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Health Surveillance Specialist - Epidemiology Unit

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Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Epidemiology Unit on the development and implementation of surveillance of a single or various health/disease area.

Requirements Summary

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Public Health, Statistics, or Health Education and several years of experience in data analysis, statistics,

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Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Lincoln, NE

$27.921

JR2026-00029826 Health Surveillance Specialist - Epidemiology Unit (Open)

Join our dynamic public health team as a Health Surveillance Specialist, where you will work with a talented team to lead public health surveillance activities within the Epidemiology Unit. In this role, you’ll use your expertise to monitor disease trends, identify health issues, and develop data-driven initiatives to improve the health of Nebraskans.

This position is responsible for entry-level tasks related to utilizing epidemiological methodology. Collects, analyzes, evaluates, validates, interprets, and presents disease and/or health related data.

Positions at this level take direction from a mid-level-experienced epidemiologist. Additionally, positions at this level assist and support other program staff to complete state required activities, grant deliverables, and assist in the writing of grant applications.

Responsibilities

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→Collaborate with the Epidemiology Unit on the development and implementation of surveillance of a single or various health/disease area.
→Assist state and local public health in the measurement of policy indicators and evaluation of health/disease controls and/or strategies.
→Collect, analyze, validate, and evaluate data related to various health/disease issues, related risk factors, and the evaluation of intervention controls and strategies.
→Prepare periodic reports and presentations on specific health/disease states, including manuscripts for publication. Summary reports of data sets.
→Assist the Epidemiology Unit with coordination of training activities for disease investigators across the state.
→Assist with coordination of outbreak response.

Requirements

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The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

This position requires approximately 95% of work time spent in an office environment. The remainder is spent traveling or working in alternative sites such as attending conferences, meetings, and trainings.