Wastewater Epidemiologist

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Wastewater Surveillance Epidemiologist - Maine CDC

The Wastewater Surveillance Epidemiologist provides: (1) coordination of wastewater surveillance activities, and (2) support and analysis of wastewater surveillance data as a member of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Team

Essential Job Functions: 

• Participate on a team as the wastewater surveillance epidemiologist for Maine
• Monitor, clean, and analyze wastewater surveillance disease data, prepare reports, and distribute data in a standardized way.
• Participate in federal and regional wastewater workgroups  
• Pilot and refine Maine’s wastewater response protocols in collaboration with stakeholders
• Collaborate with subject matter epidemiologists on pathogens in their respective areas (ie COVID, influenza, HAI etc.)
• Perform education and outreach activities, and serve as a point of contact for Maine CDC wastewater surveillance
• Responsible for grant objectives related to wastewater surveillance
• Participate in and contribute to overall Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program planning and evaluation activities
• Additional duties as reasonably assigned.
• Work is performed under administrative direction. 

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