Epidemiologist/Data Manager (CARGOS) (Hybrid/San Francisco, CA)

SUMMARY

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Population Health Division (PHD) Applied Research, Community Health Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch is seeking an Epidemiologist/Data Manager to support the Combating Antimicrobial Resistant Gonorrhea and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (CARGOS) project, a California Bay Area collaborative effort with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The CARGOS Epidemiologist/Data Manager will primarily serve as the lead analyst and data manager for a multi-site CDC initiative on rapidly detecting and responding to antimicrobial resistant gonorrhea (ARGC), as well as support other STI surveillance and evaluation activities.

The salary range for this position is $78,144.00 to $97,116.00 annually depending on experience/ qualifications.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Under the general supervision of the Director of the SFDPH ARCHES STI Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Program Evaluation Section, the CARGOS Epidemiologist/Data Manager will perform the following essential job functions:


* Apply strong database management and analytical skills and knowledge using statistical and database management software (e.g., SAS and SQL) to evaluate and enhance quality of all CARGOS clinical, laboratory, and investigation data;


* Prepare regular data submissions passing all quality assurance checks to CDC, following project’s data schedule and requirements, and ensure complete and accurate data-sharing with CDPH and project sites as needed;


* Conduct epidemiologic and other analyses using clinical, laboratory, and investigation data to describe patients with and without ARGC and trends in changing levels of ARGC, including among racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minorities;


* Evaluate data using descriptive and multivariate statistics as part of verifying, analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing data for reports, as well as for dissemination of findings to appropriate stakeholders;


* Lead program evaluation and quality improvement of CARGOS activities at the SF Public Health Laboratory and SF City Clinic, and collaborate with CDPH to conduct similar activities with participating CARGOS community clinics (e.g., increased culture isolation, high culture positivity with fewer specimens collected, equitable culture collection by race/ethnicity and gender identity);


* Develop multi-year and multi-site analyses using local and statewide CARGOS Project data, to inform epidemiology of and trends in ARGC, as well as opportunities for identification and rapid response;


* Serve as primary SF data liaison to all project partners including: CDC, CDPH Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Control Branch, SF Public Health Laboratory, participating local health jurisdictions, and participating STI and non-STI community clinics;


* Respond to ad-hoc data requests by CDC, CDPH, or other SFDPH partners including external researchers and the public;
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