EPIDEMIOLOGIST IV

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

EPIDEMIOLOGIST IV

Department Of Public Health

(Disease Control)

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $103,176

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 4/2/2025

Mission: CDPH works with communities and partners to create an equitable, safe, resilient and Healthy Chicago

WORKING ON THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DISEASE CONTROL CONGREGATE SETTINGS TEAM

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) mitigates the spread of infectious diseases and communicates scientific and medical concepts to minimize transmission of emerging infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic placed a large burden on higher risk congregate settings. Healthcare workers are faced with infection control challenges as they care for patients and prevent the spread of healthcare associated infections within their workplaces. As a part of the Disease Control Bureau Congregate Settings team, you will lead surveillance projects in collaboration with other Congregate Settings Unit leadership and oversee epidemiologic analyses to inform infection prevention and control mitigation strategies.

ROLE SUMMARY

The position applies high level analytical methods and techniques to support activities of the Healthcare and Congregate Settings (HCS) Unit. As a leadership member of the CDPH Epidemiologist team in the Healthcare and Congregate Settings Unit, the EPIDEMIOLOGIST IV performs advanced research and analysis of data from settings that include acute care hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, dialysis centers, outpatient facilities, shelters, correctional facilities, and schools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planning & Analysis.

Analyzes surveillance data to track cases and outbreaks within healthcare facilities and other congregate settings (e.g., prevalence, incidence, epidemic curves, risk factors for various populations), with a specific focus on multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs). Oversees collection and reporting of laboratory and case reporting data. Guides team epidemiologists in uses of various software programs (e.g., SAS, ArcGIS) to generate data summaries, tables, charts, and graphic displays or to perform difficult manipulation of data. Reviews and contributes to the design and quality improvement of data collection tools for laboratory and epidemiological data. Identifies methods to improve congregate facility response and facility-based outbreak monitoring, conducting observational epidemiologic studies and researching information from federal, state, and local health agencies. Evaluates disease intervention programs and recommends program changes to mitigate transmission and improve outcomes within high-risk populations.

Subject Matter Expert.

Strong analytical skills and experience with SAS and other analytic tools. Proficiency in programming and analysis using SAS as well as, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Experience in survey design and contact tracing tools such as REDCap, Salesforce, Epi Info. Ability to read and interpret such documents as clinical laboratory test results, technical reports, ability to utilize computers and applications. Basic knowledge of laboratory methods and field operations. Prepares presentations and reports to communicate insights from data and analyses to diverse audiences, including members of the public and the scientific community.

Management.

This role supervises the Healthcare and Congregate Settings Unit Epidemiologist team and provides guidance for their research. Reviews reports prepared by team epidemiologists for review by CDPH leadership. Identifies training needs for Epidemiologist team. Supports development and writing of program-specific protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Supports grant writing, monitoring and reporting of grant deliverables.

Additional duties may be required for this position

LOCATION:

1340 S. Damen

Chicago IL, 60608

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday through Friday

8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Flex

Some additional hours may be required in case of public health emergency.

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Public Health, Statistics, Mathematics, or a directly related field, plus five years of experience performing epidemiological and statistical analysis work.

Licensure, Certification or Other Qualifications

None

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a Oral Presentation and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

* Previous experience in epidemiological and statistical methods used in assessing, analyzing and reporting epidemiological and programmatic data.

* Previous supervisory experience in program management.

* Previous experience in writing grant proposals, and/or contract budgets, narratives, and workplans & maintain effective working relationships with a variety of agencies and programs.

* Previous experience publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals.

* Previous experience in carrying out epidemiological studies or evaluation of public health interventions.

* Previous experience in survey research and design experience.

* Previous experience in the use of SAS, Power BI, STATA and other statistical programs.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

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The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor