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Working Title: Syndromic Surveillance Data Scientist

Job Class: Research Scientist 2

Agency: Health Department

• Job ID : 81800

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Limited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 11/22/2024

• Closing Date : 12/05/2024

• Hiring Agency : Minnesota Department of Health

• Division : Injury and Violence Prevention Division

• Work Shift : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : Yes - Up to 25% of the time

• Salary Range: $31.92 - $47.05 / hourly; $66,648 - $98,240 / annually

• Bargaining Unit : Minnesota Association of Professional Employees.

• Anticipated Start Date : 01/29/2025

• End Date : 11/26/2026

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position exists to support syndromic surveillance, including the reporting of electronic health data, to progress toward comprehensive surveillance of healthcare visits and making these data available at the local level.

Responsibilities Include:

• Creating automated reports that identify recent trends in hospital utilization and capacity.

• Summarize recent alerts for reported causes of healthcare visits by chief complaint or discharge diagnoses inform situational awareness and public health action.

• Enhance organizational capacity and increase knowledge on trends by creating and publishing datasets and dashboards using syndromic surveillance data related to COVID-19 and other identified or emerging public health topics.

• Support onboarding and ongoing data quality monitoring of syndromic surveillance data from electronic health records, Poison Control System, and other syndromic surveillance data sources.

This position is eligible for telework applicants who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota. Position locations will be determined by the top candidate and will be based out of one of the following MDH district office locations: St. Paul, St. Cloud, Duluth, Rochester, Marshall, Mankato, Bemidji, or Fergus Falls. Reimbursement for authorized business travel expenses is provided according to bargaining unit guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper years of service crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Three (3) years of experience conducting research including statistical and/or quantitative analysis within the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics, social work, psychology, or related field. Experience must include the following:

• Use of programming, statistical, or data visualization software such as SAS, R, Tableau, or Power BI sufficient to complete data analyses and visualizations.

Minimum qualifications to be assessed during the interview process:

• Knowledge of principles and practices of research and surveillance sufficient to determine methodologies for different approaches.

• Knowledge of statistical and epidemiologic methods and their applications and limitations sufficient to conduct an analysis resulting in summary information.

• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to clearly communicate findings in written and verbal formats.

A related associate degree may be substituted for six (6) months of experience. A related bachelor's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of experience. A related master's degree may be substituted for one and a half (1.5) years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data.

• Experience utilizing syndromic surveillance data, working with hospital discharge data, and/or death certificate/mortality data.

• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships with professional health personnel.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently without day-to-day supervision of activities.

Additional Requirements

• Must successfully pass a background and reference check.

• This employment does not require a valid driver's license, but it does demand occasional travel which the candidate will be responsible for meeting.

• Under U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services regulations, the successful candidate must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins. This agency is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.