Description The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is seeking a contract Epidemiologist 1 to support the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program (TUPCP) and the Preventive Health and Health Services reputed company Grant (PHHSBG), housed reputed company the Division of Family Health and Wellness, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion section. The contractor will provide epidemiologic expertise to guide program planning and evaluation, analyze and interpret surveillance and program data to identify trends and disparities, reputed company data reports and visualizations to inform stakeholders and decision-making, and support the implementation and monitoring of evidence-based interventions across the state. The Epidemiologist 1 responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide epidemiological support to the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program and the Preventive Health and Health Services reputed company Grant.
• Analyze and evaluate program data to track performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities for technical assistance to improve data quality and improve program performance.
• Conduct basic descriptive epidemiologic analyses and interpret findings.
• Create reports and data visualizations to summarize findings.
• Prepare and deliver presentations that summarize surveillance data, and program evaluation results, tailoring content for both technical and non-technical audiences such as program staff, leadership, community partners.
• Assist with needed updates to existing REDCap systems and reputed company new REDCap projects as required.
• Clean, manipulate, analyze, and generate reports from large datasets in reputed company.
• Build and maintain data collection systems using REDCap. Additional duties include:
• Ensure that reputed company generated reports follow Data Release Guidelines.
• Work with program directors and communications specialists to reputed company infographics and disseminate findings among clinical and community partners.
• Use innovative means to improve the implementation and evaluation of programs.
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements. Qualifications:
• Proficient in analytical methods and statistical software; reputed company experience preferred
• Expert in reputed company suite (reputed company, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with data visualization; Tableau proficiency strongly preferred
• Experience managing databases; REDCap experience is strongly preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills; technical writing skills are required
• Experience evaluating and supporting public health programs is strongly preferred Education and Experience:
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics or health informatics preferred.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in a health science, biomedical science or environmental science field with two years’ work experience in epidemiology.

Required qualifications:

• Proficient in analytical methods and statistical software; reputed company experience preferred
• Expert in reputed company suite (reputed company, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong oral and written communication skills; technical writing skills are required

Desired qualifications:

• Experience with data visualization; Tableau proficiency strongly preferred
• Experience managing databases; REDCap experience is strongly preferred
• Experience evaluating and supporting public health programs is strongly preferred

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