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Role Description
This Surveillance Epidemiologist is a member of an interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists and public health consultants assisting Florida in reaching its strategic public health goals.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, coronavirus disease 2019, and other diseases of public health significance.
• Manage, analyze, and summarize disease surveillance data from a variety of sources and systems, including syndromic surveillance data, mortality data, outbreak data, and laboratory data.
• Help to improve and implement changes in disease surveillance systems.
• Manage and report Florida’s data in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) disease surveillance systems.
• Respond to respiratory disease-related inquiries from the media and public.
• Assist county health department (CHD) epidemiologists with investigations of deaths and other disease case investigations.
• Coordinate laboratory testing and report data to CDC as needed.
• Provide written and verbal guidance to CHD epidemiologists reporting disease outbreaks in Merlin, Florida’s reportable disease surveillance system.
• Review disease outbreak reports in Merlin.
• Assist CHD epidemiologists with conducting respiratory disease surveillance in their counties, including reporting of activity levels to the state.
• Conduct yearly trainings for CHD epidemiologists on disease surveillance.
• Produce and distribute resource packets to CHDs to support county-level disease surveillance activities.
• Communicate disease surveillance information at regular meetings with colleagues at CHDs and at the state office.
• Coordinate grant-related activities, including ensuring all deliverables are met, submitting quarterly reports, and writing a yearly application.
• Serve as a liaison between the various sections within Florida's public health departments.
Qualifications
• MPH, MSPH, MS, or equivalent degree in epidemiology or a health-related field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong data analysis and data visualization skills and a firm understanding of public health surveillance, syndromic surveillance, and surveillance system evaluation methodologies.
• Experience with analysis software such as SAS, SQL, Access, R, and/or other analytical tools.
Requirements
• Mid Level experience required.
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