Epidemiologist

Summary

Join WiredPeople as an Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR)/HL7 Epidemiologist and contribute to the department's data and analytical capabilities. You will play a key role in deploying scalable data solutions for emergencies, predicting emerging threats, and streamlining data reporting for healthcare and public health partners. This position demands independent judgment, strong interpersonal and computer skills, and a commitment to high standards. Responsibilities include data quality review, file management, helpdesk support, ELR onboarding, data analysis, report generation, and participation in surveillance projects. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with extensive experience in pathogen research, disease surveillance, HL7 messaging, data analysis, and programming.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Have experience working with Pathogens and have experience in research
• Two years of experience working in disease surveillance and surveillance systems
• Two years of experience working with electronic medical records using the Health Level 7 (HL7) messaging standard
• Two years of experience with data analysis, data integration or database management
• Two years of programming experience with Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), R software, Qlik, SQL, or Python software in the last five years
• Two years of experience with and applying informatics principles for standardized vocabulary transport, and interoperability between systems
• Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Perform daily review of data quality and active communication with facilities regarding ELR issues associated with file transfer and data quality
• Ensure file transport and processing of data from new and existing ELR senders
• Assist with operating the ELR helpdesk
• Ensure onboarding of ELR, including establishing transport, reviewing test messages, validating messages, providing feedback to partners on message content and structure issues, and providing technical assistance or support
• Conduct quality and field level completeness review of all data stored in the ELR database in accordance with the industry and Health Level 7 (HL7) translation standards
• Perform queries and produce ad hoc reports and datasets of ELR data collected
• Participate in special surveillance projects during key events
• Assist with ELR data quality efforts including monitoring dashboards and infrastructure development to support data quality efforts
• Facilitate, attend, and participate in ELR team meetings
• Document and maintain business and system requirements, implementation guides, metadata documents, and processes as it relates to ELR
• Attend national ELR calls or trainings, quarterly grantee calls, and other relevant national calls or trainings related to the implementation of syndromic surveillance
• Assist with the submission of project deliverable updates for grants related to ELR to the Center for Disease Control