EPIDEMIOLOGIST 1 - 09302025-71585

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, POLICY, PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a masters degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics or health informatics.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a masters degree in a health science, biomedical science or environmental science field with two years work experience in epidemiology.

Overview

Under direction, is responsible for professional scientific and epidemiological assessments of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. An incumbent in this class manages data and conducts epidemiological evaluations and studies in communicable and environmental diseases and general population health. The incumbent also participates in making health and risk assessments and provides expertise to health department physicians, medical professionals, other departmental personnel and environmental regulatory personnel. This class differs from that of Epidemiologist 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for work of greater scope and responsibility and may supervise.

Responsibilities

1. Monitors and reports incidences of diseases or events to local, state and federal agencies to understand the distribution of diseases throughout the state.
2. Conducts basic descriptive epidemiologic analyses and reports findings to supervisor. Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits and verifies information or data.
3. Collects population based information from public health partners and stakeholders to ultimately reduce the incidence and spread of disease.
4. Conducts surveillance activities for diseases and identifies health events. Identifies data sources that can be used to identify health related events.
5. Provides guidance on standards and technical support to stakeholders or other groups on technical, systems, or process related topics.
6. Participates in the design and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selections and analyses. Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
7. Participates in the development, design or creation of new applications, ideas, relationships, strategies, systems or products.
8. Communicates epidemiologic findings of diseases and health events to stakeholders.

Competencies (KSA's)

1. Instills Trust
2. Nimble Learning
3. Manages Complexity
4. Resourcefulness
5. Tech Savvy

Knowledges:

1. Epidemiology
2. Physical Sciences
3. Public Health

Skills:

1. Active Learning and Listening
2. Critical Thinking
3. Complex Problem Solving
4. Mathematics
5. Reading Comprehension

Abilities:

1. Deductive Reasoning
2. Inductive Reasoning
3. Information Ordering
4. Problem Sensitivity
5. Speech Recognition

Tools & Equipment

1. Personal Computer
2. Telephone
3. Fax Machine, Printer, Scanner, Copy Machine
4. Calculator
5. Electronic Devices

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.