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Hamilton County Public Health
Epidemiologist
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What they do
An Epidemiologist collects information and investigates diseases, infections or other health problems that appear in a community. Analyzes data gathered from surveys, interviews, observations or samples, and reports findings. May direct studies of public health problems and advise on ways to prevent or treat problems or reduce risks.
$89,708 / year median in Ohio
+14% projected growth
Job Description
Hamilton County Public Health is accepting applications for a Full Time Epidemiologist in the Department of Community Health Services. Candidates must possess a Master's in Public Health or a degree in a related field. One or more years of experience in disease surveillance, community health assessments, and/or epidemiological research is preferred. Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Participate in the design, management, and evaluation of surveillance systems to monitor and characterize maternal and child health outcomes.
- Collect, clean, analyze, and interpret public health data using tools such as SAS, R/RStudio, Tableau, and ArcGIS; assist with data management and data quality improvement.
- Develop data reports, dashboards, and visualizations for internal and external audiences related to maternal and child health.
- Support evaluations of public health programs and practices related to maternal and child health, disease prevention, and health promotion and education.
- Assist in developing and implementing methods to improve data quality and ensure data integrity across systems.
- Stay current with emerging best practices in epidemiology to integrate relevant developments to strengthen program efforts.
- Coordinate and conduct epidemiologic analyses and community health assessments.
- Communicate findings clearly to diverse audiences including program staff, leadership, and community partners.
- Fulfill data requests from internal and external stakeholders related to maternal and child health.
- Facilitate and lead discussion during multidisciplinary child, fetal, and infant fatality review meetings, ensuring a collaborative and trauma-informed environment.
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with local public health agencies, community organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Experience with quality improvement, program evaluation, and/or performance management is a plus.
- This position is grant funded.