Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst

American Heart Association • Dallas, TX

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst supports the American Heart Association’s work to improve cardiovascular health and advance health and well-being across communities and populations. The role uses epidemiologic, surveillance, and program evaluation data to understand cardiovascular health needs, identify disparities, assess public health programs and initiatives, and measure their impact.

Responsibilities include acquiring, analyzing, validating, 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 actionable information for communities, public health professionals, healthcare partners, scientific audiences, and other stakeholders. The position collaborates with internal teams, scientific volunteers, contractors, and external data partners and helps ensure the quality and timely completion of project deliverables.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded position that is home-based. Current funding is expected to expire on July 3, 2029.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Statistics, Evaluation, or a related quantitative field.
• Five years of experience in epidemiology and public health evaluation; chronic disease prevention, surveillance, population health, community-based research, or cardiovascular health experience is preferred within this qualification.
• 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 or questionnaires, and qualitative instruments, such as interview or 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 clearly communicate findings.
• Proficiency with 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 experience in epidemiology, public health research, evaluation, or healthcare quality improvement.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 managers 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 resources, including Employee Resource Groups, a professional mentoring program, and Heart U online learning resources.
• Paid time off of at least 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority.
• Twelve paid holidays each year, including several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition assistance for education and career development related to current or potential future roles.
• Annual salary planning and incentive programs, with eligibility dependent on position type.

What This Job Offers

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