Job title: Epidemiologist

Location: Nashville, Tennessee   

Duration: 9 Months

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the Overdose Working Group, including:
  • Organizing and confidently leading monthly meetings for a large, multidisciplinary group.
  • Sending meeting reminders, agendas, and meeting notes each month.
  • Structuring engaging meetings that include timely data trends, expert presentations, partner updates, and opportunities for discussion.
  • Coordinating subject matter expert presentations on overdose-related research and evidence-based interventions.
• Expand the working group's reach and engagement, including:
  • Identifying and inviting new members, including regional epidemiologists, local health partners, and representatives from other state agencies.
  • Building and facilitating new relationships with state agencies and other partners to broaden participation, collaboration, and information sharing.
  • Developing and maintaining a shared working group hub to organize meeting notes, presentations, resources, and other materials for members.
• Support the planning and execution of an annual in-person working group meeting, which will include:
  • Partner updates, success stories, and program spotlights.
  • Evaluation of the working group’s impact and overdose data utility.
  • Coordinating travel for Hal Rogers working group participants.
• Assist with creating and maintaining visualizations and dashboards that provide quick, easy-to-interpret trends to support overdose prevention and response.
• Document processes and methodologies to ensure reproducibility and transparency.

Education & Experience Requirements:

The preferred candidate will have an MPH or PhD with significant experience in public health, overdose surveillance, or health data analysis. The ideal candidate should also demonstrate:

• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with an outgoing and engaging style and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Demonstrated comfort facilitating and leading large-group meetings, coordinating stakeholders, and actively engaging multidisciplinary partners.
• Proficiency in R, SAS, or SQL.
• Proficiency in a data visualization software, such as Tableau or R.
• Experience working with large datasets and translating findings into timely visualizations, dashboards, or other concise data products.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.