Epidemiologist I, Eagle Global Scientific

Eagle Global Scientific is a Life Sciences company composed of diverse leadership, partners, and employees who share a passion for the interplay between medical, biological, and environmental sciences. They are seeking immediate hire for an Epidemiologist position. To learn more about their company click here.

Position Description:

• Attend weekly regularly scheduled meetings for the project.
• Attend weekly regularly scheduled Response Team meetings.
• Assist the High Risk and Electronic Team with data analysis and management on both prospective cohort and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) studies.
• Assist in describing the incidence, clinical testing patterns, characteristics of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized cases as well as less severe COVID-19 in the ambulatory and virtual care settings, and COVID-19 surveillance indicators within 10 health system sites who participate in VISION electronic medical records (EMR) vaccine effectiveness (VE) Network.
• Assess the rate of vaccination against COVID-19 illness among target populations as well as examine the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing COVID-19 related severe outcomes among target populations, including older adults and those with high risk conditions.
• Examine the effectiveness of different vaccine products and recommended regimens (e.g., doses, time between doses).
• Evaluate the potential value of vaccine in attenuating illness severity among those with breakthrough infections.

If interested please contact Jinni J. Amin, jinni [dot] amin [at] egs-anc [dot] com / 757-813-8019. 

Epidemiologist I, Tennessee Department of Health

The Tennessee Department of Health’s Division of Family Health and Wellness (FHW) is hiring an Epidemiologist 1 in Nashville, TN. This position will be responsible for project management as well as quantitative and qualitative data collection, management, analysis, and visualization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in strategic planning activities
• Review and follow grant guidance
• Identify and develop evidence-based strategies to address priority areas
• Collect, synthesize, and compile information for grant applications/reports
• Utilize input from and foster partnerships with public, private, and non-profit sector stakeholders
• Design and maintain (with assistance) webpages on the state website
• Design data collection systems utilizing tools such as RedCap and Alchemer
• Link datasets
• Analyze and visualize data utilizing tools such as SAS, Tableau, and ArcGIS
• Measure and evaluate program impact on health outcomes
• Present data to professional and lay audiences
• Lead FHW emergency preparedness and response efforts
• Ability to work remotely

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in epidemiology.

OR

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree public health, biostatistics, statistics, health informatics health sciences, biomedical sciences or environmental sciences with experience equivalent to two years’ work experience in epidemiology.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public health or an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.

To apply:

Complete application process through tn.gov/careers.

Job ID: 18933

Data Management Coordinator, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Work Schedule/Days:  Day / Monday – Friday
Employment Type:  Full-Time
Location:  Children’s at Houston Mill 
Requisition #:  73981

About Us:

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials.  We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values.  We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.  Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. 

To apply:

Click here to apply or send questions and resumes to Rebecca Lewis, rebecca [dot] lewis [at] choa [dot] org!

Environmental Statistician ORISE Position, CDC

This position is within the Geospatial Research, Analysis and Services Program (GRASP), a program within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). GRASP is responsible for geospatial science, analysis, visualization, and technology as applied to environmental health, site-specific exposure, infectious & chronic disease, injury, and emergency preparedness & response. GRASP works with ATSDR, other CDC centers/institutes/offices, state/local health organizations, other federal agencies, international governments, academia, and advocacy groups.

GRASP OVERVIEW
The mission of GRASP is to provide leadership and expertise in the application of the concepts, methods, and tools of geography and geospatial information science to public health research and practice. The objectives of GRASP are to:

• Research and analyze the geospatial trends and patterns associated with environmental health, infectious & chronic disease, injury, and emergency preparedness & response.
• Geospatially enable ATSDR scientists and systems with data, consulting, technology, & training.
• Collaborate with scientists at the CDC/ATSDR and among our public health partners to address environmental health, infectious & chronic disease, injury, and emergency preparedness & response issues.
• Contribute to a vibrant geospatial community among public health professionals.
• Embrace, leverage and promote technology.

