This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing: Collaborate with informatics professionals and subject matter experts to improve how infectious disease data are captured, managed, and shared, while helping design efficient, automated processes that strengthen data quality, accuracy, and usability. Turn complex data into clear, actionable insights by developing visualizations, reports, presentations, and written summaries that support public health decision-making. Develop flexible tools, templates, and workflows that can be rapidly adapted to meet emerging data needs during outbreaks and other public health responses. Partner with colleagues across states, jurisdictions, and organizations to enhance the relevance, reach, and impact of infectious disease data. Advance data integration and interoperability efforts to support more sophisticated analyses, including work involving linked datasets and co-infections, to generate meaningful public health insights. Mission and Values/ Culture: The mission of the Division of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. The Section of Epidemiology keeps Alaskans safe from communicable diseases, injuries, as well as environmental, occupational, and other health hazards. As a member of our team, you will contribute every day to the improvement of the health of Alaskans and their families. The Division of Public Health exemplifies these values:Accountability- We are committed to responsible use of human, financial, and environmental resources. Respect- We provide services without discrimination or judgment. Human potential- We are committed to developing each Alaskan's potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong, healthy communities. Integrity- We are honest and ethical in all we do. Scientific Excellence- We are committed to adding to and contributing to the body of scientific knowledge and using the best available knowledge and data to set public health policy. Benefits of Joining Our Team: Join a high-performing Infectious Disease Program team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. You’ll be working alongside subject matter experts to develop and maintain a myriad of infectious disease data products to help identify outbreaks; describe disease trends; inform decision-makers, communities, and the public; and contribute to national public health efforts. This role offers variety, impact, and the chance to work alongside a skilled, mission-driven team. You’ll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and a flexible work schedule. The Working Environment You Can Expect:This position is based in midtown Anchorage, with offices overlooking the Chugach Range and offering convenient onsite covered parking; telework may be available in accordance with current State of Alaska policies. Who We Are Looking For:The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:Teaching Others: Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor. Analytical Thinking/ Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior. Special Notice:This position may require travel within Alaska. A valid Driver's License is preferred at the time of appointment. To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Public Health Specialist 2: Alaska/classspecs. Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases. Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Equivalent to those typically gained by:Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or professional level experience in public health, health administration, nursing, epidemiology, health sciences, health education, community health, emergency medical services, psychology, the social sciences, the biological sciences, social work, biostatistics/statistics, education, or a closely related field. Special Note:“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment. Most positions may require expertise in a particular health specialty field. Recruitment and selection for these positions will be from among only those candidates who have the appropriate background and experience relevant to the specialty field defined in the predominant responsibilities of the position. The specialty areas include, but are not exclusively limited to: maternal, child, adolescent, and/or men's and women's health; birth defects; early childhood development and disabilities; emergency medical services and care; cardiopulmonary health; obesity and stroke prevention and mitigation; neurological development and disease; genetics and congenital diseases; audiology; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) surveillance, prevention, and control; tobacco, alcohol, and narcotics prevention and mitigation; health impact assessments; domestic violence and traumatic injury surveillance, prevention, and control; chronic disease and epidemiological surveillance and control; and related biostatistics. The social sciences include anthropology, economics, sociology, history, political science, geography, psychology, and demography. The biological sciences include botany, biology, entomology, ecology, forestry, and zoology.