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Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Act as the lead for establishing and implementing electronic case reporting for infectious diseases within the HIV/STD/HEP Division; Conduct authoring for electronic case reporting within the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS) for all reportable conditions; Serve as the liaison to subject matter experts and the Office of Technology & Compliance regarding electronic case reporting; Create educational materials regarding electronic case reporting for both internal and external stakeholders; Assis the NBS/Surveillance team in implementing workflows and automation within the state surveillance system, NBS, to process electronic case reports; Maintain current subject matter knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases; Provide epidemiologic consultation and technical assistance to local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public with respect to electronic case reporting; Conduct routine epidemiologic surveillance for infectious diseases; Lead or coordinate epidemiologic investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases; Design and conduct applied epidemiologic studies of infectious diseases; Manage and analyze data collected through routine surveillance, public health investigations, and applied epidemiologic studies; Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners; Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings regarding electronic case reporting for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, veterinarians, and the general public; Engage directly with members of the public at health fairs and other outreach events; Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals; Serve as an agency spokesperson at the invitation and direction of the ISDH Office of Public Affairs; Evaluate the impact of legislation or policy proposals at the invitation and direction of the ISDH Director of Legislative Affairs; Serve as the IDOH epidemiologist on call after business hours for approximately two to three weeks per year; Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of infectious diseases. Knowledge of state laws and regulations as well as federal public health guidance documents pertaining to infectious diseases. Skill in identification of public health problems pertinent to Indiana residents. Skill in conducting epidemiologic surveillance activities, including selection and use of appropriate field methods as well as use and evaluation of public health surveillance systems. Skill in eliciting relevant information from patients in structured or unstructured telephone interviews. Skill in conducting public health investigations of individual cases and/or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Skill in designing descriptive and analytical epidemiologic investigations, including hypothesis generation. Skill in managing large datasets, performing complex data analyses, and identifying key findings. Skill in recommending evidence-based interventions and control measures in response to epidemiologic findings. Skill in preparing written and oral reports, presentations, and educational materials that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners. Skill in applying principles of informatics, including data collection, processing, and analysis, in support of epidemiologic practice. Demonstrated skill in statistical, analytical, and/or geospatial software (e.g., EpiInfo, SAS, ArcGIS, SQL, SPSS, R, Python, Stata, etc.). Ability to identify appropriate laboratory resources and use them appropriately. Ability to provide prompt, courteous, and helpful customer service. Ability to collaborate with others inside and outside the agency to identify public health problems and form recommendations. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using principles of risk communication where appropriate. Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently to meet internal and external deadlines. Ability to appropriately document work activities and maintain organized records.