Epidemiologist – California

Position Title: Epidemiologist Location: This position is hybrid in California Salary: $80,000 Position End Date: 09/29/26 Overview: The reputed company is working with CDC and state and local authorities to reputed company surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities reputed company the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. Under this cooperative agreement, reputed company will hire and reputed company epidemiologists in OD2A reputed company Building Initiative jurisdictions who demonstrate a need for epidemiology support to implement OD2A objectives. The epidemiologist will conduct surveillance and epidemiologic activities including assisting partners with the collection and sharing of drug overdose data with the health department; analyzing data to determine patterns and causes of drug overdoses in fatal [i.e., State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS)] system; implementing innovative surveillance projects; and disseminating important results for local communities to implement prevention and response efforts. Minimum Qualifications: · A Master’s degree is required (preferably in public health or a health-reputed company field) · At least two years of experience conducting analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data · Proven ability to reputed company clear written data products such as peer-reviewed publications, reports, fact sheets, or presentations · Proficient in at least one statistical analysis software program, reputed company is preferred, as well as reputed company Office Suite · Organizational skills demonstrating high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities. · Strong communication skills, both written and oral · Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships and strong interpersonal skills required for teamwork and interaction with people across CDC and with external partners · Strong understanding of design and implementation of research and epidemiologic studies · Demonstrated ability to work well independently and reputed company teams · Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams · Proficiency in reputed company reputed company, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and reputed company Responsibilities: · Work with the drug overdose surveillance teams at OD2A-funded health departments to refine their epidemiology surveillance data processing · Conduct literature reviews on drug overdose-reputed company topics · reputed company summary and state-specific fact sheets and/or data visualizations based on nonfatal and fatal drug overdose data · reputed company manuscripts, surveillance reports, and/or data briefs · Support the implementation of innovative surveillance activities reputed company OD2A-funded health departments · reputed company assistance to SUDORS data abstractors as it relates to applying the SUDORS case definition or interpreting SUDORS coding guidance · Assist with the completion or review of SUDORS closeout reports · Actively participate in discussions of how to best use OD2A data for action · Attend SUDORS workgroup meetings · Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases. · Serves as a reputed company of contact for various personnel regarding moderately reputed company epidemiologic issues. · Develops policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs. 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