Public Health Analyst

CDC Foundation

8h•$72,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is an initiative designed to enhance public health-public safety collaboration and strengthen efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths. The ORS is funded by CDC and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to help communities reduce fatal and non-fatal drug overdose rates by improved information sharing across public health and public safety agencies, and by supporting evidence-based intervention. As of July 2021, there are ORS Public Health Analyst (PHA) and Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) positions in 50 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.)., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PHA positions are funded by CDC through the CDC Foundation and DIO positions are funded by ONDCP through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. These state teams form the foundation of the ORS and work to promote overdose prevention and response efforts, and increase communication, data flow, and intelligence sharing between public safety and public health within and across ORS states. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a full-time Public Health Analyst to support the ORS. This position will support efforts of UVI CELL (Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning), Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands HIDTA and other key partners in the development and implementation of drug overdose information sharing systems and evidence-based prevention programs. The Public Health Analyst must be based in the US Virgin Islands. The PHA will work a hybrid schedule with frequent weekly visits to UVI CELL and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands HIDTA offices located in US Virgin Islands. Periodic travel to meetings within the state and travel out of state to regional meetings and the ORS Annual Conference is required. All applicants will be considered, with the selected candidate expected to relocate to the US Virgin Islands; however, USVI-based applicants are preferred. Relocation expenses are not provided.

Requirements

Master’s degree in public health, the social sciences or a related field and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience; or Bachelor’s degree in public health, the social sciences or related field and minimum of 3 years of relevant experience; Associate’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Professional experience or demonstrated interest in substance use disorder treatment, drug policy and/or public health and public safety partnership
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public-speaking, presentation and listening skills
Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
Ability to work effectively with diverse partners, including law enforcement professionals
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Familiarity with public health infrastructure within the state or region the position is located
Must be able to pass a formal federal background investigation, at no cost to the applicant

Nice To Haves

Experience in data collection and analysis, and developing written materials with actionable recommendations
Strong quantitative data analysis skills and experience working with SAS, SPSS, STATA or a similar statistical software package
Experience working collaboratively with diverse partners and engaging in strategic partnerships
Experience in developing and implementing training events
Experience in program/project coordination
Experience in developing reports, briefings and other written materials for internal and external partners
Experience in program evaluation, including logic model development

Responsibilities

Facilitate data sharing and joint initiatives between public health and public safety agencies and organizations that are designed to address illicit drug use and overdose
Collaborate with assigned DIO to build partnerships between local HIDTA program(s) and public health entities
Identify and promote overdose prevention interventions at the intersection of public health and public safety in assigned state or region
Support and evaluate public safety-led interventions designed to connect people at risk of overdose to care and treatment
Present to diverse audiences on overdose trends and local response efforts
Support projects that enhance public health/public safety collaborations through the identification of appropriate local partners, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and dissemination of project findings
Develop specialized knowledge of significant drug use and overdose trends in assigned state or region
Conduct overdose, drug use, and drug availability related data analyses on behalf of partner agencies, as needed
Create data visualizations on drug usage and overdose trends
Build partnerships with community members and partners by providing technical assistance and support through communications and one on one assistance, as well as connecting partners to additional resources
Develop and conduct trainings to diverse audiences on overdose prevention best practices to enhance response efforts (including but not limited to the development of presentations, one-pagers and other training materials)
Explore and support additional projects that enhance public health/public safety collaborations through communication, information sharing, education, and partnership building
Develop products for site partners such as briefs, bulletins, reports, brochures or other educational materials
Support and evaluate public health and public safety interventions