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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Skylight's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 57% of Skylight's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Skylight
- high 4 stale, 1 reposted of 7 open
- Hiring momentum
- 14 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As an Epidemiology Strategist at Skylight, you will improve the digital infrastructure for public health by collaborating with teams to modernize an integrated disease surveillance system used by health departments. Your role involves providing epidemiology expertise, aligning system functionalities with public health policies, and ensuring that the system supports real-world case investigation workflows. You will also translate public health standards into actionable guidance for stakeholders and advocate for public health needs throughout the development process.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skylight as an employer.
What you need
- At least 5–7 years of experience in public health practice, including past employment at a state, tribal, local, or territorial health department
- Experience using integrated disease surveillance systems and conducting case investigation workflows
- Familiarity with public health data standards, including ELR, eCR, and HL7 message mapping guides
- Comfort with ambiguity, iterative problem solving, and helping teams prioritize the most meaningful next step
- Experience navigating and adapting to evolving public health policies, data requirements, and real-world constraints
- Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment
Nice to have
- MPH, MSPH, or PhD in epidemiology
- Experience configuring surveillance system features such as custom data-entry form builders and workflow decision-support rules
- Experience working on multidisciplinary teams involving public health, informatics, and software development
- Experience applying human-centered design principles to public health or health IT work
- A recognized reputation across the public health community for excellence in public health practice
What you get
- Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
- Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
Worth weighing
- The role is contingent on Skylight being awarded the underlying contract.
- The work involves maintaining a legacy system while developing a modernized platform, which may present challenges.
- The position requires occasional or regular travel based on company, client, or contract needs.
- All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories, and you must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
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Listed by Skylight on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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