Public Health Epidemiologist — Data-Driven Surveillance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA seeks a public health professional at the GS-12 level to conduct surveillance and epidemiologic analyses within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. This on-site role is located in Atlanta, GA and focuses on population-based studies to monitor disease burden.

You will lead data-driven analyses and surveillance design, and you will present findings to inform program decisions.

Qualifications

• One year specialized experience in public health surveillance and epidemiologic studies.
• Experience leading population-based surveillance and informing public health decisions.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data using statistical software and programming languages.
• Ability to present findings and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead public health population-based surveillance and epidemiologic studies.
• Analyze and interpret data from surveillance systems using R/SQL/Python.
• Design, implement, or evaluate surveillance systems and approaches to monitor disease risk and burden.
• Present scientific findings and provide technical guidance to support programmatic decisions.

Skills

Public health surveillance

Epidemiology

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or higher in health sciences

Tools

R

SQL

Python

Job description

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA seeks a public health professional at the GS-12 level to conduct surveillance and epidemiologic analyses within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. This on-site role is located in Atlanta, GA and focuses on population-based studies to monitor disease burden.

You will lead data-driven analyses and surveillance design, and you will present findings to inform program decisions.