Role: Epidemiologist
Location: Jefferson City, MO
Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8 AM-5 PM).
Local Pay rate: $50/hr on 1099
Non local Pay: $60/hr on 1099
Remote work may be considered, Mondays and Tuesdays in office until proficiency approved, but the position will be required to report to the Jefferson City campus occasionally.
Required qualifications/skills
As part of the Missouri Wastewater Surveillance Program team, your responsibilities will include:
- Acquiring data from multiple sources and maintaining databases;
- Cleaning and analyzing data to identify trends or patterns in weekly time-sensitive wastewater datasets/results;
- Updating internal and public dashboards routinely each week;
- Interpretation of trends or patterns to inform decision-making;
- Collaboration with team members to ensure data accuracy and integrity;
- Continuous improvement of data management processes and analysis techniques.
Preferred qualifications/skills
- Experience in statistical analysis and proficiency with statistical software (SAS, R, Python, or SQL)
- Experience with or ability to learn Tableau for data visualization.
- Experience with or ability to learn REDCap
Additional Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree (substitutions may be allowed)
- Possess strong data management and analysis skills.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Time management skills and possess the ability to work independently within program policy.
- Ability to use technology and a variety of computer programs (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, video-conferencing, and online survey platforms) for coordinating activities and project reporting.
- Must have home internet access.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Epidemiologist: 1 year (Preferred)
- Data management and analysis: 1 year (Preferred)
- statistical software (SAS, R, Python, SQL,Tableau or REDcap): 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Jefferson City, MO (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote