Research Epidemiologist

About the position

The Research Epidemiologist at Leidos will support the Deployment Health Research Department at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, CA. This role focuses on examining reproductive health outcomes among military families and exploring the relationships between military service and reproductive health. The position involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires strong interpersonal skills to effectively represent the research program.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of epidemiologic research, including study design, analysis, manuscript preparation, and presentation of findings.
• Use administrative medical encounter and claims data to develop algorithms and identify outcomes and covariates of interest.
• Utilize Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software to manage and analyze large datasets.
• Design and develop research proposals for funding, including statistical analysis plans.
• Deliver research briefings on technical topics to stakeholders, including government officials and military leadership.
• Identify and foster partnerships with collaborators who are subject matter experts in maternal, infant, and pediatric health.
• Represent the BIHR team at scientific activities or meetings.

Requirements

• Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in proposing, leading, conducting, presenting, and publishing relevant research.
• At least three peer-reviewed publications.
• Advanced knowledge of SAS.
• Extensive training in epidemiologic research methods and advanced statistical techniques.
• Excellent organization skills.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• PhD in public health, epidemiology, or related field.
• Experience analyzing large datasets (>500,000 observations).
• Experience in pediatric and/or perinatal epidemiology.
• Experience in health services research.
• Experience working with data from the Military Health System Data Repository.