• Conduct case interviews and contact tracing.
• Conduct infectious disease investigations and follow-up for a variety of diseases (e.g., pertussis, measles, mumps, hepatitis A).
• Conduct TB contact investigations.
• Analyze, interpret, and report infectious disease and medical condition data.
• Maintain disease surveillance systems including control methods and program evaluation.
• Maintain contact with community health care providers to encourage proper reporting of infectious disease cases.
• Investigate infectious disease outbreaks by interviewing patients, contacts, and healthcare providers.
• Consult with and recommend intervention and disease control measures to health care professionals, childcare providers, school health personnel, and others.
• Lead the implementation of innovative epidemiology approaches to evaluate the safety and benefit-risk profile of a drug based on data from multiple sources

Skills: Case Interviewing, Contact Tracing, Disease Investigation, Data Analysis, Disease Surveillance, Healthcare Coordination, Outbreak Investigation, Epidemiology Leadership

• Demonstrate and communicate subject matter knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases, including COVID-19
• Conduct routine epidemiologic surveillance for COVID-19
• Manage disease data collected through routine surveillance, public health investigations, and applied epidemiologic studies
• Provide epidemiologic consultation and technical assistance to local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public concerning infectious diseases
• Lead or coordinate epidemiologic investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases or other projects
• Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public
• Use leadership and systems thinking in epidemiologic planning and policy development
• Assist in the development of quality improvement projects
• Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners
• Work a varied schedule, including late-night coverage until midnight and weekends
• Serve as a backup to other COVID-19 epidemiologists

Skills: Infectious Disease Knowledge, COVID-19 Surveillance, Data Management, Epidemiologic Consultation, Outbreak Investigation, Educational Presentations, Systems Thinking, Report Preparation

• Provide technical consultation and assistance to the RWGA Section in planning surveys, assessments, and program evaluations
• Identify the appropriate data to be collected and/or measured
• Develop data collection methods and instruments
• Determine appropriate software for data entry and analysis
• Determine the appropriate methods of data analysis
• Design, execute, and report epidemiological studies, using real-world databases and providing scientific oversight for other non-interventional studies.
• Evaluate published evidence and position epidemiology information in context using quantitative methods and data visualizations.
• Provide scientific and methodological expertise on relevant data sources, study designs, and analysis methods to evaluate safety risks and risk management activities.
• Responsibility for epidemiological sections of documents for Health Authorities
• Propose and implement the improvement initiatives in collaboration with peers and other departments

Skills: Technical Consulting, Data Collection, Software Selection, Study Design, Data Analysis, Visualization, Risk Assessment, Documentation

• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys.
• Provide advice and assistance in the development and implementation of procedures, methods, and strategies for obtaining and using scientific data which describe the prevalence of major health risks in an area, or the results of a scientific project or study.
• Participate in syntheses of social science and epidemiologic data, which will be applied to designing effective prevention programs and practice guidelines.
• Participate with scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process
• Conduct a search or review of the existing literature and data in a scientific area.
• Prepare and/or present summaries for various purposes.
• Monitor internal review board clearances.
• Design questionnaires and other data collection instruments.
• Plan and carry out quality control programs and select appropriate epidemiologic methods to be used in quality control analysis.

Skills: Public Health Analysis, Policy Impact Assessment, Scientific Data Development, Social Science Synthesis, Study Design Participation, Literature Review, Report Summarization, Quality Control Planning

• Coordinates and carries out activities to meet the Foundational and Program Standards and the Accountability Agreement
• Leads population health assessment and surveillance activities related to COVID-19.
• Participates in the design, management, and use of surveillance systems for diseases of public health importance.
• Identifies program surveillance data needs, develops indicators, designs instruments for the collection of surveillance information and data, and implements new or revises existing surveillance systems.
• Analyzes and interprets data to assess current health status, changes in local population health, health behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care utilization relevant to public health, and demographic indicators.
• Identifies and evaluates a wide range of health conditions within the assigned program area
• Recognize public health problems pertinent to the population and determine feasibility and approach to epidemiologic investigations as appropriate to the program area and as assigned.
• Develops survey tools for epidemiologic investigations, plans sampling frame and method, calculates required sample size, and adapts or combines a variety of existing statistical methods to fulfil specific project needs.
• Conducts searches or reviews existing literature and data in a scientific area, determining methodological techniques and processes, and designing questionnaires and other data-collection instruments.
• Provides consultation services to Branch management and staff regarding the epidemiological aspects of needs assessment, survey construction, and the collection, analysis, interpretation, and principles of reporting data.
• Recommends and assists Branch management and staff in planning and evaluating new and existing public health programs.

