OHIS Unit Manager, Epidemiologist Manager-3

About the role

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a first-line professional manager of professional positions in a complex work area with professional staff who conduct surveillance activities pertaining to occupational health and injury.
• Interacts with other units and sections in the department to provide data, evaluation, findings, public health determinations, and expertise on occupational injuries and illnesses, and on injuries overall, including unintentional (accidental), assault/homicide, and intentional self-harm/suicide.
• Oversees a staff of epidemiologists.
• Buils collaborative partnerships for the purpose of the public health assurance function so that MDHHS findings and recommendations are considered and addressed.
• Works cooperatively with Michigan State University Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program and Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Program to address public health impacts on the people of Michigan from their work environment.
• Works with other federal, state, and local health and regulatory agencies for the same purpose outlined above.
• Interacts with the public, local officials, and legislators via meetings, telephone conversations, and e-mails, responding to community health concerns and providing information to protect public health.
• Ensures that the best available science is applied to sample design, data collection, data analysis, and technical report writing to investigate occupational health outcomes and other types of injuries in Michigan.
• Provides skilled professional epidemiological surge capacity for other divisions in the bureau in the event of public health emergencies such as COVID-19.

Requirements

• Education: Possession of a master's degree in epidemiology or public health with a minimum of 8 semester (12 term) graduate-level hours in epidemiology and biostatistics courses.
• Experience: Four years of professional experience equivalent to an Epidemiologist, including three years equivalent to an Epidemiologist P11, two years equivalent to an Epidemiologist 12, or one year equivalent to an Epidemiologist Manager 13 or Epidemiologist Specialist 13.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MDHHS policies and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of epidemiological and statistical methods.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

MDHHS offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually.

Schedule

The position is full-time and works Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.