About This Role
An Epidemiologist independently plans, designs, and coordinates teamwork for epidemiological studies, managing large databases, statistically analyzing data, and interpreting findings. This role focuses on conducting surveillance of injury hazards in military populations, identifying risk factors, and evaluating preventive measures.
Responsibilities
- Independently plan, design, coordinate necessary teamwork, manage survey data, manage large epidemiologic databases, statistically analyze data, and interpret findings
- Conduct surveillance of injury hazards in active duty military and dependent populations, identify risk factors for these hazards, and identify and/or evaluate preventive measures to reduce these hazards
- Actively seek and learn new approaches to specific design or analytical problems through reviews of the scientific literature, consultations with subject matter experts, and/or education in technological, methodological, or other advances in the field of epidemiology
- Keep abreast of latest developments and other data sources in epidemiology and injury surveillance
- Communicate epidemiologic findings at scientific and technical conferences, work groups, and meetings of high-ranking officials
- Document results of epidemiological findings in the form of U.S. Army Public Health Center (USAPHC) technical reports and manuscripts of sufficient quality for submission to peer-reviewed journals
Requirements
- Degree with major study in an academic field related to the health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position
- At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional medical officer or scientist studying the occurrence of disease or other health-related conditions in specified populations or in specific groups of individuals
- Examples of qualifying experience may include overseeing public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement; providing expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection and analysis; and/or communicating research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public
- For foreign education, documentation must be provided indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States
Important Details
- Your resume must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week
