Resume template · Updated October 2026
Epidemiologist resume template
Short answer
Henrietta suits an epidemiologist: a conventional layout that health agencies and research teams expect, with experience first and your graduate degree right after. The fictional sample works for a state health department on foodborne and respiratory disease surveillance and leads outbreak investigations. Show investigations, surveillance work, analyses and publications, using your own details.
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Why Henrietta suits an epidemiologist resume
Henrietta prints a summary, then Work Experience, then Education and a skills grid, in black and grey. Agencies read for investigation and surveillance experience first, then the graduate degree, which this layout places directly after the jobs.
Second choice: Meridian. Meridian prints skills first, a fit when a posting screens on statistical software and methods.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Disease areas, agency or research setting, and your main work: surveillance, outbreak response, studies.
- Work Experience. Bullets on investigations led, surveillance systems run, analyses, reports and guidance, and partnerships with labs and clinicians.
- Education. Master's or doctorate in epidemiology or public health with the year.
- Skills. Methods (study design, surveillance, outbreak investigation, regression), software and data systems.
- Selected Publications. Use the extra list for selected publications or reports, with year.
The sample resume as text
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Dr. Michael Osei
Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease Surveillance
Atlanta, GA | michael.osei@example.com | (404) 555-0129 | linkedin.com/in/sample-michael-osei
Epidemiologist at a state health department working on foodborne and respiratory disease. Led 14 outbreak investigations and rebuilt the weekly respiratory surveillance report.
Experience
Epidemiologist II, Peach State Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA (06/2020 to Present)
- Led 14 foodborne outbreak investigations, including interviews, case-control studies and coordination with the public health lab.
- Rebuilt the weekly respiratory surveillance report with automated R code, cutting preparation from two days to half a day.
- Wrote guidance for local health departments on outbreak reporting.
- Present findings to state leaders and at the regional epidemiology meeting.
Epidemiology Fellow, Southeast Public Health Fellowship Program, Atlanta, GA (08/2018 to 05/2020)
- Analysed hospital discharge data for injury surveillance.
- Supported a measles response with contact tracing data.
- Published a report on heat-related illness.
Selected Publications
- Heat-related illness emergency visits in the Southeast, state health report, 2020
- Lessons from a multistate foodborne outbreak, regional epidemiology bulletin, 2023
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiology, Emory University (05/2018)
Skills
Outbreak investigation, Surveillance systems, Case-control studies, Regression analysis, Data visualisation, R, SAS, SQL, Surveillance databases, Briefing public health leaders
How to make the sample yours
Describe investigations
Number and type of outbreaks investigated, your role, and what control measures followed.
Show surveillance work
Systems maintained, data quality improved, reports issued. Faster signal detection is a strong result.
Include analysis and study design
Case-control studies, cohort analyses, models, and the questions they answered.
Mention partners
Labs, hospitals, local health departments and federal partners you worked with.
Keep publications selective
List the most relevant few; a full list belongs in a CV.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- epidemiologist
- outbreak investigation
- disease surveillance
- study design
- case-control study
- biostatistics
- SAS
- R
- infectious disease
- data analysis
- public health reporting
- MPH
Mistakes to avoid
- Case details that could identify people.
- Investigations with no role or result.
- Long publication lists pushing out experience.
- Statistical jargon without context.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
Frequently asked questions
What should an epidemiologist resume focus on?
Investigations, surveillance work, analyses and how they guided action, plus your graduate training. Agencies also look for teamwork with labs and clinicians.
Should I use a resume or a CV?
Government and practice roles often want a resume; academic roles want a full CV. A short publications list works well on a resume.
How do I describe outbreaks without sensitive details?
Give the type, scale and your role, and the control measures that followed, without names, places tied to people or case details.
Should fellowships be listed as jobs?
Yes. Fellowships are professional experience; list them with the program, dates and work done. Fellowship programs are well known to agencies, so naming the program also tells readers about your training.
How do I show coding skills?
Name the software and give one result, such as a report automated or a model built. Agencies increasingly expect reproducible code, so a line about shared scripts or version control helps.
How long should the resume be?
One to two pages, depending on investigations and publications.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 7 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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