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11/20/2019

Epidemiologist II

Franklin County Public Health

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As a public service agency, we know our greatest assets are the people behind the service. We recognize the value of our employees through competitive pay and an amazing benefit package for staff and their family. Franklin County Public Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce.

The FCPH value statement says it all: We serve our communities, our organization, and each other with Integrity, Accountability, Excellence, Respect and Humility.

Franklin County Public Health provides:

• Schedules to support a work/life balance.
• Robust benefits including medical, dental, vision, an employee assistance program and a flexible spending account.
• Life insurance, short and long term disability options are also offered.
• Vacation time, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays.
• And much more!

NOW HIRING: Epidemiologist II Grant-funded

This position serves as an intermediate-level professional epidemiologist, responsible for carrying out a broad and complex range of investigative, analytical epidemiologic activities and spatial analyses of opioid related data, demographic and health data to evaluate opioid determinants and assess opioid overdose rates within defined populations and/or geographic areas. To obtain high quality, comprehensive, and timelier data on overdose morbidity and mortality, and to use those data to inform prevention and response efforts.

Duties Include:

• Performs interdisciplinary research and analysis on opioid overdose deaths;
• Conducts public health impact assessments and performs onsite review as appropriate;
• Plans and conducts opioid public health investigations as part of the grant;
• Designs, manipulates, and uses databases for analysis of opioid deaths to assess potential responses to this public health crisis;
• Assists in creating an infrastructure for an innovative surveillance system that links de-identified health information;
• Works to establish a county-wide surveillance approach for first responder and social service risk factor data related to opioid use disorder;
• Executes ArcGIS apps and creates maps for visualization of data geographically;
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• A master’s degree with a focus in epidemiology and more than 2 years’ work experience in epidemiology in a public health agency OR
• A doctoral-level degree in epidemiology OR
• Non-epidemiology graduate degree with specific epidemiology training
• Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS software in mapping and spatial analysis of data
• Non-smoker

Salary: $25.60/hour to $32.00/hour. This is a non-exempt position.

Interested applicants should send:

1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. FCPH application (located: http://www.myfcph.org/careers)
4. Examples of work

TO: fcphjobs@franklincountyohio.gov with subject "Epidemiologist"

OR: Franklin County Public Health
Attn: Human Resources (Epidemiologist)
280 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4562

Deadline for Applying: External applicants (Until Filled)

No phone calls please. Franklin County Public Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. Learn more at www.MyFCPH.org.

This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon funding availability.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this position.

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