Epidemiologist III

About This Role

This Epidemiologist III role supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD), which works to prevent illness and death from respiratory viruses globally. The position involves providing technical assistance to support regional capacity for surveillance, detection, and response to public health events.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and coordinate collection, management, and analysis of data from COVID-19 investigations
• Develop, revise, and review study protocols, questionnaires, and other data collection forms
• Ensure data integrity through quality assurance guidance and dataset management
• Maintain IRB approvals and provide technical support for collaborating institutions
• Liaise with investigators, coordinators, and laboratory personnel
• Perform epidemiological analyses using SAS or R, including multivariate modeling and survival analysis
• Support survey design and analysis, including sampling methodology and power calculations
• Clean data and develop reports in DCIPHER
• Assist with database development and outbreak response analysis
• Develop data dashboards and visualizations to support programmatic work
• Align data processes with CDC data modernization initiatives
• Communicate analytic results to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare data presentations and scientific manuscripts
• Support implementation and maintenance of the Division Quality Management Plan
• Assist with internal and external quality audits and corrective actions
• Support behavioral science research and reporting related to vaccine acceptance and demand
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and evaluate interventions

Requirements

• MS with 10+ years' experience or PhD with 7-10+ years' experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Must be United States citizen or permanent resident or have authorization for employment in the United States

Nice to have:

• Experience with clinical data
• Knowledge of R, SAS, or other statistical programming packages
• Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, and other data visualization and/or management systems
• Expertise in the use of Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint and Outlook Mail)
• Ability to work in a public health emergency response environment
• Ability to identify gaps in existing resources
• Ability to be flexible
• Interpersonal communication: telephone, email, and business etiquette