Epidemiologist Director Date Posted: Jun 4, 2024 Requisition ID: 444799 Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204 Work for IndianaBegin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana. At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. About the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH): The Indiana Department of Health’s mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and safety of all Hoosiers so that they can reach their optimal health regardless of where they live, learn, work, or play. Role Overview: The Epidemiology Director provides leadership and oversight to a team of epidemiologists that oversee respiratory diseases, enteric diseases, waterborne diseases, and correctional health. This position directly supervises epidemiology staff as well as provides guidance and expertise for conducting infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, recommending control measures, and analyzing and interpreting infectious disease data for the program areas listed. Salary Statement: The salary for this position traditionally starts at $85,020.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience. A Day in the Life: The essential functions of this role are as follows:
Provide scientific, administrative, and program direction and leadership for assigned program area.
Through program area epidemiologists and staff, plans, assigns, schedules, prioritizes, directs and coordinates the work of assigned epidemiologists and senior epidemiologists, and other staff.
Conduct performance reviews of epidemiologists and other staff with assigned program area, ensuring accuracy and quality of work and overall work performance.
Give advice and counsel to employees and instructs them on both work and administrative matters.
Responsible for budget planning and tracking and making decisions about budgetary issues.
Plan, direct, oversee, and manage epidemiologic studies and urgent outbreak investigations.
Lead the development and conduct of epidemiologic studies for program planning.
Oversee the design of instruments for the collection of surveillance information and data.
Conduct and develop methods for advanced descriptive and comprehensive analyses of surveillance data for multiple purposes.
Develop and provide recommendations to high-ranking officials about the control of disease and public health topics based on the results of surveillance, field investigations, and laboratory tests and on available and acceptable methods of control.
Make oral presentations on results of data analyses and other information to diverse audiences.
Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals with respect to surveillance, epidemiology, and program evaluation. Develops requests for proposals and contracts.
Develop and evaluate methods of training for health care providers and local staff about appropriate methods of controlling diseases and public health topics.
Coordinate disease information and data with other divisions and other state and federal agencies.
Assist with development, preparation, review and distribution of procedures and protocols for various disease investigations and public health topics.
Coordinate department staff in responding to public health concerns during public health emergencies.
Prepare reports and other documents as required.
Facilitate dissemination of epidemiologic information to media representatives, other health professionals, lay organizations, and private individuals.
Interpret data gathered by other divisions and agencies to identify increased disease rates.
Serve as a subject matter expert on various public health issues, for internal and external workgroups, task forces, and the media.
Maintain continuity of operations for the assigned division in the absence of other epidemiology program directors and/or division director.
Serve as a backup to other staff, as needed.
If applicable for program area, serve as the IDOH epidemiologist on call after business hours for approximately two to three weeks per year.
Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. What You'll Need for Success: You must meet the following requirement to be considered for employment:
A master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, biological sciences, or social sciences) and ≥ 5 years’ relevant public health experience OR
A master’s degree or higher in a non-relevant field and ≥ 6 years’ relevant public health experience OR
A doctoral-level degree in epidemiology or other relevant field, and ≥ 3 years’ relevant public health experience OR
A graduate or professional degree in a health-related field (e.g., RN, MD/DO, DDS/DMD, DVM, PhD, RS) with specific epidemiology training (e.g., MPH degree, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, or CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship), and ≥ 3 years’ relevant public health experience OR
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and ≥ 8 years’ relevant public health experience OR
A bachelor’s degree in a non-relevant field and ≥ 10 years’ relevant public health experience.
Current employee promotion requirement: Internal candidate should be a high-performing Epidemiologist E6 or other internal role based on demonstrated ability, competency attainment, and/or performance feedback.
Supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Ability to communicate with health care professionals, state and local officials, public health officials, the media, and lay individuals verbally and in writing in individual or group settings.
Extensive ability to lead epidemiologic assessment and analysis; identification of public health problems, oversee surveillance, ensure investigations are conducted, ensure study design and data collection, dissemination, and use of ethical/legal principles, ensure management and analysis of data, evaluate investigation conclusions and interpretations, determine evidence-based interventions and control measures, ensure program evaluations are conducted.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: This role may serve as a team lead for an assigned work group.Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana: The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
150 hours of paid new parent leave
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Parking for most positions
Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [emailprotected] .
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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