POSITION OVERVIEW
As an environmental statistician with GIS experience, the incumbent will provide support and expertise to GRASP and its research partners in the statistical analysis of spatial data. As an environmental statistician, the incumbent will also provide support to GRASP’s Geospatial Epidemiology and Applied Research (GEAR) unit. Specific duties and responsibilities associated with this role are outlined below.
(1) Statistical Consulting & Review
a. Respond to and support internal GRASP statistical requests as they are submitted
b. Serve as a primary environmental statistician on GRASP-supported projects by providing analytic expertise and statistical support to GRASP research partners
c. Review interpretations of results from statistical analyses to ensure findings are communicated clearly and accurately based on the analysis that was completed
(2) Data Analysis, Reporting, and Management
a. Determine the most suitable sampling collection methodologies for field operations
b. Develop analytic plans and strategies for the analysis of spatial data
c. Clean and prepare data for analysis
d. Perform quality checks on data and results to ensure accuracy and consistency
e. Coordinate flow of data from data sources, to data storage (e.g., SQL database), and data use
f. Conduct spatial analyses, including spatial autocorrelation, interpolation, cluster, and regression analysis, and maintain strong documentation
g. Prepare reports of scientific data, including tables, charts, and other data visualizations
(3) Geospatial Services
a. Use geoprocessing software to explore, describe, visualize, and analyze spatial relationships thereby enabling CDC/ATSDR to better understand geospatial factors relevant to environmental exposure, infectious & chronic disease, injury, and emergency preparedness & response
b. Expand knowledge in the use of GIS and public health methods, software, tools, and data
(4) Study Design & Research
a. Provide strategic counsel, guidance, and recommendations to project partners for designing ecological and epidemiological studies
b. Contribute to original epidemiological research
(5) Project Management and Coordination
a. Coordinate with GRASP colleagues on research, project needs, and analyses
b. As needed, organize and coordinate research projects
KEYS TO SUCCESS

• Strong collaborative skills and ability to communicate with a multidisciplinary staff
• Strong quantitative skills, which may include proficiency in SAS, R, ArcGIS, SaTScan, GeoDa, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL Server or other relational database management systems
• GIS skills, data analysis, and data management
• Strong attention to detail and documentation of work
• Experience and professional interest in environmental exposure and health effects
• Experience and professional interest in electronic health records and analysis of large public use datasets, including environmental, socioeconomic, demographic and health outcome data

HOW TO APPLY
1. Provide resumé to Danielle Sharpe (oyv7 [at] cdc [dot] gov), with CC to Andrew (Andy) Dent (aed5 [at] cdc [dot] gov) and Shannon Graham (buu9 [at] cdc [dot] gov). Use subject line GRASP/ORISE.
2. Follow-up questions should be addressed to the persons identified above.

ORISE Environmental Epi Internship, CDC

A research opportunity is currently available with the One Health Office in the Office of the Director at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Throughout the course of this research project, the selected participant will gain experience in the field of zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases, specifically those that involve the human-animal-environment interface, One Health, and COVID-19. Specific projects involve epidemiological, programmatic, and educational projects related to the prevention and control of zoonoses, and contributing to the development of guidance for use by human and animal health and other partners that can enhance surveillance, response, and prevention of zoonoses in the US and globally.

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant may be involved in the following activities:

• Contributing to One Health activities related to human-animal-environment interface issues, COVID-19, emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, pandemic preparedness, and outbreak response
• Assisting in the development of resources to support partners to address zoonotic diseases, including COVID-19
• Developing data analysis plans and analyzing data collected from epidemiological studies and information collected from human and animal health partners 
• Developing visualizations from data gathered from epidemiological studies and surveillance activities 
• Collaborating to support the development of resources for pandemic planning and guidance development for companion animals, zoo animals, wildlife, and livestock 
• Conducting systematic reviews and literature searches to support the development of evidence-based recommendations related to COVID-19 and One Health
• Maintaining accurate records of process-specific objectives, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables
• Writing and editing summary of evidence documents and prevention recommendations
• Collaborating with One Health groups (both internal and external to CDC), professional human, animal, and environmental health societies, local, state and city health departments, international organizations and governments, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations, and others

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: August 1, 2021

Application Deadline: August 16, 2021, 3:00 PM Eastern Time Zone. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment can be up to one year, but may be renewed for an additional four years upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should have received a master’s degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing the degree with completion by August 1, 2021. Degree must have been received within the past five years.

Preferred skills

• Knowledge and understanding of One Health, public health, and epidemiological principles
• Basic skills in oral and written communication, including experience with writing and editing documents and making presentations to scientific and non-scientific communities
• Competency in quality management system procedures and database software (Adobe Professional, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access)
• Knowledge and experience in web-based analysis tools 
• Intermediate data analytical skills (e.g., mathematical or statistical modeling)
• Intermediate or higher knowledge of a statistical programming language (e.g. R, SAS)
• Ability to search and assess scientific literature (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, etc)

A complete application consists of:

• An application
• Transcripts – Click here for detailed information about acceptable transcripts
• A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list
• One educational or professional recommendation. Your application will be considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed until one recommendation is submitted.

All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.

If you have questions, send an email to ORISE [dot] CDC [dot] NCEZID [at] orau [dot] org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity in your email.

To apply or learn more click here!