Informatics Epidemiologist

Staffing Solutions Organization LLC (SSO), an affiliate of Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG), is focused on delighting clients with world-class managed staffing and talent consulting services. SSO is committed to a diverse workforce, which is a reflection of our clients and the people they serve.

An overview of the work, briefly summarizing the job, the main purpose, the objectives, and the results expected.

Informatics Epidemiologists provide: (1) Business and technical support to onboard or improve data connections and interoperability, (2) liaison services between the business side (epidemiologists) and the technical side (informaticians), and (3) support, analyze, and visualize infectious disease data as a member of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Team.  Work is performed under administrative direction. 

Informatics Epidemiologist II provides all the duties as above plus supervises the informatics epis, trains staff, and leads routine informatics meetings. 

 Knowledge, Skills and Certifications

Specific qualifications needed to perform the job including, necessary licenses, knowledge, skills, education, experience, training, and technical skills.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Information Systems, or related fields (Biology, Community Health, Informatics, Computer Sciences, Biostatistics etc.), and 4 years of relevant experience
• Communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Preferred:

       Master's Degree in Public Health, Information Systems, or related field and at least two years of relevant work experience

       Ability to speak and write in multiple languages

Knowledge of:   

       Principles and practices of epidemiology and public health surveillance

       Statistics and statistical software

       Data collection and management

       Coding languages (SAS, R, Python, SQL, Java, etc.)

       Health messaging (HL7, FHIR, electronic laboratory reports (ELR), electronic case reports (eCR))

       Surveillance systems including National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS), Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), Immunization Information System (ImmPact)

       Data visualization software (Tableau, ArcGIS, Power BI, etc.)

       Infectious diseases, including risk and transmission

       Medical terminology

       Word processing software, email and internet use, spreadsheets or analysis programs

Ability to:   

       Analyze public health data

       Draw logical inferences from data analysis

       Pay attention to detail

       Organize, disseminate, and report public health information

       Be flexible and reprioritize during the workday

       Work as a team leader and team member

       Communicate with local partners

       Work independently, including being a "self-starter"

       Facilitate groups

       Speak publicly

       Possess an attitude that fosters a respectful, non-threatening workplace environment

Duties and Deliverable (Outline of specific job duties)

Specific duties required of the resource, as well as any expected deliverables, including necessary travel expectations.

Informatics Epidemiologist:

Duties may include (each person may work on a subset of these duties and deliverables):

       Onboard new facilities for eCR and/or ELR

       Review and validate eCR and/or ELR messages

       Author and maintain reporting conditions in the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS)

       Support the Maine Immunization Registry

       Help improve automation of disease reports through workflow decision support

       Help improve automation of data review through python programming

       Onboard new Message Mapping Guides

       Build and automate data visualizations using Tableau

       Improve interoperability between data systems

       Coordinate with public health partners including federal CDC, local hospitals and providers offices, and Maine's Health Information Exchange (HIE) Health InfoNet

       Participate in data modernization planning, and goal execution

       Ensure progress towards grant objectives, and assist with grant writing

       Participate in exercises and planning efforts

       Participate in and contribute to overall Infectious Disease Program planning and evaluation activities.

       Additional duties as assigned

Informatics Epidemiologist II:

       All Informatics Epidemiologist duties as listed

       Supervise Informatics Epidemiologists and conduct weekly check ins and annual performance evaluations

       Help develop training materials and protocols

       Train new Informatics Epidemiologists with Maine CDC training materials and protocols

 Schedule

Summary of work schedule, including normal working hours, on-call expectations, allowed time off (which is non-billable), ability to work remote.

       These are full time 8 AM - 5 PM positions.  Normal schedule is M-F, but modified schedules may be required as needed by Maine CDC. 
Hours worked over 45 are paid on a straight basis (hour for hour compensation) when specifically pre-approved in writing by the Maine CDC manager. 

       Each resource must conform to the State working schedule (i.e., snow days, holidays etc.), if the State of Maine is working the contractor will be required to work.

       May routinely work remote up to (3) days per week after completing orientation and training.  Additional remote work may be pre-approved by the Maine CDC manager on a case-by-case basis.    

Compensation for roles at Staffing Solutions Organization LLC (SSO) varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.As required by applicable law, SSO provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role. In addition, SSO provides a range of benefits for this role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. Staffing Solutions Organization LLC is an e-Verify participant.