Senior Measles Epidemiologist

Working Conditions:
This role requires occasional and/or overnight travel.
This role performs work in a standard office environment.

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of diseases and public health topics.
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidance documents pertaining to diseases and public health topics.
• Skill in identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents.
• Skill in conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities, including selection and use of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public health surveillance systems.
• Skill in eliciting relevant information from patients in structured or unstructured telephone interviews.
• Skill in conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of diseases or public health topics.Skill in designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic investigations, including hypothesis generation.
• Skill in managing large datasets, performing complex data analyses, and identifying key findings.
• Skill in recommending evidence-based interventions and control measures in response to epidemiologic findings.
• Skill in preparing written and oral reports, presentations, and educational materials that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners.
• Skill in applying principles of informatics, including data collection, processing, and analysis, in support of epidemiologic practice.
• Demonstrated skill in statistical, analytical, and/or geospatial software (e.g., EpiInfo, SAS, ArcGIS, SQL, SPSS, R, Python, Stata, etc.).
• Ability to identify appropriate laboratory resources and use them appropriately.
• Ability to provide prompt, courteous, and helpful customer service.
• Ability to collaborate with others inside and outside the agency to identify public health problems and form recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using principles of risk communication where appropriate.
• Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Ability to appropriately document work activities and maintain organized records.