COVID-19 Epidemiologist ll

Do you have excellent data analytic skills? Do you have at least one year of experience with data modeling in R data or other statistical software? If this is you, then what are you waiting for? The Office of Communicable Diseases needs you as a Respiratory Biostatistician/Epidemiologist to join the respiratory disease team's response efforts by analyzing COVID-19 and other infectious disease surveillance data and providing epidemiological support to the  Disease Response, Evaluation, Analysis, and Monitoring Program (DREAM).  In order to be successful in the position, you will need to have experience using R or other statistical software, and have at least 1 year of health-related data analysis experience. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert for statistical analysis. Excellent written and verbal communications is a must. Due to the nature of this position, compliance to the Utah Department of Health Employee Immunization policy is required. Local travel is required for the position.


Why You Should Join Our Team
This is your opportunity to make a difference in respiratory disease response and in preventing infectious diseases in Utah. Along with the satisfaction of bringing clear health data to the public, you will receive great health and retirement benefits, such as, generous paid time off so you can have a positive work life balance. Click here to view a summary of all the benefits we offer.

Health Insurance - Public Employee Health Program (PEHP):

• 3 medical plan options. Choose a Traditional or High Deductible Health Plan. There is an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other medical insurance coverage.

• 5 dental plan options, with an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other dental insurance coverage.

• 4 vision plan options under EyeMed or OptiCare

Retirement - Utah Retirement Systems (URS):

• Employees who have any service credit with an employer covered by the Utah Retirement Systems prior to 7/1/2011 are in the Tier I Public Employees System.

• Employees hired on or after 7/1/2011 and who have never been in the URS retirement system have two options for retirement in the Tier II System. 

  • Tier 2 Hybrid Retirement System. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary between both plans (pension and 401(k))

  • Tier 2 Defined Contribution Plan. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary to a 401(k) plan only.  

• Employer contributions to your 401(k) are vested after four years.

Paid Time Off:

• Annual leave and sick leave are accrued at 4 hours per pay period each (4 hours annual, 4 hours sick).

• Annual leave amounts increase with years of service. 

• We have 12 paid holidays.

Principal Duties 
As a Respiratory Diseases Biostatistician/Epidemiologist, you will be responsible for a variety of activities that support COVID-19, Influenza, RSV and other infectious disease surveillance and data analysis. These activities include:

• Assessing and improving data quality.
• Conducting complex data analyses including data modeling.
• Summarizing data and creating data visualizations.
• Performing geospatial analyses.
• Writing reports.
• Creating presentations.
• Making recommendations based on analysis results.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has at least 2 years of health-related data analysis experience
• Has a knowledge of infectious disease transmission, process, and control
• Has at least 1 year of experience using R statistical software
• Has experience with R Shiny package
• Has a Master's degree or higher in Biostatistics, Public Health/Epidemiology, or Statistics

• Experience using R
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Public Health, Statistics, or related field
• At least 1 year of health-related data analysis experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Working Conditions

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• Standard Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Hybrid teleworking is available.

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.