Community Health Epidemiologist

CDC Foundation

19d • $80,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The CDC Foundation seeks a Community Health Epidemiologist to support the Office
of Statistics and Evaluation (OSE) within the Bureau of Community Health & Prevention (BCHAP) in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The
Community Health Epidemiologist provides epidemiologic support to the Community
Health Equity Initiative (CHEI) and programs within the Division of
Community-based Prevention and Care (DCBPC). This epidemiologist will work
closely with program and epidemiology staff within the CHEI team, Office of Oral
Health, and other programs within DCBPC to help meet data, surveillance, and
evaluation needs across assigned programs. This includes conducting literature
reviews, supporting survey development, conducting analyses using various
clinical and population-based surveillance data, supporting program evaluation
implementation, creating reports and other data communication products,
supporting grant deliverables and other requirements, and other support as
needed.

Requirements

• MPH in epidemiology or biostatistics
• At least two (2) years of relevant work experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field.
• Superior knowledge of epidemiology study design and statistical methodology
• Experience conducting data analyses using SAS and/or R
• Experience with survey design and survey data collection
• Experience with program evaluation design and implementation
• Experience with dashboard development and maintenance using Tableau
• Experience with a variety of statistical methods including multivariate linear and logistic regression
• Experience with public health program data collection, including designing data collection tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Detail and process oriented
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Supporting primary data collection efforts, including survey development, survey implementation, database management, and data cleaning strategies.
• Developing and maintaining data dashboards using Tableau to meet programmatic needs and priorities.
• Supporting the development and implementation of evaluation and analysis plans for the Office of Oral Health other programs within DCBPC.
• Conducting epidemiologic and statistical analyses using SAS and/or R within various clinical and population-based data sources, including hospital discharge database, mortality data, BRFSS, YRBS, YHS, and Community Health Equity Survey.
• Supporting program and epi staff with grant activities and deliverables across the division, including data collection, analysis and grant reporting.
• Consulting with other epidemiology staff on the use of appropriate statistical methods and interpretation/limitations of analyses.
• Supporting communications to various stakeholders and audiences, including developing reports and creating data visualizations.
• Supporting other priorities, strategies, initiatives across CHEI and DCBPC as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level