Data Analyst (R and SAS) - Public Health Exp. Req.

DLH; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Time Off (PTO)

Medical, dental, vision

Supplemental life with AD&D

Disability coverage

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Training and e-learning

Certification preparation

Education assistance

Job summary

DLH in Atlanta (hybrid) seeks a Public Health Data Analyst to support CDC NCHHSTP across data management, analysis, and dissemination.

The role focuses on using R and SAS for HIV surveillance analyses, data quality assurance, and production of standardized products for program monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience using R and SAS scripts.
• Experience working with multiple data sources to monitor data quality, accuracy and completeness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver analytic support using R and SAS for HIV surveillance analyses, including descriptive statistics, frequency tables, and data quality reviews.
• Produce and disseminate standardized surveillance products for program monitoring and decision-making.
• Provide statistical support for incidence and lifetime risk estimation, modeling, and regression analyses.
• Contribute to national HIV surveillance outputs that inform public health planning.

Skills

R

SAS

Data quality

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field

Master’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field

Job description

DLH is hiring a hybrid Public Health Data Analyst (R and SAS) to support CDC NCHHSTP efforts across data management, analysis, and dissemination.

Responsibilities

• Deliver analytic support using R and SAS for established analyses of National HIV surveillance data, including:
  • Descriptive analyses
  • Frequency tables
  • Data quality review
  • Production and dissemination of standardized surveillance products
• Support HIV prevention and care planning through surveillance product outputs used for:
  • Program monitoring
  • Resource allocation
  • Public health decision-making
• Provide statistical support using R and SAS for complex analyses of National HIV surveillance data, including:
  • Incidence estimation
  • Lifetime risk estimation
  • Statistical modeling
  • Regression and trend analyses
  • Surveillance variable development and validation
• Contribute to scientifically rigorous national HIV surveillance products that support public health planning and decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or a related field
• 2+ years of strong demonstrated experience working with existing and developing new R and SAS scripts
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple data sources to monitor and assess data to ensure data quality, including accuracy and completeness
• Strong critical thinking and communication skills
• Eagerness to learn and apply skills to challenging projects
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, statistics, or a related field
• Experience working with surveillance data
• Knowledge of HIV data and public health surveillance systems
• Experience with large (> 500,000 observations) document-based datasets
• Detail-oriented work style with meticulous documentation of variables, datasets, and data attributes, focused on accurate data and products
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Tech Stack

• R
• SAS

Work Location & Schedule

• Atlanta, GA (hybrid)
• Teleworking most days
• In-person meetings at the CDC campus and ad hoc office visits
• Supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• CDC focus: NCHHSTP, Division of HIV Prevention (DHP)

Contract Objectives

• Provide data management, data governance, data analysis, and data dissemination support
• Strengthen nationwide capacity to monitor the HIV epidemic

Compensation

• USD 60,000 - 65,000 per year

Benefits

• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, vision
• Supplemental life with AD&D
• Disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (includes a matching component)
• Training and access to an e-learning suite
• Professional and technical certification preparation
• Education assistance at accredited institutions