State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Epidemiologist 3 (Toxic Hazards) (35 Hour) (0288HC)

$47.81-$64.14 Hourly / $3,346.06-$4,489.39 BiWeekly /
$87,332.00-$117,173.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Public Health Toxic Hazards Program of the Preventable Diseases Division, this class is accountable for performing the most complex tasks as a specialist investigating and assessing the health risks of toxic hazards in the environment and preparing quantitative and qualitative risk assessments.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

  • This class is considered to be the lead and/or advanced working level for the epidemiology series in all programs.
  • This class is distinguished from Epidemiologists 2 by having more supervisory and/or planning responsibility and taking charge of complex problems in disease investigations, data analysis and disease control. This class is distinguished from Epidemiologist 4 primarily by not having full accountability for directing a managerially designated state program or project.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of an Epidemiologist 4 or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead Epidemiologists 1, 2, student interns, or other staff as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Supervises and is responsible for routine epidemiologic investigations; 
  • Assumes lead responsibility for carrying out complex or non-routine investigations; 
  • Develops and implements strategies for containment and control measures among identified high risk groups; 
  • Writes outbreak investigation and other technical and analytical reports; 
  • Collaborates in writing standard protocols for disease investigation, intervention and control; 
  • Develops questionnaires and other research instruments; 
  • Analyzes surveillance and outbreak data for trends and risk factors; 
  • Designs and implements workshops and training sessions and conducts in-service training; 
  • Prepares news releases relative to disease problems; 
  • Uses other statewide data banks to complement disease surveillance data; 
  • Assists with preparation of budgets, grants and contracts; 
  • Participates in development of program goals and objectives; 
  • Represents department at functions for health promotion and disease prevention; 
  • Speaks before professional and lay groups; 
  • Participates in performance evaluations of assigned staff; 
  • Carries out related duties including those of Epidemiologist 1 and 2 levels as assigned; 
  • In addition to the foregoing, in the Toxic Hazards Section or its Radon Program, designs and implements complex epidemiological research studies related to toxic and carcinogenic substances; 
  • Assesses health risk of environmental exposures to toxic substances; 
  • Prepares scientific risk assessment documents to support regulations; 
  • May establish and maintain a working network with federal and state agencies, local health departments, hospitals and professional and lay groups to promote and facilitate disease surveillance, intervention and control;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • occupational/environmental epidemiology and/or toxicology; 
    • relevant disease processes which affect humans and animals; 
    • epidemiological methods; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills; 
    • statistical skills including familiarity with mainframe and/or personal computer applications and interpretation of data; 
  • Considerable ability to
    • perform complex epidemiological investigations; 
    • carry out all aspects of data collection, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data independently; 
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of experience conducting epidemiological investigations in a responsible technical or professional capacity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have involved the full range of tasks in designing and conducting epidemiologic occupational/environmental investigations including interviewing and performing trend analyses at the level of an Epidemiologist 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years' for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in bacteriology, biochemistry, biostatistics, environmental science, health physics, industrial hygiene, physiology, public health or toxicology may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
  • A Doctorate in a related discipline such as medicine, public health or a behavioral or natural science may be substituted for one additional year of the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class must be willing to be immunized for communicable diseases as necessary and appropriate.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

BARGAINING UNIT

(11)-HEALTH PROF (P-1)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

HC 28

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing job specification for the class of Epidemiologist 3 (Toxic Hazards) (35 Hour) in Salary Group HC 28 approved effective September 8, 1995. (Revised to modify content and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-018

EFFECTIVE DATE

01/18/2023
CLASS: 0288HC; EST: 1/15/1988; REV: 2/24/2023;