Executive Service
Who we are and what we do:
TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our strategic priorities.
How you make a difference in this role:
The Reproductive and Women's Health (RWH) Section within the Family Health and Wellness (FHW) division of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently hiring a Maternal Mortality Epidemiologist. The epidemiologist is primarily responsible for identifying pregnancy-associated deaths using vital records and hospital discharge data as well as analyzing maternal mortality data to identify trends, disparities, and risk factors associated with maternal deaths. This includes conducting epidemiological surveillance, interpreting vital records, and collaborating with the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) to assess case findings. The epidemiologist develops reports, visualizations, and presentations to inform stakeholders and support data-driven decision-making for maternal health interventions. Additionally, they work closely with internal and external partners to ensure accurate data collection and reporting on maternal mortality.
Job Overview:
Under direction, is responsible for professional scientific and epidemiological assessments of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. Distinguishing Features: An incumbent in this class conducts scientific research in communicable diseases, environmental epidemiology and toxicology. The incumbent also makes health and risk assessments and provides expertise to health department physicians, other departmental personnel and environmental regulatory personnel.
Key Responsibilities:
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Identifying pregnancy-associated deaths using vital records and hospital discharge data and analyzing maternal mortality data trends, disparities, and risk factors.
- Develops reports, visualizations, and presentations
- Provide oversight and guidance to the Maternal Health Innovation Epidemiologist, Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Epidemiologist, and the Prevention of Violent Maternal Death Epidemiologist.
- Conduct regular meetings with epidemiology staff, provide technical assistance, and support the professional development of their team.
- Present data findings at conferences and develop reports that translate epidemiological insights into actionable strategies for improving maternal health outcomes.
- Contribute to grant applications and funding proposals by providing data-driven justifications for maternal health programs.
- Designs and conducts research studies to assess the effectiveness of maternal health programs and interventions.
- Participates in ongoing training, workshops, and professional conferences to stay current on emerging trends in maternal health and epidemiology.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate's degree in epidemiology.
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Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate's degree in medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine (DO), veterinarian medicine (DMV) public health, biostatistics, statistics, health informatics health sciences, biomedical sciences or environmental sciences with experience equivalent to two years' work experience in epidemiology.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public health or an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
