Senior Epidemiology Data Scientist​

About this role

Department

BSD PED – Infectious Diseases – Vaccine Center of Excellence/ID Health Disparities

About the Department

The section of Pediatric Infectious Disease provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for children suffering from a wide variety of infectious diseases. Infectious disease specialists are experts in diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.


This position will provide high-level epidemiology and data analysis support for Lilly Cheng-Immergluck’s Lab. Dr. Cheng-Immergluck’s lab undertakes data science and epidemiological research to advance knowledge about prevention of specific infectious diseases, which have a propensity for developing antibiotic resistance, e.g., Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, as well as those pathogens which have contributed to epidemic outbreaks, are more likely to severely infect children, and are often times, vaccine preventable, e.g., RSV, measles, pertussis, etc. The mission of the work of this multi-disciplinary team is to explore the intersection of public health epidemiology and primary prevention care models with the goal to improve health outcomes of populations at greatest risk for vaccine preventable condition. Her lab uses spatial statistical models, geographic information system tools, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence to predict communities most at risk for existing and emerging infectious diseases. This position will also play a key role in the Vaccine Center of Excellence which advances public health via research, advocacy and education of providers and the community served by UChicago; community based participatory research and engagement are cornerstones of this Center’s work.

Job Summary

The Senior Epidemiology Data Scientist will work in collaboration with Dr. Lilly Cheng-Immergluck’s to design and implement research studies focused on infectious disease prevention. In this capacity, the incumbent plays a key role in the design of...