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Newborn Screening Epidemiologist
Pierre, SD
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Job ID: 36246
Agency: Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health
Location: Pierre, Rapid City,Sioux Falls, or Aberdeen, SDSalary: $70,672.54 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: 6/12/26
This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/ .
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.
We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.
The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health.
This position is full-time, working 40-hours per week as the Newborn Screening Epidemiologist. This is an integral role, spanning biostatistics, epidemiology, informatics and data analysis. This position works closely with Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program Director, the MCH team and external partners to implement and maintain a newborn screening surveillance system, provide data reports, and analyze trends in newborn screening results. This position works in collaboration with the contracted newborn screening laboratory staff and contracted follow-up staff. This position will cooperate with key hospital and clinic personnel to ensure compliance with newborn screening procedures and quality initiatives. This position requires occasional in state and out of state travel.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Master's degree in public health or epidemiology or applied biostatistics. Knowledge of R/RStudio, SAS, SAS Enterprise guide, python, SQL, Tableau, geographic information systems (GIS), ArcGIS, and Power BI.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Skills to:
Ability to:
Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=44S
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
#LI-Onsite
Job ID: 36246
Agency: Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health
Location: Pierre, Rapid City,Sioux Falls, or Aberdeen, SDSalary: $70,672.54 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: 6/12/26
This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/ .
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.
We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.
The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health.
This position is full-time, working 40-hours per week as the Newborn Screening Epidemiologist. This is an integral role, spanning biostatistics, epidemiology, informatics and data analysis. This position works closely with Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program Director, the MCH team and external partners to implement and maintain a newborn screening surveillance system, provide data reports, and analyze trends in newborn screening results. This position works in collaboration with the contracted newborn screening laboratory staff and contracted follow-up staff. This position will cooperate with key hospital and clinic personnel to ensure compliance with newborn screening procedures and quality initiatives. This position requires occasional in state and out of state travel.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Master's degree in public health or epidemiology or applied biostatistics. Knowledge of R/RStudio, SAS, SAS Enterprise guide, python, SQL, Tableau, geographic information systems (GIS), ArcGIS, and Power BI.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- knowledge of epidemiologic methods, public health reporting, and data governance practices.
Skills to:
- produce routine and ad hoc reports for CDC, HRSA, leadership, and program staff;
- analyze trends, disparities, and outcomes to support program improvement and evaluation;
- develop dashboards and data visualizations for internal and external reporting;
- support data integration, mapping, validation, and interoperability standards;
- maintain data specifications, quality controls, and longitudinal linkage processes;
- collaborate with IT, developers, and providers to improve workflows and system usability;
- participate in testing, validation, and implementation activities for NBSSS enhancements;
- support secure data access, audit logging, and compliance with HIPAA and state data governance requirements;
- assist with onboarding providers and maintain technical documentation and user guidance;
- support data migration, post-implementation monitoring, and data quality assessment activities;
- demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to:
- analyze, interpret, and communicate public health data to technical and non-technical audiences;
- work collaboratively across programmatic, technical, and operational teams.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=44S
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
#LI-Onsite