Epidemiologist I- Full time-Public Health

Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health
This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit

The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
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This position is full-time, working 40-hours per week as the Newborn Screening Epidemiologist. This is an integral role, spanning biostatistics, epidemiology, informatics and data analysis. This position works closely with Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program Director, the MCH team and external partners to implement and maintain a newborn screening surveillance system, provide data reports, and analyze trends in newborn screening results. This position works in collaboration with the contracted newborn screening laboratory staff and contracted follow-up staff. This position will cooperate with key hospital and clinic personnel to ensure compliance with newborn screening procedures and quality initiatives. This position requires occasional in state and out of state travel.

Master's degree in public health or epidemiology or applied biostatistics. Knowledge of R/RStudio, SAS, SAS Enterprise guide, python, SQL, Tableau, geographic information systems (GIS), ArcGIS, and Power BI.

knowledge of epidemiologic methods, public health reporting, and data governance practices.

develop dashboards and data visualizations for internal and external reporting;
support data integration, mapping, validation, and interoperability standards;
maintain data specifications, quality controls, and longitudinal linkage processes;
participate in testing, validation, and implementation activities for NBSSS enhancements;
support secure data access, audit logging, and compliance with HIPAA and state data governance requirements;
support data migration, post-implementation monitoring, and data quality assessment activities;
analyze, interpret, and communicate public health data to technical and non-technical audiences;
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
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