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JOB SUMMARY
The Substance Use Epidemiologist I is responsible for supporting the analytic and evaluation activities across a range of clinical issues critical to the partnership between the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), using sound measurement and statistical design. A core function of the Substance Use Epidemiologist I role will be to provide epidemiological and analytical support to the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction (SUPHR) at PDPH and to Community Behavioral Health (CBH) at DBHIDS.
The person filling this position is responsible for assisting with of collecting, abstraction, managing, and analyzing substance use-related administrative claims and other datasets in the City of Philadelphia to develop a substance use disorder continuum of care (CoC) surveillance program. This data will be used to support the City’s and PDPH’s public health policy and response activities. The person filling this position will work very closely with other data staff within SUPHR/PDPH and CBH/DBHIDS. This position will present executive summary reports of analytics and outcomes by level of care or program and other reporting deliverables to management, committees, and federal partners, as assigned. This position is funded by a federal grant through September 2028.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Under the supervision of SUPHR/PDPH and CBH/DBHIDS, the Substance Use Epidemiologist I will perform the following essential job functions:
- Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate substance use administrative claims data via analytic tools to examine the substance use disorder continuum of care in Philadelphia and propose data informed recommendations for SUPHR/PDPH and CBH/DBHIDS leadership.
- Abstract, clean, and match substance use related datasets from city-wide health related data sources, such as Medical Examiner’s Office, Department of Prisons, Emergency Medical Services, and administrative claims.
- Develop, refine, and oversee production of regular reports, both in-house and externally.
- Identify barriers to programmatic goals and assess and implement solutions.
- Summarize analytic findings for presentation at scientific conferences and publications in technical and scientific journals.
- Develop technical specifications to create datasets for analytic purposes and routine surveillance reporting and grant-required deliverables.