Epidemiologist 1

Epidemiologist 1

Salary

$45,657.00 - $80,045.00 Annually

Location

Kanawha County, WV

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

BBH2706 PSA

Department

HUMAN SERVICES - BBH - BUREAU FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Opening Date

10/27/2026

Closing Date

11/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION OF VACANCY

KANAWHA

Civil Service Type:

Classified-Exempt - This Position is Not Covered Under the DOP Merit System

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Nature of Work

This Epidemiologist 1 will be funded and dedicated to projects essential to the Department of Human Services to improve community-based and in-home behavioral health services. This position will focus on mental health, addiction, or both as determined by funding. This position will improve programmatic data reporting by assisting programmatic staff with developing performance measures and recommending data collection tools or systems, analyzing data and preparing/presenting data reports on specific programs, as well as trends using multiple data sources; and training staff, providers, and partners on collecting data, using available data systems, analyzing data, and preparing data reports. This position will have other related duties assigned as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Masters degree in epidemiology, public health, biology, physical, behavioral, natural, or veterinary sciences from an accredited college or university.

OR

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with state licensure and three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in conducting epidemiology.

Substitution: Bachelors degree in biology, physical, behavioral, or natural sciences from an accredited college or university, AND two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in conducting epidemiology, including disease investigation, risk assessment or environmental epidemiology may substitute for the required training

Other Information

A Masters degree with a major in Mathematics OR a Bachelors degree in mathematics and two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in conducting epidemiology, including disease investigation, risk assessment, or environmental epidemiology or conducting collection and assessment of qualitative and quantitative data for research in epidemiology and prevention services may substitute for the required training.

Special Hiring Rates:

• $48,000.16 - Department of Health and Human Resources (SPB 2842)

State employment offers a variety of benefits. Click HERE to visit the Division of Personnels Benefits Page.

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Employer West Virginia

Address 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 3 Suite 500

Charleston, West Virginia, 25305

Phone (304) 558-3950

Website http://personnel.wv.gov