Remote Epidemiology & Program Evaluation Analyst

American Heart Association, Inc.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO 16 days

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The American Heart Association is seeking a Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst in the Science Operations department. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded opportunity. The position is home-based.

The role uses epidemiologic, surveillance, and program evaluation data to understand cardiovascular health needs, identify disparities, evaluate programs, and report impact to communities, professionals, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Statistics, Evaluation, or a related quantitative field.
• Five (5) years of experience in epidemiology and public health evaluation with chronic disease focus preferred.
• Experience with project management, coordination, and deadline management.
• Experience designing short- and long-term evaluation plans for community health programs.
• Experience creating data collection instruments for quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Experience using national surveillance datasets such as NHANES, NHIS, BRFSS, CDC WONDER, HCUP, MEPS.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, data management, QA, and reproducible workflows using SAS, R, or similar tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, manage, analyze, validate, and interpret cardiovascular disease data from national datasets.
• Produce statistical tables, figures, dashboards, and dissemination products for the Annual Statistical Update.
• Develop analytic documentation, SOPs, QA processes, and reproducible workflows.
• Lead evaluation planning for lipid management and related health initiatives with metrics and data collection plans.
• Prepare reports, manuscripts, briefs, and presentations for scientific and public audiences.
• Collaborate with internal teams, volunteers, contractors, and data partners to coordinate deliverables.
• Identify barriers to deliverables and engage support to ensure quality and timely completion.

Skills

Data analysis

SAS and R

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Quality assurance

Epidemiology

Public health

Education

Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Statistics, Evaluation, or a related quantitative field

Tools

SAS

R

NHANES

BRFSS

CDC WONDER

Job description

The American Heart Association is seeking a Program Evaluation and Epidemiology Analyst in the Science Operations department. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded opportunity. The position is home-based.

The role uses epidemiologic, surveillance, and program evaluation data to understand cardiovascular health needs, identify disparities, evaluate programs, and report impact to communities, professionals, and stakeholders.