EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Master's Degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or other similar master's level degree as approved by USAFSAM/PHR
• Strong knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health
• Current in Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training or able to complete HIPAA training within one month of employment
• Expertise in utilizing surveillance systems and capable of learning and utilizing health surveillance systems: Air Force Disease Reporting Surveillance internet (AFDRSi), Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), Air Force Mortality Registry, Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System - Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC), the Executive Information Decision and Support Data Mart (EIDS M2), Standard Ambulatory Disease Registry (SADR), Standard Inpatient Disease Registry (SIDR), and Aeromedical Services Information Management System (ASIMS)
• Expertise in utilizing (electronic) medical record and laboratory data systems to utilize the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), Military Health Systems Genesis (MHS Genesis) and Health Level 7 (HL7)
• Expertise and capability to utilize Microsoft Office, SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide
• Knowledgeable with using R and/or STATA
• Expertise and capability to utilize USAFSAM/PHR data repositories
• Advanced analytical skills in public health/epidemiology and epidemiological study design and execution
• Experience and knowledge of descriptive statistics, measures of association, determining statistical significance, and modeling of data
• Expertise and capability to create research protocols for prioritized research areas and submit these protocols to the appropriate institutional review board (IRB)
• Expertise in using descriptive statistics, MS Office, and Adobe Acrobat
• Current in Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO) training and Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) or able to complete training within one month of employment
• Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with the company, and the company must provide a copy to the Program Manager of this effort
• Signed NDA in place based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information; NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance

Nice to have:

• Experience within a health analytics related field and working with DAF related data

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays including: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Important Details

• Schedule: Normally Monday-Friday 0730-1630; may require work after duty hours in support of specific tasks; will not exceed 40 hours per week
• Start date: Immediate hire upon contract award and completion of all background and security investigations
• Team: 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW)

About the Company

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. (LTSI) provides staffing services to federal Government agencies globally, connecting opportunities to people. As a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), LTSI provides administrative, project management, and medical staffing support services. They are also a Member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP).