The Mississippi State Department of Health, 570 E Woodrow Wilson Dr., Jackson MS 39216, seeks an Epidemiologist Team Lead to serve as a lead of diabetes and cancer epidemiology program unit within the Office of Health Surveillance and Research.
The Lead Epidemiologist performs advanced professional analytical work in research, surveillance, detection, and prevention of diseases and injuries, oversees and conducts advanced-level professional epidemiologic work by managing methods of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data related to leading causes of morbidity and mortality, oversees or performs advanced or specialized professional work, which includes expert knowledge and management in a specific field such as diabetes and cancer and performs trend analysis, geographic distribution of diseases or either specific epidemiology program area, and supervises two Epidemiologists.
This position requires a master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Planning or Health Care Administration or its foreign equivalent.
Send résumé to Jennifer Miles, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson MS 39215-1700.
