Nutritional Epidemiologist — Hybrid Micronutrient Specialist

CDC Foundation; Atlanta (GA); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 165.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The CDC Foundation seeks a Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist to work with the Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Team (MMPaCt) within the DNPAO. You will implement strategic activities to monitor micronutrient status and develop guidelines, with emphasis on anemia and micronutrient surveillance.

You will report to the Senior Program Officer and collaborate with federal partners, delivering expert epidemiological support and high-quality scientific outputs.

Formación

• Doctoral degree in human nutrition, public health, epidemiology or social science with background in nutrition and vitamin and mineral science.
• Experience leading micronutrient surveillance and research portfolios.
• Experience working at a federal level to support nutrition and micronutrient activities.

Responsabilidades

• Provide epidemiological and micronutrient expertise to strengthen and implement CDC’s micronutrient surveillance and research portfolio.
• Lead systematic reviews of scientific literature on micronutrients, coordinate with federal partners and subject matter experts, and disseminate findings to inform practice or further investigation.
• Provide epidemiological consultation, write protocols, conduct complex analyses and carry out secondary analyses.
• Provide expertise and analytic support analyzing nutrition data, with a focus on micronutrients.
• Provide analytic support in validating and replicating analyses to ensure accuracy of findings and conclusions.
• Use knowledge of nutrition and micronutrient science to review or prepare briefing documents, publications, and presentations, or other materials as needed.
• Provide expertise in writing high-quality peer review articles and other scientific documents outlining key findings.
• Summarize findings of complex scientific, nutrition-related topics for different audiences, including for federal agencies, the scientific community and partners.
• Routinely communicate information with CDC management and staff and provide input to document program activities and efforts.
• Disseminate information within CDC and present externally, under guidance of CDC staff.
• Provide internal and external advanced technical expertise and assistance to program team members, management and partners.
• Participate in team meetings and provide consultation to CDC staff.

Conocimientos

Epidemiology

Quantitative analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Fluency in English

Educación

PhD in nutrition/epidemiology/public health

Herramientas

R

SAS

STATA

SPSS

Descripción del empleo

The CDC Foundation seeks a Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist to work with the Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Team (MMPaCt) within the DNPAO. You will implement strategic activities to monitor micronutrient status and develop guidelines, with emphasis on anemia and micronutrient surveillance.

You will report to the Senior Program Officer and collaborate with federal partners, delivering expert epidemiological support and high-quality scientific outputs.