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State Of Vermont Dept Health · 1 week ago

Public Health Analyst II - Limited Service

Waterbury Center, VT

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

The Vermont Department of Health is currently seeking to hire a Public Health Analyst II in the Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit. This role involves analyzing data related to the health of incarcerated individuals and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to inform public health initiatives and support community health practitioners.

Responsibilities

Analyze data related to the health of incarcerated individuals and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Vermont

Conduct statistical analyses at a professional level, involving complex epidemiological analyses

Select statistical and epidemiological methodology, data analysis, performance measure monitoring, data visualization, report preparation and presentations

Independently conduct epidemiological analyses of public health and demographic data

Provide interpretation of data

Write reports, summaries and briefing documents

Give data-related presentations

Respond to internal and external data requests

Provide technical assistance regarding the utility and meaning of the data

Support annual grant writing and reporting

Perform other duties as requested

Qualification

Statistical analysisEpidemiological analysisData visualizationStatistical software SASStatistical software RStatistical software SPSSQuantitative analysisHealth surveillanceOutcome measures developmentQualitative data analysisOral communicationWritten communicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Master's degree or higher in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health or a social sciences discipline, including 6 credits in statistics at the graduate level AND one (1) year or more of professional level work in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data

Bachelor's degree in statistics, a health-related or social sciences discipline, including 12 college credits in statistics, research or computer sciences, and 6 of these credits must be in statistics AND two (2) years or more of professional level work in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data

Associate's degree in public health, health, scientific or informatics field AND four (4) years or more of experience in research, statistics, informatics or program evaluation where the activities include gathering, analyzing and interpreting statistical data

Expertise in Microsoft Office and statistical analysis software (SAS, R, or SPSS) is required

Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position

Ability to work independently and be motivated to become the Department's subject matter expert in population-level carceral health-related public health data and COPD surveillance

Preferred

Quantitative analysis experience, including complex sample analysis

Experience with state-level, population-based health surveillance

Development of outcome measures

Competence in analyzing and solving complex and difficult problems

Superior oral and written communication skills, including competence in explaining statistical and qualitative data to program managers as well as diverse audiences with varying skills and experience using data

Flexibility and adaptation in working with different teams and managing many different projects at once

Ability to integrate into multidisciplinary teams effectively

Proficiency with statistical software, including SAS, R, or SPSS

Experience with epidemiological study design and literature review

Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis