Senior Public Health Program Associate - Rollins School of Public Health

Emory University•Atlanta, GA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a candidate with experience working with large-scale healthcare claims data to support a new study on pregnancy and cardiovascular health in caring for women with systemic lupus erythematosus. The ideal candidate will have experience working with MarketScan or other large administrative claims datasets and constructing longitudinal cohorts by linking individuals across time and data domains (e.g., enrollment, pharmacy, inpatient, and outpatient files). Familiarity with target trial emulation would be helpful but not required.

Requirements

A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, or a master's degree in Development Practice and three years of relevant applied public health experience OR a master's degree in another field and four years of public health experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of epidemiologic concepts
Formal training in biostatistics or related quantitative field
Experience managing and analyzing large, complex healthcare datasets, preferably MarketScan or similar
Familiarity with ICD, CPT, and NDC coding systems
Proficiency in SAS or R for data cleaning and analysis
Commitment to writing clear documentation
Strong communication skills
Ability to work independently, but also comfortable asking questions

Responsibilities

Independently uses a specialized knowledge of, and experience, with public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote solutions to public health issues/problems.
Collects and analyzes data.
Prepares proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
May coordinate clinical study sites to ensure compliance with patient recruitment and data collection standards.
May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, websites, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
May design, develop, and conduct targeted training initiatives.
May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
Identifies new potential projects, studies or partners.
Performs related responsibilities as required.