SummaryDetail oriented and team focused epidemiologist with 8 years of experience working as an epidemiologist and statistician for public health agencies. SkillsStatistical Analysis and Coding SAS, R, SQL, EpiInfoData Visualization Tableau, Arc GISMicrosoft Suite Excel, Access, Word Experience07 2021toCurrentEpidemiologist Data AnalystCalifornia Department Of Public Health City,STATE,Current epidemiologist on the Epidemiology and Surveillance Team within the COVID-19 California Department of Public Health (CDPH) response responsible for maintaining and providing case-based surveillance and epidemiologic data for COVID-19 cases in the state of California.Generated daily and weekly reports identifying COVID-19 trends including case rates, death rates, test positivity and health equity measures.Monitored data quality of death, duplicate, and reinfection data and worked with individual counties and other partners.Led efforts to create a process for deduplicating COVID-19 reinfection data by working closely with the data team and responding to feedback from individual counties.Assigned to the MPOX emergency response for 8 weeks and produced daily reports and visualizations using SAS and R. Led efforts to improve on LGBTQIA representation in data.Created a staff roster using SAS from several different teams on the emergency COVID-19 response. Combined multiple datasets and created a new dataset with unique variable key.Assisted with coding of COVID-19 racial equity analyses in SAS.12 2017to07 2021Research Statistician IVHawaii Department Of Health City,STATE,Developmental Disabilities Division s research statistician responsible for submitting annual reports to national agencies, consulting on data needs, assisting in division s new IT project, and providing data quality control.Analyzed variety of data sources including fiscal data, Medicaid claims, and demographic data.Coordinated efforts to transition entire division to new database system. Trained staff on data analysis concepts and methods, and use of Microsoft Excel and new system.Recommended data quality improvement policies and standards.Assisted with legislative reports and generated frequent data reports to Division Director.Lead of PPE Distribution efforts to providers across the state of Hawaii during COVID-19 pandemic when the division was assigned responsibility for allocating donated PPE. Allocated millions of units of PPE across hundreds of providers by analyzing needs versus requests. Coordinated hundreds of allocations with donors, distribution centers, and organizations.07 2017to12 2017Research Statistician IIIHawaii State Hospital City,STATE,Research statistician for the Department s Maternal and Child Health BranchCollected and analyzed data from reproductive health care providers around the state and produced weekly reports using Microsoft Access Excel.Assisted supervisor in providing data for annual grants.Submitted a poster that was accepted for a national maternal and child health conference.07 2015to07 2017Epidemiology FellowCSTE Hawaii Department Of Health City,STATE,Two year epidemiology fellowship through the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, funded through CDC and assigned to Hawaii Department of Health.Provided epidemiological support for maternal and child health capacity in Hawaii.Developed multiple research projects for adolescent health, injury prevention, teen births, and infant mortality.Proficient analysis of multiple data sources Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Vital Statistics, Medicaid claims data using SAS.Produced reports for grant applications and legislative briefings.Developed surveys for different audiences and evaluated surveillance systems.Participated in Hawaii Dengue outbreak investigation in 2015.Presented oral sessions and posters at national and statewide conferences, trainings, and workshops.Mentored graduate student interns working on oral health.Evaluated programs and projects and received opportunity to attend national program evaluation training. Education and TrainingExpected in05 2015totoMasters of Public Health EpidemiologyUniversity of Georgia-Athens, GA,GPA UGA Dual Degree Program obtaining masters and bachelors degrees within 4 yearsCoursework clinical epidemiology, modeling infectious disease (PhD course), biostatistics, environmental health, health policy, clinical trials, and health promotion and behavior3.9 GPAExpected in05 2015totoBachelor of Arts International AffairsUniveristy of Georgia-Athens, GA,GPA Honors International Scholar 2014Zell B. Miller Scholarship Recipient 2011-20153.9 GPA  SEP  A Little About This Gig Agility Partners is seeking a qualified IT SystemBusiness Analyst to fill an open position for a Fortune 15 Healthcare company. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a growing, global company that is an essential link that allows healthcare providers to reduce costs, improve operations, and increase quality, so that they can offer better care to their patients.In this role, you will Translate business requirements into technical specifications and maintain relationships with the business.Drive standard business processes across the IT Enterprise and assess potential impacts to the business.Develop and maintain technical knowledge in specialized areas, producing solutions for global consistency and standardization.Produce feasibility reports, design solutions to improve productivity, and create and maintain functional models and process flows.The Ideal CandidateStrong analytical and project management skills with the ability to interpret customer business needs.Proven IT knowledge of the business analysis process and functions.Excellent collaboration, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to lead communication across different IT and business teams.Fluent and clear English communication skills.Ability to prioritize team tasks, lead junior Business Analysts, and provide coaching.Thorough knowledge of the industry, trends, and proven experience in an agile environment.Proficiency in Microsoft standard desktop applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Exchange, Visio, and Project.Minimum of 5 years related experience required.Reasons to Love ItThis is a great opportunity to join a team that is responsible for creating cutting-edge solutions and creating healthcare systems that improve patient outcomes.Fully remote!You will have the ability to shape the future of the products as they expand across the enterprise platformsWorking in an environment where technology and healthcare converge to help solve tough healthcare issuesRemote work with a collaborative teamMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance401(k) Life Insurance Disability coverage

ATS compatibility: Good Fit (score: 89.9)