COVID-19 Epidemiologist 2 with Epidemiologist 1 under-fill option

  • Oregon Health Authority
  • Portland OR
  • Jul 01, 2020
Full time Government

Job Description

Job number:  REQ-42697

Salary Range: $4,957 - $7,259

Salary range listed in this announcement is at the Epidemiologist 2 level. See minimum requirements section below for Epidemiologist 1 salary range. There are 30 limited-duration (18-month) positions

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention (ACDP) Section in Portland, OR is recruiting for 30 limited-duration, full-time COVID-19 Epidemiologists to coordinate surveillance and conduct epidemiologic studies for the COVID-19 pandemic. We work with local health departments, other states, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent and control communicable diseases and outbreaks of acute diseases in Oregon.

What will you do?

As a COVID-19 Epidemiologist, you will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Coordinating outbreak investigations, conducting data analyses, and assisting with special studies.
  • Analyzing and interpreting data and presenting study findings to study collaborators, local and tribal health authorities, the funding agency, clinicians, and the general public.
  • Providing consultation to other ACDP epidemiologists and local health department staff assisting in outbreak investigations.
  • Analyzing data to answer epidemiologic questions, displaying data in graphs and tables, and summarizing data from a variety of sources, including reportable disease, hospital reporting, and syndromic surveillance.
  • Producing reports on COVID activity and disseminating information to local health departments, OHA and other state agencies, hospitals, laboratories, and interested providers.
  • Serving on the Incident Management Team (IMT) in the health intelligence, epidemiologic studies, outbreak investigations, or planning sections.

Minimum Requirements

The goal of this recruitment is to fill these positions at the Epidemiologist 2 level. However, we encourage candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for an Epidemiologist 1 to apply, as we are considering under-filling the position.

Epidemiologist 2 – Salary Range $4957 - $7259

A master's degree in public health or epidemiology or a related field AND three years of professional-level epidemiological or public health experience in communicable disease of which one year must have been in a clinical epidemiological capacity OR a bachelor's degree in public health or epidemiology or a related field AND four years of professional-level epidemiological or public health experience in communicable disease of which one year must have been in a clinical epidemiological capacity. (NOTE: Experience obtained while completing an academic program/degree is not considered professional-level experience for this position.)

Under-fill option: Epidemiologist 1 – Salary Range $4312 - $6294

A master’s degree in community health, public health, epidemiology, research or a closely-related field AND one year of professional-level epidemiologic, community health, or research analysis experience OR a bachelor's degree in community health, public health, epidemiology, or a closely-related field AND two years of professional-level epidemiologic or community health experience. (NOTE: Experience obtained while completing an academic program/degree is not considered professional-level experience for this position.)

What are we looking for?

  • Master’s degree in public health or epidemiology preferred.
  • Experience applying epidemiologic principles and coordinating surveillance systems in infectious diseases.
  • Clinical background desirable.
  • Public health informatics background desirable.
  • Proficiency with data analysis software.
  • Experience monitoring data collection and data entry to assure quality.
  • Experience evaluating epidemiologic data to develop valid interpretations of the data.
  • Experience writing scientific reports and preparing graphic summaries of surveillance data.
  • Experience planning outbreak investigations and other epidemiologic studies.
  • Experience providing technical consultation to local health department staff and other agency personnel.
  • Experience presenting scientific data verbally in understandable terms.
  • Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

How to Apply

Please click on the following link to apply:

 https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Portland--OHA--Oregon-Street/COVID-19-Epidemiologist--Epidemiologist-2-with-Epidemiologist-1-under-fill-option----30-limited-duration-positions--18--months-_REQ-42697

Contact Information

Cyndi Phipps-Roman  503-569-0066

URL

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/pages/index.aspx