Epidemiologist

Overview

The Epidemiologist will work with the Chief Medical Officer and collaboratively with Health

Services leaders and stakeholders to plan, design, implement, and analyze data for key projects

and initiatives. The Epidemiologist will monitor population health outcomes, provide

recommendations for improvement, evaluate program practices, and contribute to evidence-based

decision-making in support of Partnership’s mission.

Responsibilities

▪ Collects and analyzes data to identify health trends, patterns, risk factors, and

opportunities for intervention among our member population using statistical software

(e.g., Business Objects and/or SAS, SPSS, R), ensuring data accuracy and completeness.

▪ Conducts complex data analyses on large and small datasets using methodological

techniques for epidemiological analysis.

▪ Provides epidemiological expertise to support quality improvement initiatives and

population health management efforts.

▪ Provides consultation to Partnership staff and external health partners on epidemiologic

research methodology and design.

▪ Supports program and policy planning activities with reports and collaboration as part of

interdisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease

prevention programs.

▪ Assists with health outcome program and policy planning activities of the department

with reports and information and by serving as an epidemiological content specialist.

▪ Analyzes health-related trends; assesses individual- and community-level risk factors in

populations; interprets and reports findings that have health implications and develops

policy recommendations.

▪ Contributes to the development of implementing surveillance systems to monitor and

track health issues affecting members

▪ Prepares comprehensive reports and presentations papers to communicate findings to

health practitioners, policymakers, and the public.

▪ Conducts literature reviews and synthesize scientific information to inform public health

practices and policies.

▪ Assists with protocol submissions, amendments, and continuing reviews to maintain

compliance with regulatory bodies.

▪ Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Masters of Science or Masters of Public Health degree in Epidemiology,

Public Health, or a closely related field; PhD, or DrPH preferred. 3-5

years of experience in applied epidemiology, preferably in a healthcare

claims database/EMR or public health setting.

Special Skills, Licenses and Certifications

Strong proficiency and interpretation in statistical analysis and

organizational ability. Experience working with Epidemiologic research

methodology (e.g. epidemiologic measures, study design, stratified

analysis techniques). Experience working with advanced statistics (e.g.

Poisson, generalized linear, logistic, logic, negative binomial,

hierarchical, and Bayesian regression). Excellent analytical and

problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Outstanding written and

verbal communication abilities. Knowledge of HEDIS measures and

quality improvement in healthcare settings is beneficial. Experience

with health insurance claims data analysis is a plus. Leadership and

project management capabilities. Ability to work effectively in highpressure situations and adapt to changing priorities. Knowledge of

government regulations and public health policies. Knowledge of MediCal, Public Assistance, or Social Security programs preferred.

Performance Based Competencies

Experience working with modeling techniques to predict trends or

assess the impact of efforts in chronic disease and/or prevention

interventions (e.g. such as but not limited to discrete event modeling,

agent-based modeling, and related data simulations). Experience

working with large Public Datasets (e.g. US Census, NHANES and

NHIS). Desired competencies (ex: Knowledge of DHCS, Medi-Cal,

CalAIM and/or NCQA regulations. Ability to work within an

interdisciplinary structure and function independently in a fast-paced

environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines. Strong

Organizational Skills Required. Computer Literacy And Proficiency.

Excellent attention to detail and written and verbal communication

skills in English. Demonstrated experience and ability to build effective

working relationships and to represent the department effectively in

order to accomplish goals. Ability to manage multiple concurrent

projects and maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload. Ability

to assist individuals in recognizing and solving problems. Ability to

supervise, train, motivate, provide guidance to staff. Ability to use good

judgment and handle confidential and sensitive issues with tact and

diplomacy.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

Ability to use a computer keyboard. Ability to prioritize workload and

initiate action to acquire needed information from professionals by

phone. Ability to function effectively with frequent interruptions and

direction from multiple team members. More than 50% of work time is

spent sitting or standing in front of a computer monitor. Must be able to

lift, move, or carry objects of varying size, weighing up to 25 lbs. Some

travel required (up to 25%) including occasional overnight.

All HealthPlan employees are expected to:

• Provide the highest possible level of service to clients;
• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort among employees;
• Maintain safe practices; and
• Abide by the HealthPlan’s policies and procedures, as they may from time to time be updated.
  
  

HIRING RANGE:

$118,518.94 - $154,074.63

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive or definitive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or work environment change.