Epidemiologist

Overview

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of mathematics or statistics; and a minimum of two (2) years of research, evaluation, or epidemiologic experience; OR Associate's degree in a related field and five years of such experience; OR Master’s degree in public health or a related field and a minimum of one (1) year of research, evaluation or epidemiologic experience.
• Experience working with relational databases, SQL Programming, SAS, SPSS or other statistical software.
• Experience working with HIV/AIDS population data, preferred but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Evaluation Coordinator for the Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment Project (RIA) .
• Develop an understanding of the evidence-base for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral treatment, and factors that impact the time between diagnosis and the start of antiretroviral medications.
• Apply and evaluate Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Timely (SMART) objectives for program evaluation.
• Prepare and facilitate monthly RIA team evaluation meetings, including developing agendas, compiling minutes, and preparing and presenting program data.
• Coordinate and participate in supervisory trainings, including the distribution of relevant materials.
• Develop report materials in collaboration with managers and relevant staff; use SAS reports and macros to ensure that reports can be run quickly and routinely; and review materials with appropriate staff to ensure functionality.
• Organize and maintain related documents on the secure local area network and Microsoft Teams.
• Maintain strict adherence to all confidentiality and security policies.
• Identify and monitor the clusters of concern using HIV case surveillance data within New York State .
• Conduct space-time heatmap analysis; routinely update and run SAS programs; and update summary files.
• Conduct molecular cluster analysis using programs developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Disseminate cluster-related output files to appropriate offices.
• Analyze the cluster-related output files, develop cluster narratives, and contribute to cluster-related discussions.
• Monitor clusters of concern and update the cluster team about changes.
• Develop and maintain the cluster reports within the New York Electronic HIV Management System for follow-up and analysis.
• Draft quarterly cluster report forms for submission to CDC.
• Write, run, and interpret results of SAS queries related cluster activities.
• Conduct data analysis and perform quality checks of data products developed by DART .
• Take lead on conducting data analysis on selected topics, creating abstracts, developing manuscripts and presenting findings.
• Assist in performing data quality checks of routine data products.
• Ensure that activities are implemented in compliance with public health law and regulations.

Special Notes