In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of public health innovation, leading the development of data visualizations and dashboards that are crucial to the state’s opioid and overdose response efforts. As the Opioid and Overdose Data Dashboard Lead, you’ll guide data science activities that investigate critical trends in human morbidity and mortality related to opioids. You’ll collaborate closely with state, local, and Tribal partners while serving as the agency’s go-to expert on data dashboard development and visualizations. Your leadership will be integral to our data modernization initiative, ensuring that critical information is accessible and effectively used across the state.
 
You’ll take the lead in designing and maintaining dashboards that support opioid response strategies and the transparent use of settlement funds. This position offers the chance to directly impact public health by shaping how data drives decision-making and response activities. From coordinating with internal teams to working with external invested partners, your expertise in data science and public health will make a difference in how communities access life-saving information.

Lived Experience Option:

• Option 1: Eight (8) years of experience working as a data science/engineer or epidemiologist for a public health agency or a similar setting.

Education + Experience Options: 
A degree in informatics, public health, public health informatics, health care informatics, information technology, computer science, information science, statistics or related field AND experience. 

• Option 2: An Associates degree AND six (6) + years of the experience listed in option1.
• Option 3: A Bachelor’s degree AND four (4) + years of the experience listed in option1.
• Option 4: A Master’s degree or higher AND two (2) + years of the experience listed in option1.

Additional Required Experience:
In addition to the options listed above, two (2) or more years or experience in the following:

• Experience performing data wrangling with R statistical software.
• Experience using Git and GitHub for collaborative coding and code version control.

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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