Description

The Public Health Technician / Epidemiologist will provide epidemiological and public health expertise at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The position supports operational health surveillance, research studies, and data-driven analyses affecting Air Force personnel readiness, human performance, and health outcomes. Responsibilities include designing and conducting epidemiologic studies; analyzing health surveillance, medical, personnel, and operational datasets; developing reports, technical papers, presentations, and scientific products; supporting research protocols and investigations; collecting and managing data from multiple systems; collaborating with military, civilian, and academic stakeholders; and assisting with dissemination of research findings through conferences, publications, and operational briefings.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, or a related discipline.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in public health, community health, aerospace medicine, healthcare, or a related environment.
Minimum of five (5) years of epidemiology experience in a healthcare or military setting.
Demonstrated ability to design, conduct, and lead epidemiological analyses using health surveillance data, medical records, and other operational datasets.
Experience developing, administering, and analyzing surveys and questionnaires for research, occupational health, or public health initiatives.
Proficiency with or ability to rapidly learn analytical tools such as Tableau, Python, R, SAS Viya, Qualtrics, or similar platforms.
Strong technical writing, literature review, presentation, and communication skills with experience preparing reports, white papers, publications, manuscripts, and briefings.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, professional judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to obtain required system access and meet applicable position-of-trust and security requirements for work on U.S. Government systems and facilities. Work is performed onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior military service or experience supporting Department of Defense organizations.
Experience working within military medical research, aerospace medicine, occupational health, or force health protection programs.
Experience conducting operational health surveillance and readiness-related analyses.
Familiarity with military healthcare, personnel, and operational data systems.
Experience supporting scientific investigations, protocol development, and research project execution.
Record of peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or scientific poster development.
Experience briefing senior leaders, researchers, and operational stakeholders.
Knowledge of human performance, aerospace medicine, occupational epidemiology, or readiness research.

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