Epidemiologist / Data Source Specialist - Remote

$90,000 - $95,000/Yr

Unclassified - Richmond, CA

Full-time

Remote - Richmond, CA

About the position

The Epidemiologist/Data Source Specialist position at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) involves developing innovative informatics and public health reporting solutions. The role focuses on enhancing data interoperability and supporting analytics to improve infectious disease response capabilities, including COVID-19. The incumbent will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen the public health data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Specializes in knowledge and management of large, complex data sources, including those related to COVID-19 and other infectious disease conditions.
• Establishes and maintains reliable, efficient, and effective automated data pipelines and reporting solutions (e.g., reports, dashboards, APIs).
• Analyzes and resolves problems and demonstrates expert subject matter knowledge.
• Develops and maintains data pipeline and other reporting documentation.
• Provides technical assistance and expertise on data management, data quality, cleaning, de-duplication, record matching, and analysis of data using SQL, R, Python, and other programming languages.
• Provides technical support and subject matter expertise to epidemiologists, data analysts, and other partners requesting support with automated reporting pipelines, data visualizations, summaries, and data extracts.
• Operates within the Reporting and Analytics Unit of IB to respond to COVID-19 and other CID data-related needs.
• Supports delivery of data from the Respiratory Virus Response (RVR) platform to partners such as CCB, IZB, and the CID Modeling team.
• Contributes to special projects related to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases as identified by the IB leadership team.

Requirements

• Strong programming skills in R, SQL, and/or Python.
• Knowledge of informatics to support data analysis, database design, reporting, and data quality assurance and improvement projects.
• Experience in managing large, complex data sources related to public health.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with automated reporting pipelines and data visualizations.
• Familiarity with public health data systems and infectious disease response.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours, including potential weekends and holidays.