Immunizations Surveillance Epidemiologist
Company: WiredPeople, Inc.
Location: Tallahassee
Posted on: March 17, 2023
Job Description:
Overview:This Immunizations Surveillance Epidemiologist is a
member of an interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists and public
health consultants assisting Florida in reaching its strategic
public health goals. - Candidates will be required to work onsite
in Tallahassee, FL alongside this -interdisciplinary team.Essential
Functions:
Assist in the design, implementation,
management, and analysis of immunizations surveys.Lead integration
of the National Immunizations Surveys and Florida SHOTS (Florida's
immunization registry) for state-level vaccination coverage
assessment. Coordinate surveillance activities statewide on
immunizations status surveillance, including conducting statistical
analysis of immunizations surveillance data to define and monitor
immunizations rates and trends in immunization practices.Coordinate
activities related to the grant (ensure all grant deliverables are
being met, do quarterly reports). Assist county health departments
in the design and evaluation of health initiatives aimed at
improving immunization rates.Work with the Florida SHOTS Business
Analyst to respond to data requests from partners.Review existing
data sources on immunization status and vaccination exemptions as
well as look at trends over time for immunization status indicators
and review existing reports on a regular basis. Identify and
validate new data sources for immunization status and trends in
immunization status. Review policies, guidance documents, and data
collection tools to see if we are making the right recommendations
and collecting the right data in the right ways. Review current
interoperability functionality between Merlin (Florida's reportable
disease surveillance system) and Florida SHOTS to assess what
additional updates need to be made. Ensure those updates are
entered into the appropriate change management software,
prioritized for release, and tested prior to release. Update web
content.Qualifications:
Excellent written and oral
communication skills. Strong data analysis and data visualization
skills and a firm understanding of public health surveillance,
syndromic surveillance and surveillance system evaluation
methodologies.Experience with analysis -software such as SAS, SQL,
Access and/or other analytical tools (R, SPSS) and experience with
GIS.MPH, MSPH, or MS in epidemiology, or equivalent degree
including completion of at least three graduate-level epidemiology
courses and two graduate-level biostatistics courses.WiredPeople
provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to
federal law requirements, WiredPeople complies with applicable
state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in
every location in which the company has facilities. This policy
applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including
recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff,
recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation -and
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Keywords: WiredPeople, Inc., Tallahassee , Immunizations Surveillance Epidemiologist, Other , Tallahassee, Florida
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