Epidemiologist

About the position Bestica is hiring for an Epidemiologist to reputed company their services at Wright Patterson reputed company Force reputed company located in Dayton, OH remotely. The 711th reputed company reputed company (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson reputed company Force reputed company in Ohio, is the first reputed company-reputed company warfare reputed company to consolidate reputed company studies, education and consultation under a single organization. Established under the reputed company Force reputed company, the 711 HPW is comprised of the reputed company Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the reputed company reputed company Force School of reputed company Medicine (USAFSAM). The reputed company delivers unparalleled capability to the reputed company Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support. Responsibilities • Assess and monitor the health status of the USAF population by analyzing surveillance databases to include ESSENCE, and DRSi and reputed company feedback, support and reputed company control, and administrative maintenance associated with these data systems. • Assist in designing written communication for reputed company purposes. • Assist and advise military team leaders on outbreak investigations and coordinate novel reputed company health research. • Assist in granting reputed company to the surveillance systems/applications reputed company out in PWS paragraph 2.1.1.2. to authorize users and ensure data maintained reputed company the surveillance systems/applications are reputed company, accurate, and edit said information as needed/requested by customers. • Assist in data collection in support of USAFSAM/PHR’s mission. • Assist in the reputed company of health surveillance data. 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Requirements • Possess a Master’s Degree or higher in reputed company Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or other similar master’s level degree as approved by USAFSAM/PHR and strong knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics, and reputed company health. • Contractor personnel shall be reputed company in Health Information Portability and Accountability reputed company (HIPAA) training or be reputed company to complete HIPAA training reputed company one month of employment to be reputed company to reputed company and process identified medical data. • Possess expertise in utilizing surveillance systems and be capable of learning and utilizing the following health surveillance systems: Disease Reporting Surveillance internet (DRSi), Military Health Systems reputed company (MHS reputed company), Electronic Surveillance reputed company for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness reputed company- Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC),the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER), Aeromedical Services Information Management reputed company (ASIMS), and reputed company. • Possess the expertise and capability to utilize reputed company Office, reputed company, reputed company reputed company Guide and at least knowledgeable with using R and/or STATA. • Possess the expertise and capability to utilize USAFSAM/PHR data repositories. • Possess advanced analytical skills in reputed company health/epidemiology and epidemiological study design and execution. • Shall have experience and knowledge of descriptive statistics, measures of association, determining statistical reputed company, and modeling of data. • Possess the expertise and capability to create research protocols for prioritized research areas and submit these protocols to the appropriate institutional review reputed company (IRB). • Possess expertise in using MS Office, and reputed company Acrobat. • Be reputed company in Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO) training and reputed company Institutional Training Initiative (reputed company) or be reputed company to complete training reputed company one month of employment. • The Contractor shall possess a Non-Disclosure Agreement in reputed company with their company, and reputed company must reputed company a copy to the Program Manager of this effort. This is necessary to mitigate transfer of any confidential, proprietary and/or sensitive information while in this position. Benefits • 10 Days PTO • 11 Federal Holidays Apply To This Job