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Epidemiologist II-Lead Poisoning-Public Health

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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25


Location:

Lincoln, NE


Hiring Rate:

$33.928


Job Posting:

JR2025-00018000 Epidemiologist II-Lead Poisoning-Public Health (Open)


Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

07-31-2025


Job Description:

Join our public health team as an Epidemiologist II, where you will work within our Epidemiology Unit to lead health surveillance initiatives focusing on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Environmental Health.

In this role, you’ll use your expertise to monitor disease trends, identify health issues, and develop data-driven initiatives to improve the health of Nebraskans. This role will also provide the opportunity to collaborate with partners at the local, state, and national level to work on joint projects, share best practices, and inform actions aimed at disease prevention.


 

Job Duties:

  • Plan, design, and implement public health surveillance systems related to lead poisoning and environmental health. Oversee surveillance activities such as data collection, analysis, database management, and epidemiologic investigations.
  • Use multiple datasets to analyze data, provide interpretation and findings, and determine incidence, prevalence, trends, causes, and burden of health outcomes and conditions.
  • Perform data and statistical analysis using programming statistical software such as SAS, R, and/or other software as needed.
  • Develop, recommend, and implement intervention measures to control or prevent diseases and conditions.
  • Perform case investigations and environmental assessments by working with families, healthcare providers, and local health partners. 
  • Prepare written reports, manuscripts, presentations, data visualizations, data summaries, and guidance documents.
  • Assist in planning and development of grant activities, writing and application of grant proposals, reporting to grants and other funding proposals.
  • Develop and deliver education and trainings to other public health professionals and community coalitions.
  • Provide support to other programs as needed, including environmental health, chronic disease, and infectious disease.
  • Some limited travel required for this position - up to approximately 5% expected.


 

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Informatics, or Health field plus 6 years of experience working in data analysis, statistics, & interpretation of data in a health subject area OR Master’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Informatics, or Health field plus 4 years of related experience. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s or doctorate degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Informatics, or other relevant health field plus 4 years of related experience.
  • Highly skilled in conducting epidemiology analysis and writing clear, detailed reports.
  • Proven ability to interpret, apply, and communicate complex epidemiological information to various stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of environmental health concepts, such as environmental investigations and exposure assessments.   

Other: Valid Driver's License Required.


 


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.

Date Posted
07/16/2025
Job Reference
JOB_POSTING-3-27077
Organization
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Location
Lincoln, NE
Category
Epidemiology
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