Epidemiologist

The Client Department of Health's Division of Family Health and Wellness (FHW) is seeking a contract Epidemiologist 1 to support the Rural Fetal and Infant Health Initiative (RFIHI), funded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret maternal, fetal, infant, and related public health data to support program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain databases, dashboards, and data tracking systems related to Rural Health Transformation activities.
• Assist in monitoring program performance measures, deliverables, and evaluation activities for funded grantees and community collaboratives.
• Support data collection, validation, quality assurance, and reporting activities, and integration of multiple data sources as needed.
• Conduct epidemiological analyses utilizing vital statistics, Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR), hospital discharge data, and other relevant data sources.
• Create reports, presentations, data summaries, dashboards, GIS products, and visualizations to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide technical assistance and data support to grantees and community-based collaboratives.
• Assist with the identification of trends, disparities, and priority areas related to fetal and infant mortality in rural communities.
• Collaborate with program staff and partners to support evidence-informed and data-driven interventions.
• Translate epidemiological findings and data trends into actionable information for community stakeholders, leadership, and multidisciplinary partners.
• Support required state and federal reporting activities associated with the CMS Rural Health Transformation Program.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings, trainings, site visits, and statewide planning activities as needed.
• Ensure all reports and data products follow applicable Data Release Guidelines and confidentiality requirements.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, public health, health informatics, or a related field.
• Experience in maternal and child health, epidemiology, program evaluation, or rural health preferred.
• Proficient in analytical methods of statistical software; SAS experience preferred.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and/or GIS preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing databases, linking or integrating multiple data sources, and working with large datasets; REDCap experience preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing, presentation skills, and ability to communicate complex data findings to non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting public health programs, evaluation, or quality improvement initiatives preferred.
• Knowledge of maternal, fetal, infant, or rural health data preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and community partners.

Residency, Work Location, and Travel

• Applicants must be current residents of the State of Tennessee to be eligible for consideration.
• New hires will be required to report in person for onboarding and laptop deployment in Nashville.
• This position will operate in a hybrid work environment with periodic in-person meetings in Davidson County and travel within assigned rural regions, as needed.
• Travel to the Nashville office for required in-person work or meetings will not be reimbursed.