NEOGOV · 1 day ago
Senior Epidemiologist, Viral Genomics Unit Supervisor DOH8792
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $146K/yr
8+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a Senior Epidemiologist to lead the Viral Genomics Unit within the Molecular Epidemiology Program. This role involves shaping viral genomic surveillance systems and providing leadership to enhance disease surveillance and outbreak investigations across Washington State.
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Responsibilities
Lead the Viral Genomics Unit by setting direction, priorities, and standards for viral genomic surveillance work
Design and oversee cloud based computational infrastructure that supports large scale genomic analysis and visualization
Translate complex viral genomic data into insights that inform disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, and situational awareness
Partner closely with epidemiologists, local health jurisdictions, IT teams, and academic collaborators to strengthen statewide genomic capacity
Coach, mentor, and support epidemiology staff through clear expectations, feedback, and professional development
Drive innovation by advancing new analytic approaches, tools, and methods in viral genomic epidemiology
Contribute expertise during public health emergencies involving viral pathogens
Qualification
Required
A Doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, microbiology, bioinformatics, genomics, or another health science field AND one (1) or more years of experience in epidemiology, genomic data analysis, infectious disease work, or a related public health field
Eight (8) or more years of experience in epidemiology, genomic data analysis, infectious disease investigation, laboratory science, or public health surveillance. Experience must include working with data systems, genomic datasets, and command line-based analytic tools
Experience leading or supervising staff
Experience analyzing genomic data using statistical tools and programming languages
Experience leading or coordinating scientific or technical projects
Preferred
Experience across multiple areas of genomic science. This may include wet-lab microbiology, improving sequencing methods, building bioinformatic pipelines, comparative genomics, evolutionary biology, population genetics, epidemiology, or public health bioinformatics
Experience designing, building, or managing cloud-based computing systems used for large-scale scientific or genomic data analysis
Strong understanding of IT security requirements for cloud environments and for handling sensitive scientific or health data
Experience creating and running workflows using Snakemake or similar workflow-building tools
Experience analyzing pathogen genomic sequence data and using those results to understand transmission patterns or other epidemiologic features
Proficiency with computational tools and platforms commonly used in molecular epidemiology and viral genomics, including tools for genomic visualization and high-performance or cloud computing
Strong programming skills in R or Python, and comfort working in Unix-based environments and on the command line
Experience mentoring, training, or supervising staff and guiding technical or scientific work in a public health environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account.
Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program.
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165.
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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