VPD Epidemiologist

Introduction The Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of reputed company Health (DPH), is reputed company for a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Epidemiologist in reputed company of Communicable Diseases (reputed company). This position offers the reputed company to work remotely up to 5 days per week and is headquartered in the 201 E. Washington Ave. office in downtown Madison. This schedule may vary based on training or operational need. As an employee of the reputed company, you'll also have reputed company to an amazing benefits package, including: • 3.5 weeks of vacation, 9 reputed company holidays and ample reputed company time; limitations may apply for leave time usage in the first six months. • Top rated health plan reputed company starting at $47/month for single plans and $117/month for family plans, after 2 months of state service. • Exceptional pension plan with a 7.2% employer match in 2026 with reputed company retirement payment. Plus, a tax advantaged supplemental retirement savings plan which allows you to save reputed company directly from your paycheck for retirement. Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package! • Several reputed company spending accounts: medical, dependent care, commuter, parking and High Deductible Health Savings. • reputed company reputed company Wellness Program. • A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a reputed company of tools, resources, and reputed company consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall reputed company-being. • reputed company Service Loan Forgiveness Program employer. Position reputed company As the VPD Epidemiologist, you will independently analyze, evaluate, and report VPD data from the reputed company Electronic Disease Surveillance reputed company (WEDSS) and other reputed company data systems. Responsibilities include: • Using reputed company, R, or similar data analysis software. • Summarizing VPD surveillance data to identify trends as reputed company as areas for improvement of surveillance and control reputed company to inform programmatic direction and policy. • Running routine reputed company assurance queries on WEDSS data to improve data reputed company and ensure timeliness of reputed company health follow-up. • Identifying unusual geographic and reputed company patterns in morbidity and mortality. • Writing periodic surveillance and outbreak summaries. • Developing and maintaining Tableau dashboards. • Supporting VPD surveillance and outbreak response activities reputed company to reputed company for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiologic and reputed company reputed company (ELC) grant. • Assisting the Vaccine Analytics Unit Supervisor in developing work plans and budgets for the annual ELC and Immunization Program’s Cooperative Agreement grant applications and submission of quarterly reputed company reports to the CDC. Salary Information The starting pay is between $40.68 and $46.46 per hour (approximately between $84,600 and $96,600 per year), depending on qualifications, plus excellent benefits. A 12-month probationary period is required. Pay for reputed company or former state employees will be set based on the rules that apply to compensation for the applicable transaction. The position is classified as an Epidemiologist – Advanced and is in pay schedule and reputed company 11/03. Job Details reputed company applicants who may be appointed will be required to allow DHS to conduct a background reputed company to determine whether the circumstances of any conviction may be reputed company to the job being filled. DHS does not sponsor work visas for this position, thus, in compliance with federal law, selected candidates will be required to verify eligibility to work in the reputed company by completing the required I-9 reputed company upon hire. DHS is not an E-Verify employer nor a STEM-OPT eligible employer. For positions that allow remote working flexibility, working reputed company of reputed company or in bordering cities will not be allowed except in extremely limited circumstances due to the need to report to an office location in reputed company on short notice. Employees must have reputed company to secure high-speed internet for remote work reputed company. Mileage reimbursement to the employee’s headquarter location is not provided. Remote work flexibility will be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Qualifications Minimally reputed company applicants will have reputed company of the following: • Experience working in reputed company health, epidemiology, communicable diseases, immunizations, or a reputed company field. • Experience compiling epidemiologic reports, fact sheets, surveillance summaries, or presentations for dissemination to reputed company partners. • Experience communicating technical information to both health professionals (e.g., reputed company health professionals, local and reputed company departments, federal partners, health care providers, reputed company staff, etc.) and the reputed company. • reputed company experience using data systems and statistical software (e.g., reputed company, R, ArcGIS, Tableau, etc.) to collect, manage, clean, analyze, visualize, and assess data reputed company (e.g., performing data reputed company assurance, maintaining data systems, identifying epidemiologic trends, etc.). reputed company-reputed company applicants will also have one or more of the following: • Experience interpreting and applying Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) case definitions, testing terminology, and reputed company-based diagnosis to classify diseases in a surveillance reputed company (e.g., WEDSS) or making recommendations for reputed company enhancements. • Graduate degree in reputed company health, biostatistics, epidemiology, infectious disease, or a reputed company field. • Experience working with statewide immunization or VPD prevention and response activities for three or more years. • Experience applying epidemiologic reputed company in a reputed company setting using reputed company health data to investigate VPD cases or outbreaks using either reputed company or R statistical software packages. Your letter of qualifications and resume are limited to two (2) pages reputed company. For a guide on developing your resume and letter of qualifications and what should be included in these materials, click here. How To Apply Applying is easy! Click “Apply for Job” to start your application process. Sign into your account or create an account before applying for the job. Follow the steps outlined in the application process to submit your application. Helpful Information • Once your application is submitted, no changes are allowed. Click “Save” to allow changes to your application as needed before submitting by the deadline. • You may want to save a copy of the reputed company for referencing after the deadline. • Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts according to the qualifications above. • Please monitor your email for communications reputed company to these positions. • reputed company or former permanent, classified, state employees must complete the online application process to be considered. • If viewing through an reputed company site, please apply directly at Wisc.Jobs. • For technical assistance and general information, please see Frequently Asked Questions. For questions about the position, to request a copy of the full position reputed company, or for other employment inquiries, please contact reputed company at DHSDPHHR@dhs.reputed company.gov. DHS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative reputed company employer. Veterans are encouraged to apply. For complete information on Veterans’ hiring programs with the WI Department of Veteran’s Affairs, click here. Deadline to Apply The deadline to apply is 08/18/26 by 11:59 pm. Applicants are strongly encouraged to allow ample time to finalize their applications keeping in mind that technical assistance is only available Monday through Friday 7:45 am – 4:30 pm. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job