Public Health Job Opportunities

Masters level Collaborative statistician position

Deadline: until filled

This position is in the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics in a growing group of Masters and Doctoral collaborative and consulting biostatisticians. The collaborative work for this position is split between the Colorado Biostatistics Consortium and a major collaborative research group. The Colorado Biostatistics Consortium (CBC) is the consulting unit in the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics (DBI) in the Colorado School of Public Health. The collaborative research group’s major research focus is on critical illness and the role of the microbiome. They also investigate other ‘omics data to better understand critical illness.

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NE Cancer Registry (NCR) Informatician

Deadline: 9/7/16

Description of work: Support and maintain services regarding transmission of cancer data and pathology results between lab facilities, health care providers and the Nebraska Cancer Registry System. Develop systems for secure transport and acceptance of cancer data for interagency and external stakeholders use. Convert cancer data sets to meet Health Level 7 (HL7) specifications, create, and maintain implementation guides for data specifications. Assist health care providers and laboratory facilities in establishing ongoing cancer message feeds and provide and coordinate support between providers, laboratories and the State of Nebraska Office of Health Statistics. Continue reading “NE Cancer Registry (NCR) Informatician”

Chronic Disease Self-Management Coordinator

Deadline: 8/24/16 (possibly extending to 8/31/16–check the link to confirm any updates)

NE DHHS’s Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program is seeking a Chronic Disease Self-Management Coordinator to assist in planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the diabetes and chronic disease self-management activities for the Nebraska Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program. Work is focused on increasing access, bi-directional referrals between community resources and health systems, and reimbursement for accredited/recognized Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) programs and Chronic Disease Self-Management programs. Continue reading “Chronic Disease Self-Management Coordinator”

Director – Research and Evaluation

Deadline: until filled

The United Way of the Midlands is seeking a Director of Research and Evaluation to be responsible for assuring the integrity of data usage, methodology employed, and measurement instruments researched or developed by the analytics department. She/he contributes statistical and research methods acumen for the purpose of determining opportunities, progress, and the impact of programming, interventions, and change initiatives. Continue reading “Director – Research and Evaluation”

Value-Based Reimbursement Analyst

Deadline: until filled

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska is seeking a Value-Based Reimbursement Analyst, to participate in the development and coordination of innovative programs designed to transition from fee-for-service reimbursement to a system based on value (e.g., Patient Centered Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, pay-for-performance initiatives, payor gain-sharing, bundled payments, etc).   Continue reading “Value-Based Reimbursement Analyst”

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