Epidemiology/Surveillance Data Scientist Lead
Guidehouse•Atlanta, GA
•$92,000 - $153,000
About The Position
Guidehouse is seeking an Epidemiology/Surveillance Lead to provide scientific leadership and strategic oversight for surveillance, epidemiology, analytics, and public health data modernization programs. This individual will lead multidisciplinary teams delivering high-impact public health data products, advanced analytic solutions, and surveillance capabilities that support population health decision making.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST
- MPH, MS, DrPH, or PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Health Data Science, or related field.
- TEN (10) or more years of professional experience in epidemiology, surveillance, public health analytics, research, or health data science.
- Experience leading large-scale surveillance or epidemiology programs and multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in epidemiologic methods, public health surveillance, statistical analysis, and interpretation of complex health datasets.
- Experience with SAS, R, Python, SQL, or equivalent analytical platforms.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related field.
- Experience leading client-facing initiatives and providing executive-level recommendations.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and mentor technical staff.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience leading national, multistate, or enterprise surveillance initiatives.
- Experience leading projects on HIV surveillance processes and data
- Experience with advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, or predictive modeling applications.
- Experience with cloud-native public health analytics environments including Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, or Palantir Foundry.
- Experience with public health informatics, interoperability standards, or data modernization initiatives.
- Experience supporting outbreak response, disease surveillance, or population health management programs.
- Established record of scientific publication, conference presentations, and thought leadership.
- Prior consulting experience leading complex federal or public-sector engagements.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead epidemiology and surveillance subject matter expert across complex public health analytics and data initiatives.
- Lead surveillance strategy, epidemiologic methodology, data interpretation, and scientific quality assurance activities.
- Oversee development of surveillance datasets, analytic products, dashboards, reports, and dissemination materials.
- Guide advanced epidemiologic analyses, statistical modeling, trend analysis, population health measurement, and evaluation methodologies.
- Lead quality assurance reviews of data, methods, findings, and deliverables to ensure scientific rigor and reproducibility.
- Advise clients and stakeholders on surveillance strategy, emerging public health issues, data modernization approaches, and analytic best practices.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams of epidemiologists, analysts, data scientists, statisticians, and informaticists.
- Translate complex analytical findings into strategic recommendations for executive leadership and decision makers.
- Support modernization of surveillance and analytic environments through automation, advanced analytics, cloud technologies, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Lead scientific dissemination activities including publications, conference presentations, technical reviews, and stakeholder briefings.
- Support business development, solution development, and thought leadership initiatives within Guidehouse's Health AI/Data practice.
- Role contingent upon contract award
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
