Cross-Cutting Informatician (Epidemiologist 2) Doh8254

Cross-cutting Epidemiologist This is a remote/home-based, full-time, permanent position.
What You Will Do: As an Epidemiologist 2, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and functionality of our systems within the Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT).
Your expertise will support informatics efforts aimed at modernizing Washington State's notifiable disease surveillance system.
This includes creating data pipelines and interoperable systems, and managing projects involving both incoming and outgoing system data.
Your work will be integral to enhancing our public health infrastructure and ensuring that we can efficiently track and respond to notifiable diseases.
In addition, you will support public health emergency preparedness and response activities, contributing to the Agency's resilience in times of crisis.
Your efforts will directly support the Department of Health's Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) grant with the CDC.
This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on public health, leveraging your epidemiological skills to support critical informatics initiatives and emergency response activities.
Join us and be a part of a team dedicated to safeguarding the health of all people in Washington.
Expectations and Impact : Provides consultation to stakeholders on the suite of applications supporting WA's electronic disease surveillance system (EDSS), including the Washington Disease Reporting System (WDRS).
Works with subject matter experts from the Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Tech Ops, local and tribal public health, public health laboratory staff, and DOH cross-office support systems.
Complies and proposes solutions for EDSS needs on cross-cutting informatics projects.
Coordinates with Tech Ops for system and application change request development and promotion.
Liaises between disease experts and technical staff, represents business needs, drafts technical specifications and user requirements, and performs user acceptance testing (UAT) and regression testing for high priority Tech Ops projects that interact with WA's EDSS, including the implementation of a Master Person Index (MPI), electronic case reporting (e CR) integration, cloud analytic environment development, and future system modernization initiatives.
Supports the Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Lead in enhancing and testing updates to the integration, verification, and standardization engine for incoming ELRs.
Maintains the ELR and e CR data pipelines, including creating key output pair (KOP) mappings to standardize incoming electronic data.
Assists with surveillance system enhancements to ingest ELRs and e CRs, including developing requirements and UAT.
Serves as the dedicated system enhancement lead for cross-cutting team EDSS needs.
Works with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure data system design meets business needs.
Participates in cloud data analytic solutions for WA's EDSS data.
Participates in the design and management of EDSS system-level needs, including ongoing and short-term surveillance.
You Will Be Successful If: You embrace cultural humility by honoring diverse perspectives and cultures.
You are committed to equity and inclusion, removing barriers, championing social justice, and fostering a sense of belonging.
You use an outward mindset to make impactful contributions, blending your personal expertise with collaborative achievements.
You excel at problem-solving and crafting effective solutions while communicating clearly across different mediums.
You are dedicated to customer service and navigate diverse interactions to build strong organizational relationships.
Your technical competence shines, making you an invaluable asset to our team! Minimum Qualifications (you must meet ONE of the provided options and any additional criteria listed.) : A degree in health informatics, public health, science, epidemiology, public policy or health policy, health services research, health information sciences, computer science, or a closely related field AND/OR experience in a healthcare or public health setting with health informatics responsibilities as follows: Lived Experience Option 1 : Five (5) or more years of experience Education AND Experience Option 2 : Bachelor's degree + Three (3) or more years of experience Education AND Experience Option 3 : Master's degree + Two (2) or more years of experience Preferred Qualifications: Experience using WDRS or a Maven-based system Experience with system interoperability and data exchange Experience with Smart Sheet and Share Point.
Project management experience Location and Flexibility We value work-life balance and offer the convenience of remote work with occasional in-person collaboration opportunities.
Attending events or working In-office is rarely required and would be scheduled in advance.
This is a remote/home-based position available to applicants residing anywhere in Washington State, as well as those living near the Oregon/Washington border and the Idaho/Washington border.
Benefits and Lifestyle We prioritize your work-life balance and offer one of the most competitive benefits packages nationwide, tailored to support your lifestyle.
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Who We Are: OIT - One Incredible Team! In the Executive Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT), we're on a mission to unleash the potential of technology, innovation, data, and informatics for the DOH.
We believe in the power of every team member.
We're not just a workplace; we're a thriving ecosystem that nurtures individual growth and collective success.
Our shared goal? Making optimal health a reality for every single person in Washington.
We are the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) At DOH, we safeguard public health in an ever-evolving world.
Through collaboration with local health jurisdictions and state, federal, and private partners, our programs, and services impact every Washingtonian and visitor daily.
We're driven by Equity, Innovation, and Engagement, as outlined in our Transformational Plan for the future of Washington health.
Conditions of Employment: I am prepared, with or without accommodations, to do the following: Commit to a full-time 40-hour work week schedule (flexible work schedule requests must be approved supervisor).
Communicate through applications such as MS Teams and MS Outlook, and by phone while working remotely.
Adjust my work schedule occasionally to align with business needs, which may entail working evenings and weekends.
Perform my job duties either remotely from home or in-person at the designated DOH site location.
Travel periodically within the state of Washington.
Possess the legal ability to operate a state or privately-owned vehicle or arrange alternative transportation for official state business.
Engage in emergency response exercises and high-priority assignments as assigned during emergency events.
Representation: This position is covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative.
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion : We regard diversity as the foundation of our strength, recognizing that differing insights and abilities enable us to reflect the unique needs of the communities we serve.
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