Hybrid Public Health Epidemiologist - Data & Surveillance

Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Unit; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Hybrid work policy

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Chenega Enterprise Systems and Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services company, seeks an Epidemiologist III to support the CDC's Poxvirus and Rabies Branch (PRB) within the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Roybal Campus in Atlanta.

You will lead epidemiologic studies, data management, and public health investigations in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience supporting epidemiologic surveillance, public health research, or infectious disease programs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Access, Excel and statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, R, or equivalent analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and support domestic and international surveillance systems, including development and maintenance of databases for human and animal health data.
• Manage, maintain, and monitor surveillance and research databases, ensuring data quality, completeness, accuracy, and timely entry.
• Support human records management activities to ensure proper documentation, storage, and accessibility of study and surveillance data.
• Design, develop, and maintain databases for epidemiologic studies, surveillance systems, and ongoing research projects.
• Perform data collection, data entry, cleaning, validation, management, and quality assurance activities for surveillance and research datasets.
• Conduct statistical, epidemiologic, and public health analyses of surveillance, evaluation, and research data.
• Analyze surveillance data to identify disease cases, clusters, trends, and issues requiring further investigation.
• Support case‑based surveillance activities by collaborating with epidemiology staff and federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and other external partners to enhance national surveillance efforts.
• Provide technical support for database design, management, and analytical activities associated with epidemiology projects and special investigations.
• Facilitate collaboration among laboratory, epidemiology, and public health teams by coordinating meetings, maintaining stakeholder communications, and supporting working groups.
• Coordinate updates and revisions to disease‑specific websites and other public‑facing information resources.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs, training materials, and public health communication resources.
• Prepare and disseminate communications and educational materials for public health professionals through trainings, meetings, and outreach activities.
• Manage and respond to inquiries from clinicians, public health officials, partners, and the public, ensuring timely and accurate information sharing.
• Provide support for project planning and administration, including contract package development, cooperative agreement submissions, and milestone tracking.
• Prepare scientific reports, presentations, manuscripts, and publications, and present findings at professional meetings and national or international conferences.
• Provide phone‑duty support and technical assistance to clinicians, public health professionals, government partners, and members of the public.

Skills

Data analysis

Public health communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in Epidemiology

Tools

Microsoft Access

Excel

SAS

SPSS

R

Job description

Chenega Enterprise Systems and Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services company, seeks an Epidemiologist III to support the CDC's Poxvirus and Rabies Branch (PRB) within the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Roybal Campus in Atlanta.

You will lead epidemiologic studies, data management, and public health investigations in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.