Substance Use Epidemiologist II

Equal Opportunity Employer

The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote health equity for marginalized communities by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, and comprehensive health and human services.  Health equity is at the heart of all our work. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status.  This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.

JOB SUMMARY

This position provides epidemiological and analytical data support to the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction (SUPHR) at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH). The person filling this position is responsible for assisting with the collection, management, visualization and analysis of substance use-related datasets in the City of Philadelphia. This data will be used to support the City’s and PDPH’s public health policy, prevention, and response activities. The person filling this position will work closely with the Substance Use Epidemiology manager, other data staff within SUPHR, as well as with staff within the Managing Director’s Office, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Fire Department, and with academic, healthcare and community partners across the City.  

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

                Responsibilities/Duties

• Abstract, clean, and analyze substance-use related datasets.
• Perform routine data matches between substance-use related datasets.
• Lead the development and refinement of data visualization activities including dashboards and reports, both internal and external facing.
• Support the fulfillment of internal and external requests for data.
• Obtain and manage Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals when required
• Identify barriers in overdose surveillance efforts, and provide suggestions to improve surveillance, including recommendations for improving data collection processes.
• Oversee collection and timely reporting of grant required data submissions.
• Serve as a representative for grantee teleconferences/meetings.
• Conduct analysis using substance use related datasets (e.g., prescription drug monitoring program, syndromic surveillance, mortality data, hospital reporting)
• Assist data staff in analysis and surveillance projects within the unit.
• Assist in the coordination and management of routine surveillance epidemiology meetings.
• Provide support to 1-2 student interns and/or entry-level data staff, when applicable.
• Summarize analytic findings for presentation at scientific conferences and publication in technical and scientific journals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Eligibility and participation are handled consistent with the plan documents and HFP policy. 

DISCLAIMER

The Health Federation reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the Company desires. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an employee assigned to this position. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, responsibilities and/or skills to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied, or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at will.” The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.