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Department Of Health & Human Services
At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.
About The Position
The Epidemiologist position is in the Public Health Division within the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department at the County of Marin. The Epidemiology Program is a busy and dynamic environment with a high value placed on collaboration, curiosity, initiative, and attention to quality. The position has frequent interaction with the Epidemiology Program team and staff from throughout HHS, and their work is used to inform and drive public health programming and policy. Under the general supervision of the Epidemiology Program Manager, the Epidemiologist is responsible for disease surveillance, program evaluation and performance management, and other epidemiologic activities as assigned supporting the Division and HHS.
The Epidemiologist works with internal and external partners to understand data needs; designs and implements data collection and manages data systems; collects, manages, analyzes, visualizes, interprets, and presents data; and translates data findings into data visualizations, presentations, reports, newsletters, and on-line data platforms. They may collaborate with others in the specification and building of data systems. They also provide technical assistance and training on data, analyses, and study design. They work closely with HHS program staff to assist in tracking, translating, and communicating program successes and they work with various data platforms to track and visualize community health.
There is currently one full-time (1.0 FTE) position available with the possibility of additional positions hired from this recruitment.
About You
Our Highly Qualified Candidate
The ideal candidate for this position has demonstrated strong data analysis and visualization skills (e.g. epidemiologic data analytic skills and experience cleaning and analyzing large datasets, experience with R statistical programming language, and experience visualizing data using Power BI and Arc GIS data visualization software) as well as the ability to effectively translate data to the public. The ideal candidate has at least six months of full-time epidemiology experience working in a County, State, or other territorial program. They possess strong attention to detail, excellent critical thinking skills, strong interpersonal communications skills, and the ability to adapt well and multi-task in a fast-paced dynamic environment. They can collaborate effectively with multiple team members from different disciplines. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable of a wide range of available data sources, and can analyze electronic medical records, population health data, social service program information, or other databases in addition to standard public health databases. The ideal candidate also has experience in designing or leading program evaluation efforts.
Qualifications
Knowledge of
- Principles and methods of bio-statistics and demography.
- Principles and procedures of epidemiology research including survey design, data management and statistical analysis.
- Theory, practice and application of epidemiological methodologies, including methods used in specialized fields.
- Etiology and treatment of communicable and chronic diseases.
- Statistical principles and many statistical approaches to a problem.
- Prospective studies, retrospective studies, cross-sectional studies and the strengths and limitations of each option.
- State and local laws, regulations and policies governing the investigation and reporting of communicable diseases.
- Public health issues and trends.
- Software applications utilized in epidemiology and biostatistics.
Ability to
- Plan and manage based on focused analysis multiple community-based projects.
- Implement various research studies and analyze data from a variety of statistical sources.
- Work independently as part of an achievement-orientated team, and provide direction to staff engaged in epidemiological investigations.
- Prepare statistics and analyze data through the use of computer generated epidemiological spreadsheets and statistical packages commonly available.
- Identify potential communicable or acute health risks, and track cases.
- Communicate effectively, including writing proposals, technical reports and making presentations.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of health professionals, County agencies and employees, community agencies and the public regarding sensitive health issues.
- Exercise sound independent judgment within established procedural guidelines and policies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
By the time of appointment, possess a master or doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health with a specialization in epidemiology. Some experience in the field of epidemiology performing study design, implementation, or analysis is desirable.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your GovernmentJobs.com account to view these emails.
Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill the current vacancy, and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice LiveScan background check prior to appointment.
Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director, at 415-473-2095. If you have questions concerning this position announcement, please contact at Sarah Githens at sarah.githens@marincounty.gov.
PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.
COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage.
Paid Time Off: Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.
Health Plan: Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.
Retirement: Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.
IRS 457 Plan: Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.
Retiree Medical: The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.
For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.
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QUALIFYING EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: The minimum qualifications for the position are as follows:
By the time of appointment, possess a master or doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health with a specialization in epidemiology. Some experience in the field of epidemiology performing study design, implementation, or analysis is desirable
Please tell us how you meet the minimum requirements listed above. For education, please list your relevant college level coursework, dates courses taken, and school attended. For experience, please include the name of employer(s), dates worked, your exact duties, and number of hours worked per week.
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Do you possess a Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or Public Health with a specialization in epidemiology? (List your degree in the education section of the standard application).
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If you qualify via a Public Health degree with a specialization in Epidemiology, is your Epidemiology specialization formally noted on your transcript/a formal part of your degree?
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NARRATIVE QUESTIONS (Please Answer All Questions Below)
Please note: If you do not possess any experience, please state "No Experience" in the space provided.
Do you have 6 months or more of paid full-time (24+ hours/week) experience working in a County, State, or other territorial program as an epidemiologist?
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If yes to question number 4, please tell us the name of the organization, the title of your position, and the duration of this experience.
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This position will necessitate the independent use of R programming language for basic and complex data analysis. Which of the following tasks have you done in your paid full-time (24+ hours/week) epidemiology positions that you are able to execute in R with minimal supervision? Please select all that apply.
- Cleaning raw data
- Merging datasets
- Descriptive analysis
- Disease modeling, trend analysis, or other more complex analytics
- Documenting code
- Translating code from other languages to R
- De-duplication/person indexing
- All of the above
- None of the above/no R experience
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This position will require the candidate to create data visualizations, including geospatial displays of data. Which of the following software packages have you used in your paid full-time (24+ hours/week) epidemiology positions that are you able to use for data visualization with minimal supervision? Please select all that apply.
- ArcGIS
- PowerBI
- Tableau
- R
- Excel
- Other (please specify in question #8)
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If you marked "other" for question #7, please specify the software packages you have used.
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Please select which of these you have paid full-time (24+ hours/week) epidemiology work experience in:
- Epidemiologic study design
- Qualitative data collection
- Quantitative data collection
- Qualitative data analysis
- Quantitative data analysis
- Development of analysis plans to address public health surveillance questions
- Development of program evaluation plans
- Performance management and/or quality improvement
- Project management with collaborators outside your immediate workgroup
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