Epidemiologist, Austin, TX

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Summary:

Epidemiologists are responsible for coordinating investigation and surveillance activities throughout Texas pertaining to COVID-19 associated deaths, variant surveillance, and special case investigations such as vaccine breakthrough cases and similar infectious diseases such as MERS and SARS.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and use appropriate data collection systems and procedures.
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data pertaining to COVID-19 associated deaths, variant surveillance, and special case investigations.
• Collaborate with other DSHS program staff in the planning, development, and implementation of field research studies.
• Create, maintain, and update case definitions, case investigation guidelines, and forms pertaining to COVID-19 and similar infectious diseases.
• Coordinate with novel coronavirus subject matter experts for planning, surveillance, and response.
• Review patient medical charts to collect demographic, medical, and laboratory findings and exposure histories.
• Consult with physicians, healthcare facilities, state and national organizations, public health officials, and the public for special case investigations.
• Coordinate interstate and intrastate communications surrounding investigations.
• Contribute to the development and preparation of investigation reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Provide COVID updates on various stakeholder calls, assist with data analysis, and produce reports.
• Direct, review, initiate, plan, and supervise epidemiological studies and surveillance projects.

COVID Contract Management (Additional Responsibilities):

• Develop and approve schedules and priorities for the COVID contract group.
• Manage performance evaluation activities, time and leave records, travel, and training; resolve employee relations issues.
• Oversee all operations of the COVID group in collaboration with the Unit Director and Unit Managers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and functions of public health.
• Knowledge of research planning and evaluation methods in epidemiology.
• Knowledge of laws and rules applicable to confidentiality and the management of protected health information.
• Knowledge and experience with epidemiology.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of statistical software, especially SAS, SPSS, and/or Stata, and Microsoft Office products, especially Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.
• Skill in effective verbal communication, including preparation and presentation of complex data analysis.
• Skill in identifying problems, evaluating alternatives, and negotiating and implementing solutions to data and research problems.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.