Epidemiologist- Grant Funded

FORT BEND COUNTY
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
JOB TITLE: EPIDEMIOLOGIST – GRANT FUNDED POSITION EXPECTED TO END IN 12-18 MONTHS

Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. We have capitalized on not only the creed of our location, but on the "quality of life" for our families to call home. Our employees are the key to our success and the heartbeat of our foundation. The diversity and inclusivity of our community is our strength and at the forefront of a workplace environment welcoming to all. Live Here! Work Here!

JOB SUMMARY:
Monitors the health of the community and investigates health events. Provides technical guidance to develop and implement disease surveillance systems for prevention, treatment, and follow-up procedures in response to disease outbreaks, bioterrorism events or other events of public health importance. Participates in planning of programs, policies or objectives for own work group and department.
This is a grant-funded position expected to end in 12-18 months.
 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Participates in developing epidemiologic investigations. Uses established scientific and technical methods and practices to identify and evaluate a wide range of health conditions within an assigned program area, to recognize public health problems pertinent to the population, and to determine feasibility of and approach to epidemiologic investigations.
• Identifies surveillance data needs, implements new or revises existing surveillance systems, reports key findings from the surveillance system, and supports evaluation of surveillance systems.
• Build expertise for healthcare and community outbreak response and infection prevention and control.
•Assist in outbreak disease investigation, public health follow up and reporting to Local, State and Federal Partners.
•Provides scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and nonprofit health and health-related state and local agencies and organizations.
•Conducts literature reviews and assists in preparing reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information using behavioral science, demographic and epidemiologic analytic techniques, and evaluation.
•May provide administrative leadership and technical guidance to lower-level professional, technical, and administrative support staff, as assigned.
•Maintains an accurate database of key response partners in the county, which would provide rapid communication of health information, alerts and guidance.
•Uses efficient electronic tracking system (e.g. the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System, Epi Info, Texas Health Trace, EzEpi) for maintaining and analyzing County communicable disease reports.
•Develops processes to promote quality and efficiency in reporting.
 

Job No: 2024-5785
•Assists with planning coordinating efforts to gain National Pharmaceutical Stockpile or other rapid response resources in Fort Bend County.
•Participates in rotation of 24/7 call for communicable disease reports.
•Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers.
 

REQUIREMENTS:
•Bachelor’s degree or other non-epidemiology professional degree or certification.
•2 years experience performing epidemiology work.
•Knowledge of data processing software, statistical software, computing systems, data analysis programs and computer programming methods preferred. Experience with R Program, SAS, SPSS, Excel preferred.
•Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills, ability to deal effectively with the public and other employees.
•Ability to use statistical software. Experience collecting and analyzing statistical data, applications of principles and methods of epidemiology and biostatistics.
•Spanish language ability is highly preferred.

DURATION: 12-18 months
To be considered for employment, all interested candidates must complete the required Fort Bend County online employment application located at www.fortbendcounty.jobs
All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS). Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits.
Fort Bend County is an equal opportunity employer, committed to non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy status (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, political affiliation or beliefs, or any other classification protected by state, federal and local laws, unless such classification is a bona fide occupational qualification.
 

For more information on Fort Bend County's Title VI / Nondiscrimination Statement, visit www.fbctx.gov/comply
 

Fort Bend County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. FBC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state and local laws regarding disability discrimination and accommodation.