Epidemiologist

Eagle Health Analytics • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Eagle Health Analytics (EHA) has been contracted by the CDC's Mycotic Diseases Branch to provide comprehensive scientific support. This includes expertise in laboratory work, communication, and epidemiology. The primary goal is to assist the branch in detecting and responding to mycotic diseases, offering technical assistance to U.S. jurisdictions. The Epidemiologist role will focus on surveillance system support, analytical work, quality assurance/control, partner coordination, protocol and case definition development, report preparation, manuscript and abstract contributions, and outbreak response.

Requirements

• Master of Public Health (MPH), MS, or equivalent graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a closely related field; OR Combination of education and progressively responsible experience in epidemiology equivalent to a graduate-level degree.
• 3-5 years experience working in public health with state or local health partners
• Advanced knowledge of epidemiologic principles, infectious disease surveillance, and outbreak investigation.
• Strong analytic skills using large datasets and statistical software (e.g., R, Python).
• Experience developing and managing surveillance databases (e.g., REDCap).
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex priorities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including scientific writing.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across CDC centers and with external partners.
• Advanced skills in epidemiologic principles, infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, R/Python or equivalent statistical software, and surveillance data systems such as REDCap.

Responsibilities

• Provide epidemiologists for surveillance system support, analytic work, QA/QC, partner coordination, protocol and case definition support, report preparation, manuscripts/abstracts, and outbreak response.
• Develop and update surveillance protocols, case definitions, case report forms, user guides, and data collection tools consistent with CDC policies and Government direction.
• Coordinate with CDC and authorized partners to support timely data submission, validation, deduplication, cleaning, and documentation.
• Conduct planned and ad hoc surveillance data QA/QC audits, identify missingness and inconsistencies, document queries and resolutions, and provide data quality summaries to CDC.
• Conduct routine and complex analyses using R, Python, or other CDC-approved tools, including descriptive summaries, regression, multivariable modeling, trend analysis, and outbreak-specific analyses.
• Prepare reproducible code and data documentation.
• Draft or contribute to surveillance reports, internal briefs, abstracts, manuscripts, tables, figures, and partner-facing summaries.
• For outbreak or surge events, use an incident-priority model: confirm the public health question, identify immediate data and laboratory inputs, establish daily or agreed-upon analytic updates, document assumptions and limitations, and route outputs to CDC task leads for interpretation and decision making.

Benefits

• paid holidays
• paid time off including sick and vacation leave
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• short and long term disability
• company paid life insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• discretionary profit sharing
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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