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Job Title: Epidemiologist
Location: Nashville, TN/Hybrid role
Employment Type: Contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the Overdose Working Group, including:
- Organizing and leading monthly meetings.
- Structuring meetings to include data trends, expert presentations, and partner updates.
- Coordinating subject matter expert presentations on overdose-related research and evidence-based interventions.
- Develop and implement new surveillance tools to support overdose response efforts, including:
- Creating monthly analytic briefs highlighting linked data, emerging substances, and trends among marginalized communities.
- Designing interactive dashboards and visualizations to enhance accessibility and interpretation of overdose data.
- Expand the working group s reach and engagement, including:
- Increasing participation from regional epidemiologists and local health partners.
- Working with OIA s Data Governance (DG) team to determine how internal data trends can be aggregated and shared publicly.
- Support the planning and execution of an annual in-person working group meeting, which will include:
- Partner updates, success stories, and program spotlights.
- Evaluation of the working group s impact and overdose data utility.
- Coordinating travel for Hal Rogers working group participants.
- Provide timely data analysis and visualization support to TDH leadership, program staff, and external partners.
- Document processes and methodologies to ensure reproducibility and transparency.
Education & Experience Requirements:
The preferred candidate will have an MPH or PhD with significant experience in public health, overdose surveillance, or health data analysis. The ideal candidate should also demonstrate:
- Proficiency in R or SAS (SQL experience preferred).
- Proficiency in a data visualization software, such as Tableau or R.
- Experience working with large datasets and developing analytic briefs.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Experience facilitating meetings, coordinating stakeholders, and engaging multidisciplinary partners.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
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