Public Health Data Scientist: Epidemiology Analytics

Guidehouse; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Epidemiologist Data Scientist to support epidemiologic studies, surveillance programs, analytics, and public health data modernization initiatives. The successful candidate will independently conduct analyses, interpret findings, support stakeholder engagement, and contribute to data products that improve health outcomes.

The role involves developing analysis plans, dashboards, and recurring data products, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with clients and

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS PUBLIC TRUST
• Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years in Epidemiology/Public Health/Biostatistics/Health Data Science or MPH/MS plus 3+ years in related field
• Experience conducting epidemiologic analyses on large-scale public health or healthcare datasets
• Experience in SAS, R, Python, SQL, or comparable analytical tools
• Experience interpreting and communicating epidemiologic findings to diverse stakeholders
• Experience supporting surveillance, research, evaluation, or public health reporting initiatives

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiologic analyses using surveillance, clinical, claims, laboratory, survey, and other health datasets
• Develop analysis plans, statistical methods documentation, analytic specifications, and technical reports
• Perform descriptive, longitudinal, trend, multivariable, and other epidemiologic analyses
• Translate complex findings into actionable insights for technical, operational, and executive audiences
• Design and validate data quality rules, surveillance indicators, and performance measures
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and recurring data products using modern analytics tools
• Support modernization and automation of analytic workflows and reporting processes
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts, abstracts, reports, presentations, and dissemination products
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to clients, stakeholders, and project teams
• Mentor junior staff and support quality review of epidemiologic deliverables
• Role is contingent upon contract award

Skills

Epidemiologic analyses

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Data Science, or related discipline

MPH/MS in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Data Science, or related discipline

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir Foundry

Azure

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an Epidemiologist Data Scientist to support epidemiologic studies, surveillance programs, analytics, and public health data modernization initiatives. The successful candidate will independently conduct analyses, interpret findings, support stakeholder engagement, and contribute to data products that improve health outcomes.

The role involves developing analysis plans, dashboards, and recurring data products, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with clients and