Lead Epidemiologist and Coordination Specialist

General Description

Responsibilities & Duties

• Plan and execute outreach activities and events in accordance with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Ensuring Hope Grant.
• Must be able to design, create, and program surveys as well as collect, analyze, store, and present data.
• Conduct community assessments for data collection and documentation through surveys, listening sessions, and observation.
• Coordinate, conduct, and evaluate evidence-based and culturally competent prevention activities and community outreach.
• Explore local prevention resources and develop community resource guide.
• Use data to assist SPF team to monitor progress, and seek ways to improve the project as it matures
• Coordinate the development, production, ordering, and dissemination of educational materials and promotional items.
• Collaborate with Project Director on writing and submitting reports to funding agency (SAMHSA)
• Providing public health/substance use education through reports, speeches and presentations
• Finding, vetting, and summarizing related third party data that relates to grant obligations and objectives.
• Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills; presentation skills; decision making and time management skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills; leadership and team building skills
• Ability to build positive work relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to interact professionally with the public; and maintain confidentiality
• Help develop the capacity for tribes and tribal organization to support responses to the tribal public health crises
• Participate in and help facilitate various culturally competent trainings, implement and facilitate the use of culturally appropriate best practices within Tribal communities
• Must adhere to Absentee Shawnee Tribe Personnel Policies and Drug and Alcohol Policies
• Other duties as assigned.
• Other duties assigned by the SPF-PFS Project Director.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health or related field with emphasis (i.e., completion of at least 25 graduate hours in Epidemiology) in Biostatistics and/or Epidemiology or equivalent work experience.
• Experience working with Native Americans and disadvantaged populations strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates proficiency in public speaking, group facilitation, training, and prevention program development.

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills; be able to express ideas and facts clearly and concisely in written/oral form.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to pass a drug test for pre-employment for the Tribe
• Must have a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License.
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug test.

• Must be able to sit, stand, stoop, bend or kneel for long periods of time.
• Sitting or standing or walking for long period of time; occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, stooping; good finger dexterity and feeling; frequent repetitive motions; talking hearing and visual acuity.
• Frequent lifting (up to 15 lbs)
• Occasional lifting (up to 30 lbs)