Job Title: Epidemiologist
Location: Nashville, TN(Hybrid)
Job Type: Contract
Job Description
Contract Epidemiologist Expanded Nonfatal Overdose Surveillance Support (OD2A Grant)
Requirement: Must work in the office 1 day a week.
Primary Responsibilities
Nonfatal Overdose Surveillance
Develop expertise in the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and support statewide nonfatal overdose surveillance.
Collaborate with surveillance staff to develop and validate surveillance definitions for emerging substances, including medetomidine, vape shop products, cannabis, and other emerging drug classes.
Collaborate with internal partners to support integration of ESSENCE data with REDCap and other surveillance systems.
Train team members on ESSENCE workflows, surveillance definitions, and data management processes.