Battelle · 11 hours ago
Epidemiologist II
Portsmouth, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expBattelle is a research and development organization that supports government customers in various health-related initiatives. The Epidemiologist II role involves conducting epidemiologic analysis, health surveillance, and disease prevention strategies to improve health readiness for military personnel and their families.
Biotechnology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Conducts epidemiological analyses to include using in-theater, OCONUS, and CONUS military data systems and similar systems to conduct biosurveillance activities to collect, analyze, and report medical and environmental health data that directly contribute to operational decision support
Conducts epidemiological analyses related to injury prevention, tuberculosis, flu reporting, wounded, ill, and injured populations, healthcare associated infections, infectious disease, mental health/behavioral health conditions, deployment related conditions, and environmental health
Conducts comprehensive investigations to identify and characterize risk factors, assists development of strategies to reduce injury and disease incidence or mitigate health risk, evaluates and recommends methods of control including preventive measures
Conducts studies and develops metrics for evaluation of the effectiveness of public health programs, disease prevention programs, and health promotion activities to support data‐driven decisions
Performs a variety of detailed biostatistical analyses and applies knowledge of advanced statistical software (e.g., SAS) to tasks that involve large amounts of data or extensive data cleaning to evaluate epidemiological questions
Facilitates cross‐functional teams of professional and support personnel to conduct routine and non‐routine epidemiologic evaluations
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in related field Epidemiology, Public Health and 5 years of epidemiology work experience or a master's degree and 2 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
Two – Five years of epidemiology work experience in one or more specific areas of public health to include: health analytics, clinical health surveillance, disease surveillance, biosurveillance, population health, behavioral health, mental health, suicide analysis, deployment health, injury analysis, environmental health, occupational health, Industrial Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, medical readiness, acute and chronic disease and illness, health risk assessment, emerging PH threats, and disease investigation
A minimum of five years' experience using statistical programs, specifically Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
Advanced experience analyzing health care data and large, complex data sets
Advanced experience using epidemiological methods for public health surveillance and/or program evaluation
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required.)
Preferred
Strongly prefer 3-8 years of epidemiology work experience
Advanced knowledge of public health surveillance monitoring systems
Experience with military health care system data
Experience analyzing TMDS, HL7, DRSi, eDHA, DMDC, BECIR, PDTS, CAPER, SIDR
Extensive analytical experience in reviewing epidemiological data on issues such as injury prevention, tuberculosis, flu reporting, wounded, ill and injured populations, healthcare associated infections, infectious disease, mental health/behavioral health conditions, possible deployment related conditions, environmental health
Experience with DATA Step Processing, SQL Processing, SAS Macro Language, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, CDISC Standards, Data Management with Large Datasets (ETL)
SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9, SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
Experience in publishing and presenting findings at state and national conferences
Benefits
Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
Company
Battelle
Battelle Memorial Institute is a nonprofit research and development organization.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$422.1MKey Investors
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)National Science Foundation
2023-11-08Grant· $6.1M
2023-09-22Grant· $416M
Leadership Team
Lou Von Thaer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aimee Kennedy
SVP of Human Resources
Recent News
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