About This Role
The Epidemiologist plays a crucial role in supporting the Fishers Health Department's mission to enhance community health through data-driven decision-making and evidence-informed public health practices. This position is ideal for a candidate who possesses strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, and is capable of working both independently and collaboratively across various departmental programs.
Responsibilities
- Research, collect, analyze, and interpret epidemiologic data to identify community health trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for public health intervention.
- Coordinate the Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), including data collection, analysis, community engagement, and progress monitoring.
- Develop and maintain analytical databases, dashboards, and reporting tools to support public health surveillance and departmental decision-making.
- Develop and maintain departmental performance measures, key indicators, and systems to monitor progress toward strategic goals and program objectives.
- Design and conduct program evaluations to assess effectiveness, outcomes, and opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with program staff to establish measurable objectives, evaluate performance, and recommend evidence-informed improvements.
- Coordinate preparation of monthly Board of Health reports and the department's annual report.
- Support departmental strategic planning, quality improvement, and public health accreditation activities.
- Coordinate assigned public health projects and initiatives, including developing work plans, tracking timelines and deliverables, and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders.
- Research emerging public health practices and interventions to inform program development, innovation, and improvement.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and data visualizations that communicate findings and recommendations to department leadership, staff, and community partners.
- Provide technical assistance to staff regarding data collection, analysis, program evaluation, and performance reporting.
- Support communicable disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, and public health emergency response activities as needed.
- Assist with grant-funded initiatives, including data analysis, performance measurement, project coordination, and reporting.
- Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, or a closely related field required; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in epidemiology, public health analytics, program evaluation, and related work required.
