Job Description

Pay: $42-$45 per hour

Position is 35-40 hours - May require weekends as needed by unit

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has retained Knowledge Services to provide a Senior Health Equity Epidemiologist to support the state’s response and recovery activities. The purpose of this classification is to support health equity analysis and insights. This position will provide services relevant to health equity and data analytics to support the epidemiology and surveillance activities of across the state’s response Unit. This is a senior position with the expectation that the incumbent will lead quantitative and potentially qualitative data collection and analysis and develop consumable insights to internal and external stakeholders. This position will have access to RIDOH data and is expected to bring knowledge of health disparities and data nuances to the team to better understand which communities are disproportionately being served and how to improve health outcomes.

Incumbent must be able to provide support a minimum of 35 hours a week, with ability to work off-hour shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed to support response requirements. Length of contract dependent on resource needs and funding availability.

Responsibilities

• As the equity data lead:Provide analytic support to analysts and collaborators on requested projects including developing and describing statistical methodology, reviewing methods and output, and developing/presenting data insights

Act as consultant and subject matter expert on data equity including support to colleagues on wider team in applying an equity lens on how data is collected, analyzed, interpreted, and presentedIndependently develop and deliver analytical insights that highlight health inequities relating to health outcomes and access for different Rhode Island populations, and present findings to leadership and community partnersProvide subject matter expertise to team on working with census population estimates, using population estimates for age adjustment, and the limitations of these data

• Work with the Equity Team Lead to monitor and evaluate RIDOH’s surveillance data to support equity related insights and make recommendations for improvements
• Contribute toward process improvements with respect to data management and analysis with a focus on data related to race and ethnicity, language, sexual orientation and gender identity, geography, and other demographics of interest
• Assist with data cleaning and data management of various types of data (structured and unstructured)
• Represent the Department of Health response unit at both in person and/or virtual meetings as needed
• Support collaboration with community-based organizations and other stakeholders addressing the experiences of communities disproportionally impacted by COVID-19 and associated long-term impacts
• Other duties in support of emergency management and response as assigned by supervisorMinimum Qualifications

Due to the nature of this work, the selected candidate must have sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated skills in leadership and providing guidance to junior analysts
• Expertise in data driven approaches to identify and reduce health disparities; the social and societal determinants of health that underlie inequities; and understanding of equitable and culturally responsive approaches to conducting analysis
• Expertise in population statistics and American Census data; can build insights from understanding limitations of the data
• Ability to examine spatial trends and interrelate with demographic data
• Passionate about addressing health inequities in RI
• Comprehensive knowledge of the theories, principles, and concepts of epidemiology and/or related health sciences to formulate hypotheses regarding health status and health outcomes and conduct meaningful analyses and interpretation of data
• Knowledge of written communication methods and techniques to communicate skillfully and clearly complex scientific and/or technical information to diverse audience
• Ability to be flexible if circumstances dictate and work under tight deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple sources of online communication (email, conference calls, Teams) to stay connected in a remote environment
• Experience collaborating with other teams/groups
• Skills to ask question and to direct own inquiry and when data sets and questions are not fully defined, and without thorough documentation
• Flexibility to live with ambiguity on a developing team

Education and Experience

Resume MUST demonstrate - - - At least two years of SAS programming experience (not including coursework) including ability to:

o Merge and subset data

o Synthesize repeated measure data

o Manage duplicate records and strategies to de-dup

o Work with both character and numeric data and be able to convert between the two when appropriate, especially with dates

o Import and export data to/from excel

o Create tabular reports using proc freq, proc tabulate

o Use macro variables and to write macro programs

• Required: Master’s degree in public health, Psychology, Epidemiology, or similar health-related field required, PhD preferred. In lieu of degree, equivalent education and/or experience may be considered
• 5-10 years health services research or analytic experiencePreferred: 10+ years health services research or analytic experience, particularly on population level health-related outcomes

Experience in applied research or implementation science and ability to operationalize an analysis request and independently determine suitable output

• At least two years of SAS programming experience (not including coursework) including ability to:Merge and subset data

Synthesize repeated measure dataManage duplicate records and strategies to de-dupWork with both character and numeric data and be able to convert between the two when appropriate, especially with datesImport and export data to/from excelCreate tabular reports using proc freq, proc tabulateUse macro variables and to write macro programs

• Strong experience with Excel including creating graphs and charts to communicate data
• Experience with Salesforce a plus

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $42.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Providence, RI 02908: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have at least two years of SAS programming experience?
• Please provide a valid Email address where we can reach you:

Work Location: In person

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