Epidemiologist (Vaccine Preventable Disease Program)

Position Details
Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Epidemiologist (Vaccine Preventable Disease Program)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Infectious Diseases/Geographic Medicine
Department	SPH-Epidemiology
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, the State University Of New Jersey is seeking an Epidemiologist for the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department (Vaccine Preventable Disease Program) within the School of Public Health. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Epidemiologist will work with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) to conduct surveillance and investigation of diseases and provide epidemiologic support to local health departments (LHDs), health care facilities and other public health partners in New Jersey. Among the keys duties of this position are the following: Participates in surveillance activities for the assigned disease management program. Provides assistance and consultation to public health partners such as local health departments and health care facilities, especially during investigations. Assists in responding to inquiries to the epidemiology program, including publications, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summaries, and other venues. Represents the program alongside other programs within the New Jersey Department of Health and other external stakeholder groups, including but not limited to local health departments, hospitals, schools.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	25S
Position Salary	PS25S scale
Annual Minimum Salary	65083.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	78131.000
Annual Maximum Salary	92788.000
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.  Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility .  Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine .  Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Master of Public Health (MPH) degree or related field (a concentration in Epidemiology preferred) plus two (2) years of experience in health or research.
Certifications/Licenses	Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for transportation is required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must have strong interpersonal skills and experience being a team player. Proficiency in data management and statistical analysis programs (e.g., SAS, Excel, Access).
Preferred Qualifications	Experience with communicable disease investigations or prevention.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Lifting of up to 10 pounds. Hearing is essential.
Special Conditions	Provides on-call coverage for Communicable Disease Services (CDS) after hours service on a rotating basis, as directed.

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST1572
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Off Campus
Location Details	Trenton, NJ. Stationed at a location specified by NJDOH (usually Trenton, NJ), with periodic travel throughout the state.

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement