Epidemiologist -- 1 year contract -- Nashville, TN 37243 (Hybrid) - Fast Hire

Job Title: Epidemiologist

Location: Nashville, TN 37243 (Hybrid)

Duration: 1 year contract

Responsibilities/Work Activities

• The position's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Facilitate collaborative meetings with DHDE staff, grantees, and contractors in designing and executing plans for program data collection and analysis in alignment with federal and state specific strategies and work plans
• Manage multiple projects and job duties through efficient task management, including status meetings, weekly reports, and identification, tracking, and resolution of problems and issues
• Research quantitative and qualitative methods and recommend certain approaches
• Analyze data using Excel, SAS, SPSS, R, Tableau, MS Access, or other applications as needed
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to staff and key partners (internal and external) on data collection methods, reporting, and analysis.
• Communicate information related to program activities and analytical findings to funding agencies, TDH staff/contractors, DHDE grantees, and stakeholders verbally and in writing
• Create and deliver public-facing reports, presentations, websites, and educational materials to disseminate findings to a broad audience of community partners, stakeholders, and lay persons

Knowledge/Skills & Abilities

• The position's knowledge and skills include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Demonstrated ability to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary data
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective, insightful data visualizations
• Experience with REDCap, Tableau and/or statistical software such as R, SAS, STATA, or SPSS
• Demonstrated experience leading projects with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated time management skills and proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while completing work within allocated time frames
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and lay audiences
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, working both individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work collaboratively across programs and offices and interact with all levels of departmental staff, the public, and other governmental and non-governmental entities
• Knowledge of analytical and evaluation methods to evaluate policies, programs, and issues
• Good understanding of database design and maintenance

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, health informatics, health science, biomedical science, or environmental science field with experience equivalent to two years' work experience in epidemiology
• Master's degree in public health or other quantitatively based social science education is desirable
• Public health experience is a plus