Make a Difference in Your Community. The Saint Louis County Department of Public Health is seeking an Epidemiologist I to join their team within the division of Health Promotion and Public Health Research. This role is responsible for chronic disease surveillance, epidemiologic assessment and analysis, and dissemination of chronic disease reports and presentations. Additional responsibilities include the design of culturally competent surveillance, prevention and control of public health activities, and participation in community partnership development and mentoring. Why Work with Us? Competitive Average Salary: Typical starting salary range is between $55,536.00 - $66,643.20, based on your qualifications. Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package and generous Paid Time Off (PTO). Learn more about St. Louis County benefits: Saint Louis County Employee Benefits. Public Service Loan Forgiveness: We participate in this program to support your financial future. Learn more about the program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid. Flexible Work Environment: Benefit from a hybrid work model that supports your work-life design Examples of Duties Perform epidemiologic assessment and analysis used to identify relevant public health problems and population-level patterns. Prepare and disseminate chronic disease reports depicting current trends. Provide technical and analytic support for public health studies, programmatic decision making, and community partners. Communicate epidemiologic findings clearly to diverse audiences including local public health officials, community partners, and the general public. Maintain reproducible data management and analytic workflow in R. Contribute to community partnership development and mentoring. Minimum Qualifications Equivalent to a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH, MSPH) with epidemiology, analysis or assessment experience. Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Incident Command System (ICS) training completion within six months of employment. Requires Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Human Research Protection Training completion within six months of employment. Preference may be given to applications as follows: Public sector experience. Proficiency using R for data cleaning and data analysis. Strong written communication skills