Epidemiologist Ii

**Job Number**:394421**

**Description**

**BID/**JOB** **ANNOUNCEMENT**

**Epidemiologist II**

**Department of **Public Health**

**Number of Positions: 2**

**This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.**

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**Mission**
- CDPH works with communities and partners to create _an equitable_, safe, resilient and Healthy Chicago._

Under supervision, the person in this position will be assessing and guiding infectious disease surveillance, analyzing surveillance and public health intervention data.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES**
- Analyzes surveillance data to track the cause, effect, and course of epidemics (e.g., prevalence, incidence, time trends, risk factors on various populations)
- Assists senior staff in the analysis of epidemiological data and the preparation of narrative reports describing the causes of morbidity and mortality
- Writes programs or uses various software (e.g., SAS) to generate complex data summaries, tables, charts, and graphic displays or to perform difficult manipulation of data
- Locates, organizes, and summarizes epidemiological literature for inclusion in reports or for use as background material on new areas of investigation
- Assists senior staff in designing surveys for data collection and reporting
- Works with senior staff in designing disease intervention programs and in recommending program changes based on the analysis of epidemiological data
- Validates the integrity of databases by generating tabular summaries to check for inconsistencies and devises statistical procedures to resolve discrepancies
- Assists in identifying new causes and risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality, conducting special studies, and researching information from local health agencies
- Monitors the timely collection of data from department clinics
- Oversees the development and maintenance of databases on health-related issues and collaborates with City departments on shared databases
- Submits research for presentation at national and local scientific conferences
- Responds to requests for epidemiological data as appropriate (e.g., collaborates with outside public health agencies and universities), as needed
- Provides information to senior staff for inclusion in research and grant proposals, as needed

**Location**:
**Chicago **Department of Public Health, Syndemic Infectious Disease Bureau**Address**:
**1340 S Damen **Ave, 4**th** Floor, Chicago, IL 60608**

**Days**:
**Monday
- Friday**

**Hours**:
**8:30 am
- 4:30 pm**

**THIS P**OSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE**

**Qualifications**

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Statistics, Mathematics, or a directly related field, plus three years of epidemiological work experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience provided that the minimum degree requirement is met.

**Selection Criteria**
- Master's Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Mathematics, or a directly related field.
- Proficiency using SAS statistical/analytical software package and data processing and analysis of complex, relational databases, and XML files.
- Experience in data analysis and management to assist in the preparation of statistical reports by producing and describing summary tables, charts, and graphs.
- Experience in cleaning, matching, and merging records between large datasets.
- Experience conducting epidemiological research
- Previous work experience related to HIV/STI, Viral Hepatitis and Mpox
- Experience in research methods and techniques used in conducting public health studies.
- Previous experience with public health care trends, issues, programs, and services, treatments, standards, and procedures- Knowledge of infectious disease epidemiology is plus.-
- Skills:- Ability to prepare clear and concise reports;-
- Ability to perform public speaking-
- Must perform duties independently but confer with the supervisor when complex scenarios are present.-
- Ability to support grant proposals, grant narratives, and workplan.-
- Ability to work effectively with a personal computer and learn new software tools.**ALL** **REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY** **AND** **ALL** **APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR** **CITY** **EMPLOYMENT.**

***
- The City of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer***

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