Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst
About The Position
The Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst supports the American Heart Association’s efforts to improve cardiovascular health and advance health and well-being for communities and populations. The role applies epidemiologic, surveillance, and program evaluation data to understand cardiovascular health needs, identify disparities, evaluate public health programs and initiatives, and measure impact. Work includes acquiring, analyzing, assuring the quality of, interpreting, and reporting data for the Annual Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update, as well as evaluating initiatives focused on cardiovascular disease prevention and improved health outcomes. The analyst translates complex findings into meaningful, actionable information for communities, public health professionals, healthcare partners, scientific audiences, and other stakeholders. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded position in the Science Operations department. It is home-based, and current funding is expected to expire on July 3, 2029. The Association provides access to training and professional development resources, including Heart U.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Statistics, Evaluation, or a related quantitative field.
- At least 3 years of experience in epidemiology and public health evaluation; chronic disease prevention and surveillance, population health, community-based research, or cardiovascular health experience is preferred.
- Experience with project management and coordination, written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, and deadline management.
- Experience designing and implementing short-turnaround and long-term evaluation plans for community health-related programs.
- Experience creating and implementing quantitative data collection instruments, such as surveys and questionnaires, and qualitative instruments, such as interview and focus group guides.
- Experience using national surveillance, healthcare, or population health datasets such as NHANES, NHIS, CDC WONDER, BRFSS, HCUP, MEPS, or comparable sources.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis, data management, quality assurance, and reproducible analytic workflows using SAS, R, or similar tools.
- Ability to design evaluation plans, develop data collection instruments, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and communicate findings clearly.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and perform consistently during periods of increased workload.
- Comprehensive knowledge of public, community, and population health models.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Six or more years of epidemiology, public health research, evaluation, or healthcare quality improvement experience.
- Experience developing evaluation plans for healthcare-setting programs or scalable models of care.
- Experience using AI-assisted tools or automation to support analytics, quality assurance, documentation, or scientific reporting.
- Experience in continuous learning, process improvement, and professional growth.
Responsibilities
- Acquire, manage, analyze, validate, and interpret cardiovascular disease, stroke, and related risk-factor data from national surveillance and healthcare datasets, including NHANES, NHIS, CDC WONDER, BRFSS, HCUP, MEPS, or comparable sources.
- Produce statistical tables, figures, dashboards, summaries, and dissemination products for the Annual Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update.
- Develop and maintain analytic documentation, standard operating procedures, quality assurance processes, reproducible workflows, and automation approaches to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Lead evaluation planning and implementation for lipid management and related health initiatives, including logic models, metrics, data collection plans, analyses, and reporting.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, briefs, presentations, and other communications that translate technical findings for scientific, clinical, leadership, media, and public audiences.
- Collaborate with internal teams, scientific volunteers, contractors, and external data partners to coordinate deliverables, timelines, data acquisition, and appropriate use of findings.
- Identify potential barriers to completing deliverables and workplans, and engage the manager and other resources as needed to support project quality and completion.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- Retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution.
- Employee assistance program, employee wellness program, telemedicine, and medical consultation.
- Professional development through Employee Resource Groups, a professional mentoring program, and Heart U.
- Paid time off of at least 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority.
- 12 paid holidays each year, including several days off at the end of the year.
- Tuition assistance for education related to current duties and responsibilities or potential future positions.
- Performance and recognition programs, with incentive eligibility based on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
