Violence and Injury Epidemiology Investigator 3 (PN 20014148)

Brief Description

BHIW is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist to design, initiate, and conduct epidemiological projects and investigations focused on injury prevention.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead worker providing direction, training, and technical guidance to lower-level epidemiology staff and public health personnel.
• Conduct analytic research and data analysis using multiple data sources (e.g., Vital Statistics, OH-VDRS, syndromic surveillance, hospital discharge data).
• Develop and implement research tools, methodologies, and sampling techniques; design surveys and assessment instruments.
• Perform computer-based statistical analyses using SAS and other software; produce comprehensive injury reports, dashboards, and fact sheets.
• Monitor injury trends, predict morbidity and mortality changes, and disseminate Epi Alerts to state partners.
• Coordinate literature reviews, respond to technical inquiries from media and public health organizations, and present findings at professional meetings.
• Assist with grant writing, policy development, and administrative duties related to injury surveillance.
• Fulfill CDC grant requirements for data deliverables and ensure quality control for data management.

Requirements

• Completion of graduate core program in public health or preventive medicine; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in use of statistical computer software packages; 6 mos. exp. as epidemiology investigator with local or federal health agency; must be able to provide own transportation.
• OR 6 mos. exp. as Epidemiology Investigator 2, 65762; must be able to provide own transportation.
• OR Equivalent Of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment Noted Above.

Qualifications

• Graduate or advanced degree in public health or preventive medicine.
• Course work in epidemiology, biostatistics, health statistics, data analysis, mathematics.
• Experience in collecting, analyzing and interpreting statistical analysis of health, particularly injury-related data.
• Experience managing and analyzing large datasets.
• Experience in developing public health surveillance reports and giving oral presentations.
• Experience in designing and conducting studies/projects/surveys to investigate health and injury issues.
• Experience in database and analytic software packages (e.g., Access, Excel, ArcGIS, STATA, SAS, R, SPSS).
• Experience in word processing and presentation software (e.g., Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with or training in the creation of data visualizations/dashboards using visualization software.

Job Skills

• Data Analytics
• Data Modeling
• Public Health

Pay

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Unless required by legislation, the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 33, Step 1 of the OCSEA Pay Range Schedule ($33.52 per hour), with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($35.15) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

Schedule

Full-time Work Hours: M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM (flexible)

Agency Contact

Steven Gleich