Epidemiologist 1 - COVID-19 Pregnancy Registry - Washington State Department of Health
Description:
Washington State Department of Health Job Announcement
COVID-19 Pregnancy Registry – Epidemiologist 1
Zoonotic/Vector-borne/Cross-cutting Program, Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Washington State Department of Health
Note: We have 1 full-time (40 hours/week) position available. This is a 14-month temporary, project position, potentially extendable depending on grant funding.
The duty station is homebased. Standard business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Salary range: $62,748-$82,344 Annually (5% additional if a King County resident)
Application Process: Apply by emailing deborah.mbotha@doh.wa.gov with your interest and include both a CV or resume and a cover letter. In addition, complete the online DOH application COVID-19 Sr. Epidemiologist and Epidemiologist 1, 2 and 3 (all Non-Medical) - PROJECT - DOH4990 for an Epidemiologist 1 position.
- Please also include your interest in this position in your DOH application’s cover letter.
First applicant review will occur on 05/12/21, position will be open until filled.
Description:
The COVID in Pregnancy Expanded Surveillance (CIPES) project is a new activity structured around state-level implementation of the CDC COVID reporting pregnancy module. The goal of this project is to establish expanded surveillance to identify and describe the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection across the course of pregnancy through delivery; and use this information to develop programs and activities that prevent adverse SARS-CoV-2 outcomes from the pre- and perinatal periods. CIPES project is housed within the Washington State Department of Health (DOH)’s Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Cross-cutting Disease Program, which seeks to protect and improve the health of all Washingtonians using a One Health approach involving intra- and inter-agency collaborations for effective disease surveillance and response. Our cross-cutting approach offers big-picture capacity, including molecular epidemiology, data linkage, surge support, and field readiness.
This position will support ongoing CIPES project work with data management and analysis, supported by the existing CIPES project coordinator.
The successful candidate for this position will have experience in public health surveillance, descriptive data analysis using R programming, data cleaning and quality control, and data management. The candidate will ideally have some experience working with and linking large datasets, as well as working in REDCap. Project activities will include working with the project coordinator in overseeing data collection, entry and quality control checks, implementing survey sampling frameworks, and collaborating with the project coordinator to establish linkages to other state datasets. This position will also participate in data transmission and reporting to CDC, data manipulation and statistical analysis, healthcare provider outreach and reporting related to the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and at delivery.
Required Qualifications
A Master’s degree or higher in epidemiology;
OR
A Master’s degree or higher in public health or a closely allied field including 12 graduate quarter hours or equivalent (500 level or above) in epidemiology and 12 graduate quarter hours or equivalent in biostatistics.
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in data entry, quality control and management.
- Demonstrated experience using REDCap.
- Demonstrated experience working with R programming software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
- Demonstrated experience using MS Word and MS Excel.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated experience working effectively and cooperatively with others in a team environment.
- Ability to interact effectively with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational and professional backgrounds and persons of all ages and lifestyle preferences.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is an equal opportunity employer. DOH strives to create a working environment that is inclusive and respectful. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of our workforce.