Epidemiologist and Surveillance Analyst

DRT Strategies, Inc. • Atlanta, GA

2d • $60,000 - $75,000

About The Position

DRT Strategies provides GIS solutions for complex and emerging public health challenges in environmental health, infectious disease, chronic disease, and emergency preparedness and response. Its work includes designing, developing, and enhancing applications, websites, and database solutions with geospatial components, as well as developing field data capture and analysis techniques to support emergency response.

The Epidemiologist and Surveillance Analyst supports and coordinates programmatic, epidemiologic, and surveillance activities, focusing on event-based surveillance, public health intelligence, and epidemic intelligence. The role identifies and assesses emerging public health threats through analysis of diverse information sources, monitors global early warning signals, and applies epidemiologic and surveillance methods to evaluate and communicate public health risks. The analyst also provides timely intelligence to support response activities, consults with public health agencies and partners, and supports monitoring and evaluation of surveillance and early warning programs.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance and must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The salary range is $60,000–$75,000, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional experience in epidemiology, public health surveillance, or a related area.
• Familiarity with basic epidemiologic and surveillance methods, including case definitions, descriptive epidemiology, and outbreak investigation principles.
• Experience reviewing and synthesizing information from multiple sources, such as news media, official reports, or surveillance data, to identify and summarize public health events.
• Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, R, SAS, or Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports, briefings, or presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Master’s degree (MPH, MS, or equivalent) in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, global health, or a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance.
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status (green card) due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Direct CDC experience.
• Experience in Public Health Intelligence and Event-Based Surveillance.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, unstructured environment.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate programmatic, epidemiologic, and surveillance activities focused on event-based surveillance, public health intelligence, and epidemic intelligence.
• Identify and assess emerging public health threats by analyzing diverse information sources and monitoring global early warning signals.
• Apply epidemiologic and surveillance methods to evaluate and communicate public health risks, and provide timely intelligence to support response activities.
• Provide scientific and technical consultation to public health agencies; collaborate with partners and subject matter experts.
• Prepare analytic reports, present findings, and communicate complex scientific information to technical and non-technical audiences to support public health decision-making.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of event-based surveillance and early warning programs using established and novel frameworks; measure and track outcomes and impact, and recommend improvements.

What This Job Offers

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