Health Scientist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

This position is in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Director, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The Health Scientist directs program monitoring and evaluation to ensure evaluation approaches are appropriately designed, methodologically rigorous, and responsive to program and stakeholder needs. The role leads collaborative studies with internal and external stakeholders to assess public health programs, ensuring that study activities meet applicable data collection, privacy, and approval requirements. The Health Scientist communicates findings to diverse audiences, advises leadership on program, policy, strategic initiative, or resource changes based on evaluation results, and provides guidance to program officials and partners on significant evaluation challenges and effective evaluation practices.

Applicants must meet the basic education requirement of a bachelor's or graduate/higher-level degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the position. They must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level, covering all listed evaluation, data analysis, communication, and technical assistance areas. The position is subject to federal employment requirements, including U.S. citizenship, applicable time-in-grade requirements, and a background investigation. A financial disclosure statement and probationary or trial period may be required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet time-in-grade restrictions by the announcement closing date.
• Have a bachelor's or graduate/higher-level degree with a major study in a medical, health sciences, or allied sciences field appropriate to the work; the degree must be from an educational program accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education when the degree was obtained.
• Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, including all of the following: designing or conducting public health program evaluations using established frameworks, quantitative and/or qualitative methods, and performance measures; analyzing and interpreting quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed-method public health data and evidence; translating evaluation or performance-monitoring findings into reports, briefings, data visualizations, and recommendations; and providing technical assistance on evaluation issues and/or developing evaluation training resources.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Complete a background security investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Federal employees must receive salary payments by direct deposit.
• Foreign education used to meet qualifications must be evaluated as equivalent to an accredited U.S. education program, or receive full credit for courses at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Applicants must document experience clearly, including exact employment dates and hours worked per week for part-time experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct program monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring approaches are appropriately designed, methodologically rigorous, and responsive to program and stakeholder needs.
• Lead collaborative monitoring and evaluation studies with internal and external stakeholders to assess public health programs.
• Ensure study activities meet applicable data collection, privacy, and approval requirements.
• Communicate evaluation results to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Advise leadership on changes to programs, policies, strategic initiatives, or resource priorities based on evaluation findings.
• Advise program officials and partners on resolving significant evaluation challenges.
• Promote the effective application of evaluation practices across public health programs.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Incentives may be authorized subject to factors including funding availability; possible incentives include moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentives, student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, and creditable service for annual leave.

What This Job Offers

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