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City of Houston · 4 days ago

STAFF EPIDEMIOLOGIST - Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

0+ years exp

The City of Houston is looking for a Staff Epidemiologist - Specialist to manage and analyze public health data. The role involves supporting surveillance activities, developing reports and dashboards, and ensuring compliance with data governance and security requirements.

HospitalityNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage, analyze, and validate data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness for decision-making

Support surveillance activities by monitoring data flows, identifying data quality issues, and implementing improvements to enhance system performance

Develop and maintain routine and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and data visualizations for internal leadership, program staff, and external partners

Collaborate with internal stakeholders across programs to understand data needs, define requirements, and translate them into technical solutions

Coordinate with external partners, vendors, and state or federal agencies to support data exchange, interoperability, and reporting standards

Support implementation and optimization of electronic reporting systems and data integrations in alignment with public health informatics best practices

Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements related to public health data

Document data workflows, system processes, and technical specifications to support continuity and knowledge sharing

Qualification

EpidemiologyData analysisData visualizationPythonSQLSASPublic health informaticsData governanceCollaborationCommunication

Required

Master's degree in Epidemiology or related biological, medical or medical research fields

Knowledge and experience using data analysis software (e.g. python, SAS, SQL)

Knowledge and experience using data visualizations software (e.g. Power BI)

No experience is required

Progressively responsible professional experience in public health or health care may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis

None

Preferred

PhD in Public Health or Master's degree in Public Health with emphasis in Epidemiology and two years of professional experience as Staff Epidemiologist

Two years of experience in Biostatistics/Statistics

Experience with data analysis in python, SQL, SAS

Experience in data visualization, setting objectives and goals, and tracking progress toward measures

Experience in building data collection tools and managing data

Experience in public health surveillance, informatics, or epidemiology

Company

City of Houston

Glassdoor3.2

The city also employs over 22,000 full-time staff to keep the city running.

Founded in 1836

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.houstontx.gov

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