STD Prevention Epidemiologist (Epidemiologist 2)

Job number: REQ-50850

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), HIV, STD and TB section  in Portland, OR is recruiting for a STD Prevention Epidemiologist to lead STD prevention surveillance and epidemiological activities in order to meet population-level public health goals to decrease the transmission, prevalence, and impact of HIV and STDs.

What will you do?
As the STD Prevention Epidemiologist, you will lead STD data analysis and dissemination activities for the HIV-STD -TB section of the Public Health Division, to ensure required variables for reportable STD cases are collected from local health departments and medical providers and submitted in a timely and accurate manner to CDC. 

In this role, you will plan, design, and analyze epidemiologic data to assess factors affecting STD transmission in Oregon.  Also, you will ensure STD data is made available and updated regularly on the OHA STD program website using Tableau and other software.

Additionally, you will lead cooperative agreement activities associated with STD surveillance and the use of STD data for program improvement and work collaboratively with other epidemiologists and staff on STD related database design, development, and maintenance.

As the STD surveillance lead, you will prepare and deliver presentations and trainings on STD epidemiology and trends, in various settings.  Further, you will contribute data and evaluation content for grant applications and progress reports.  You will contribute to geo-mapping of STD occurrence to focus efforts in communities and local areas most impacted.

What are we looking for?

Requested Skills

• A master’s degree in community public health, epidemiology, biostatistics or a closely related field AND three years of experience in epidemiology, community health, biostatistics or research analysis of which one year must have been in a supervising, lead worker, or project leadership role; OR A bachelor's degree in community public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a closely related field AND four years of experience in epidemiology, community health, biostatistics or research analysis of which one year must have been in a supervising, lead worker, or project leadership role.
• Experience in communicable disease epidemiology which includes study design, analysis and interpretation based on facts.
• Experience with data collection, database management and development, relational databases and public health informatics.
• Experience with data visualization and communicating data visually to a variety of stakeholders online.
• Experience working on federal grants and cooperative agreements for public health programs.
• Experience communicating highly technical data and information concisely and clearly to stakeholders as well as a variety of audiences in consultation and formal training settings.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

Contact Information

Cyndi Phipps-Roman 503-569-0066

www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/pages/index.aspx