Data Support Specialist

Data Support Specialist

The University of Kentucky is seeking a Data Support Specialist to support the disease/condition surveillance and case investigation team within the department. This position sits at the intersection of data integrity, reporting, and operational support, helping ensure case information is accurate, timely, complete, and aligned with departmental needs.

What You'll Do:

• Provide all aspects of active and passive case surveillance to satisfy case reporting requirements of the CDC, including maintaining and updating case records and data entry.
• Communicate with partners to complete case investigations including other departments/sections within Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), other surveillance jurisdictions, medical providers and community partners.
• Resolve case investigations with other jurisdictions.
• Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support colleagues in daily activities, patient investigations as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience with investigations, working with data, reporting tools, or administrative systems
• Strong attention to detail, timeliness, and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Basic investigative and analytical skills and comfort working with data sets
• Clear communication and ability to support team needs

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Relevant experience in data support, case investigation, reporting, or administrative operations

What's In It for You:

Meaningful impact: Support accurate data used for decision-making

Skill development: Build experience in case investigation, reporting and data management

Variety of work: Blend of data tasks and operational support

Collaborative environment: Work with cross-functional teams

Exceptional Benefits

As data becomes increasingly important to daily operations, this role helps ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliable reporting across the department.