Technical Specialist / Data Analyst (ELR Public Health)

About

We are seeking a Data Analyst to support Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) and NEDSS disease surveillance operations. You will monitor data feeds, troubleshoot HL7 issues, ensure data quality, and support epidemiology teams.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and organize data from multiple sources; perform analysis to identify trends, patterns, and data issues
• Monitor HL7 ELR message flow, system dashboards, and alerts; ensure continuous data transmission into NEDSS systems
• Troubleshoot rejected/failed ELR messages, resolve mapping and code issues, and reprocess data to successful delivery
• Perform data validation and quality checks, identify duplicates/anomalies, and ensure compliance with reporting standards
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations to share insights with surveillance and epidemiology teams
• Coordinate with labs, vendors, and internal IT on HL7 formats, new feed onboarding, SFTP setups, and system changes
• Support server/service monitoring, basic maintenance, and improvements to monitoring, alerting, and automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor s in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of hands-on data analytics experience
• Strong skills in SQL and at least one of Python or R
• Experience with HL7/ELR, public health surveillance, or NEDSS is highly preferred