UMS

Research Associate II – Epidemiologist

UMS

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Portland • Maine • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • The RAII carries out a full range of complex epidemiologic and surveillance activities, with a focus on Environmental and Occupational Health.
  • Provides epidemiology and subject matter expertise to state, federal, and local partners.
  • Develops, implements and sustains public health surveillance systems within the Maine CDC’s Environmental Health Program (EHP).
  • Assesses the burden and trends of environmental health-related outcomes, exposures, and risk factors in the general population and among sub-populations.
  • Coordinates grant deliverables and reports and oversees technical staff in the execution of grant activities.
  • Leads and collaborates on epidemiologic studies with various Maine CDC programs and with partners in other state and federal agencies.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or related field, preferably from an accredited school of public health, and a minimum of 6 years of epidemiologic-related work experience.
  • Demonstrated mastery of principles of epidemiology and public health.
  • Experience developing and implementing public health surveillance systems.
  • Experience building partnerships and successfully collaborating with internal and external partners.
  • Ability to identify the need for applied epidemiologic studies.
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including experience with major computer-based statistical packages, preferably SAS and/or R.
Benefits
  • 13 paid holidays plus earned vacation time and sick time.
  • Health, dental and vision insurance.
  • Low-cost short-term disability insurance and employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
  • Employer-paid basic life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
  • A tuition waiver program for employees and their spouse or dependent child(ren).
  • A 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution.
  • Free access to the METRO system, including the Husky Line with service between our Portland and Gorham campuses.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
epidemiologypublic healthpublic health surveillance systemsquantitative research skillsqualitative research skillsSASR
Soft skills
collaborationpartnership buildingleadership
Certifications
Master’s degree in EpidemiologyMaster’s degree in Public Health