EPIDEMIOLOGIST IV

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

EPIDEMIOLOGIST IV

{Communicable Disease}

Department of Public Health

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $103,176.00/Year

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 03/12/2025

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

Under general supervision, performs professional work of the most complex nature typically requiring the application of advanced research and analysis methods and supervises lower-level epidemiologists, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

* Collaborates with CD Program leadership on program wide planning and strategy

* Guides team of Epidemiologists in use of various software programs, conducts one on ones with supervised staff and assign tasks/duties

* Provides Epi support related to data summaries during outbreak management

* Conducts complex analyses of epidemiological, healthcare, and disease prevention data and prepares related reports

* Research information on epidemiological, healthcare, and disease prevention issues for inclusion in reports

* Recommend new programs or changes to existing disease intervention programs to reduce morbidity and mortality rates

* Supports grant writing, monitoring and reporting grant deliverables

* Participate in local, state and other meetings/conferences to represent CDPH

* Works with City departments to create and maintain shared databases on health-related issues

* Supervises lower-level epidemiologists conducting research of epidemiological, healthcare, and disease prevention data and the preparation of tables, graphs, and data summaries for inclusion in reports

* Supervises the design and administration of surveys to collect and report epidemiological, healthcare, and disease prevention data

* Oversees the development, maintenance, and quality of major epidemiological, healthcare, and prevention databases including information (e.g., vital records, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS statistics) used in conducting research

* Collaborate with outside public health agencies, local organizations, and universities to share information relative to epidemiology, healthcare, and disease prevention

* Uses various software programs (e.g., SAS) to generate complex data summaries, tables, charts, and graphic displays or to perform difficult manipulation of data, as needed

Perform related duties as required.

Work Location:

Chicago Department of Public Health

1340 S. Damen Avenue

Chicago, IL, 60608

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday

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

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM CAREER SERVICE

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include an oral presentation 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 carrying out epidemiological studies or evaluation of public health interventions.

* Previous experience in the use of SAS, Power BI, and other statistical or data visualization programs

* 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

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow 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 ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring processes click here.

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

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor