Overview
Join our team as a Foodborne/Enteric Disease Epidemiologist and help protect public health by leading critical efforts in food safety and outbreak response! In this project role, you’ll be part of the Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE), a collaborative initiative between the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the University of Washington School of Public Health. Your work will directly contribute to supporting foodborne illness investigations and training across the CDC’s Western Region, including Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, California, Washington, and Guam.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Develop and deliver training on foodborne illness outbreaks to local, state, and US territories.
Lead foodborne and enteric disease outbreak investigations.
Collaborate with CoE leadership to coordinate special projects, including climate change and mHealth initiatives.
Serve as a resource to local health jurisdictions (LHJs) on foodborne outbreak investigations and provide expert guidance.
Participate in CoE and external meetings, conferences, and trainings related to foodborne outbreak surveillance, investigation, and response.
Travel to provide hands-on training within Washington and to other states in the CDC’s Western Region CoE.
Conduct surveillance and epidemiology case investigations for foodborne, waterborne, and enteric diseases as part of the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Office (CDE).
Support public health emergency preparedness by providing surge capacity and cross-training in other focus areas of communicable diseases.
About Washington Department of Health
At DOH, we safeguard public health in an ever-evolving world. Through collaboration with local health jurisdictions and state, federal, and private partners, our programs, and services impact every Washingtonian and visitor daily. We're driven by Equity, Innovation, and Engagement, as outlined in our Transformational Plan for the future of Washington health.
