IVY BRAIMAH
Powell,OH
Summary
Highly skilled Epidemiologist with significant experience in public health research, disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. Possess strong analytical skills, adept at statistical analysis and data interpretation, resulting in accurate and timely reporting. Contribution to previous roles includes successful implementation of preventive measures for infectious diseases, highlighting ability to make a positive impact on community health outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Epidemiologist
LA County Public Health
2022.05 - 2024.06
- Assist in the planning and implementation of health-related surveillance systems/epidemiologic studies for COVID-19 vaccine
- Conduct data analysis, create reports, and present COVID-19 vaccine data findings
- Perform statistical analysis for COVID-19 vaccine data deliverables
- Conduct quality assurance and review COVID-19 data reported on the county’s dashboard
- Investigate and resolve data, reporting and system inconsistencies.
Data Analyst
Clark County Public Health
2020.08 - 2022.05
- Analyze large datasets pertaining to COVID-19 and producing summary reports/metrics
- Design, write and test queries to access databases and prepare standard and ad hoc reports to meet specified needs
- Perform statistical/analytical studies involving COVID-19 data and records as needed to support assigned functions
- Investigate and resolve data, reporting and system inconsistencies; develop and implement work flow data entry, collection, and reporting procedures
- Review COVID-19 hospitalization and death data to produce reports and deliverables
- Develop written documentation, internal operating procedures and end user manuals and instructions on COVID-19 data systems.
Data Analyst 3
Centene Corporation (Buckeye Health Plan)
2018.08 - 2019.12
- Provide advanced analytical support for business operations in the following areas: claims, provider data, member data, clinical data, HEDIS, pharmacy, external reporting
- Extract, load, model, and reconcile large amounts of data across multiple system platforms and sources
- Review data to determine operational impacts and needed actions; elevate issues, trends, areas for improvement and opportunities to management
- Develop reports and deliverables for management
- Model data using MS Excel, Access, SQL, and SAS
- Ensure compliance with federal and state deliverable reporting requirements by performing data quality audits and analysis.
Health Services Policy Analyst
Ohio Department of Health
2017.05 - 2018.08
- Participate as a member of the immunization research team in performing analytical studies of vaccine usage status, cost, quality, use of vaccine management and distribution services and in formulating and implementing policies for specific reporting/research programs
- Develop forecast methodologies for yearly vaccine usage and costs; regularly update vaccine usage forecasts
- Prepare the Vaccine for Children (VFC) Population Estimate Survey to summarize recommendations for improving Ohio's estimated vaccine needs and present historical vaccine distribution and usage data by provider, year, and antigen for use in policy and administrative decision making
- Develop and monitor vaccine spend plans for multiple funding sources
- Coordinate the ordering, receiving, and monitoring of publicly funded vaccine distributed by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) that includes a detailed narrative report on vaccine wastage.
Epidemiologist Investigator 3
Ohio Department of Health
2014.12 - 2017.05
- Provide analytical support to TB program using SAS and MS Excel
- Conduct epidemiologic projects, research and investigations related to TB surveillance
- Act as lead worker for other TB registry staff
- Monitor patterns in TB distribution and spread through epidemiologic analysis of data from TB Registry and other sources to predict increases or decreases in morbidity and mortality and to identify emergent at-risk populations or new risk indicators
- Facilitates electronic transfer of TB Registry data to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) via Health Level 7 (HL7) messaging
- Prepare reports, including quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reports, discussing and drawing conclusions from analysis of TB Registry data and supplemental datasets
- Link data from multiple sources
- Assist with the preparation of grant applications.
Epidemiologist Investigator 2
Ohio Department of Health
2012.05 - 2014.12
- Assist in the investigation of endemic or epidemic situations related to HIV/AIDS
- Collect and analyze epidemiologic data for routine HIV/AIDS surveillance using SAS, MS Excel, and Access
- Prepare routine correspondence used in case investigations
- Download electronic data pertaining to HIV/AIDS from state and federal prisons
- Import HIV/AIDS prison data into e-HARS database
- Provide monthly and quarterly HIV/AIDS report pertaining to Montgomery County.
Epidemiologist Investigator 1
Ohio Department of Health
2011.09 - 2012.05
- Assist in the investigation of endemic or epidemic situations related to HIV/AIDS
- Collect epidemiologic data for routine HIV/AIDS surveillance
- Prepare routine correspondence used in case investigations.
Epidemiologist investigator 1
Ohio Department of Health
2010.12 - 2011.05
- Assist in the investigation of endemic or epidemic situations of influenza
- Collect data for influenza population-based hospitalization project
- Conduct field visits to abstract data from confidential health records at hospitals within catchment area
- Monitor the process of specimen collection, delivery to ODH laboratory and reporting of results for the influenza population-based hospitalization project.
Education
Master's degree in Public Health (Major: Epidemiology) -
University of Toledo
Toledo, OHBachelor of Arts in Psychology -
University of Ghana
Accra, GhanaSkills
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Communication
- Interpersonal
- Microsoft Office
- SQL
- SPSS
- SAS
- Data analysis
- Public health systems
- Public health practices
References
Available upon request
Training
- Certificate of Completion in Overview of Analytical Tools in Public Health Course (SAS, STATA, JMP, SPSS, Minitab)
- Certificate of Completion in Base SAS
- Certificate of Completion in Epidemiology of Maternal and Infant Health for State and Local Practitioners Course
- Certificate of Completion in Basic Biostatistics
- Certificate of Participation in Management Advancement for the Public Service Seminar (Writing Techniques for Improved Communication)
- Certificate of Achievement in Excel Level 2 Course
- Certificate of Completion in Access Level 1 and 2 Courses
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement in Introduction to Incident Command System Course (ICS-100)
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement in National Incident Management System Course (NIMS)
Timeline
Epidemiologist
LA County Public Health
2022.05 - 2024.06
Data Analyst
Clark County Public Health
2020.08 - 2022.05
Data Analyst 3
Centene Corporation (Buckeye Health Plan)
2018.08 - 2019.12
Health Services Policy Analyst
Ohio Department of Health
2017.05 - 2018.08
Epidemiologist Investigator 3
Ohio Department of Health
2014.12 - 2017.05
Epidemiologist Investigator 2
Ohio Department of Health
2012.05 - 2014.12
Epidemiologist Investigator 1
Ohio Department of Health
2011.09 - 2012.05
Epidemiologist investigator 1
Ohio Department of Health
2010.12 - 2011.05
Master's degree in Public Health (Major: Epidemiology) -
University of Toledo
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
University of Ghana
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