Skills: Program Coordination, Health Assessment, Surveillance Design, Data Analysis, Health Evaluation, Investigation, Survey Development, Program Evaluation

• Experience in an epidemiologist or bio-statistics position
• Be driven by the mission to make the world a better/safer place and work well in a fast-paced environment
• Deep understanding of statistics - significance tests, source of biases, mixed effect models, experiment design
• Strong proficiency in Python, Matlab, or R
• High level of motivation and willingness to learn new tools and ideas
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Experience supporting grant applications (e.g., power calculations, statistical analysis section).
• Experience with statistical programming software (Stata, SAS, and R)
• Familiarity with population health research (e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics) research methods

Qualifications: BS in Public Health with 3 years of Experience

• Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidance documents on infectious diseases
• Skill in identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents
• Skill in conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities, including selection and use of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public health surveillance systems
• Skill in conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases
• Skill in designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic investigations, including hypothesis generation
• Skill in managing large datasets, performing complex data analyses, and identifying key findings
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• The ability to work independently and complete assignments on time
• Team player with the ability to work well with all levels of personnel

Qualifications: BS in Health Sciences with 2 years of Experience

• Background in epidemiology with at least 15 credit hours in basic and advanced biostatistics courses. 
• Work experience in the field of epidemiology
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate functions of cross‐functional teams of
• Professional and support personnel in conducting routine and non‐routine epidemiologic evaluations.
• Demonstrated skills in written and oral communication.
• Computerized database management and statistical software program skills, including SAS
• Experience with DATA Step Processing, SQL Processing, SAS Macro Language, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, CDISC Standards, and Data Management with Large Datasets (ETL).
• SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9, SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9.
• Coordinate and facilitate between teams of professional and support personnel in conducting routine and non‐routine epidemiologic evaluations.
• Design studies and metrics for the evaluation of the effectiveness of public health programs, disease prevention programs, and health promotion activities to support data‐driven decisions.
• Design and perform a variety of detailed biostatistical analyses and apply knowledge

Qualifications: BS in Biology with 6 years of Experience

• Related experience in health surveillance
• Demonstrated experience in health data analyses of large datasets (i.e. over 500,000 records)
• Solid knowledge in epidemiology, preventive medicine, and/or public health and stays current on public health events
• Experience in health data analyses using the SAS programming language
• Able to perform data management and cleaning to include merging and joining (e.g. PROC SQL) using data analysis software SAS.
• Able to perform analytical and inferential statistics to include risk ratios, odds ratios, ANOVA, T-test, chi 2, correlation, non-parametric tests, regression and logistic regression, and survival analysis with expertise using data analysis software SAS.
• Technical skills to conduct analyses, write reports, prepare briefings, and coherently present results
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and ability to collaborate with others on projects and investigations
• Experience with DoD health-related databases to perform longitudinal analyses
• Experience in health data analyses using the SAS programming language

Qualifications: BS in Biostatistics with 4 years of Experience

• Experience working with modeling techniques to predict trends or assess the impact of public health efforts in chronic and infectious disease prevention and control, such as discrete event modeling, agent-based modeling, and related data simulations
• Experience working with epidemiologic research methodology (e.g., epidemiologic measures, study design, stratified analysis techniques, etc.)
• Experience working with advanced statistics (e.g., Poisson, generalized linear, logistic, logic, negative binomial, hierarchical, and Bayesian regression)
• Experience working with Statistical Analysis Software programming language (e.g., merging, concatenating, and transposing large datasets, and using macros, arrays, and SQL)
• Experience working with large Public Datasets (e.g. US Census, NHANES, and NHIS)
• Experience working with the Institutional Review Boards (IRB), Public Records Act, and Freedom of Information Act
• Experience preparing peer-reviewed manuscripts, health briefs, or health impact assessments
• Experience in leading public health program evaluations and investigations, such as outbreaks, clusters, and contact investigations, and conducting outreach initiatives among high-risk populations
• Experience assisting in the design, conduct, and evaluation of epidemiologic studies and field investigations
• Must possess proficiency with computers and software programs
• A strong understanding of statistics and the ability to analyze data and create reports
• Ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress
• Strong critical thinking and judgment skills
• Ability to maintain a professional, positive attitude, and work ethic

Qualifications: BS in Health Sciences with 10 years of Experience