Senior Program Manager, Gender, Adolescent Transitions and Environment Program – Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

The Gender, Adolescent Transitions and Environment (GATE) program in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, is now recruiting for a Senior Program Manager. 

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the GATE Program, the Senior Program Managerprovides oversight and technical support for multiple program activities including research operations, the management of projects globally and in the USA, partnership buildingand fundraising.

GATE is an innovative research and practice program dedicated towards improving the lives of adolescents and women around the world. We are looking for an individual who brings a technical background and aptitude for managing people and who is looking for an opportunity that is aligned with our areas of work, including pubertal health transitions, menstrual health and hygiene, and access to sanitation. The Senior Program Manager will collaborate closely with the larger GATE team of staff and students. The position will involve some international travel.

Our body of work frequently intersects with the education and development arenas, and is grounded within the social sciences. The body of publications resulting from the GATE team’s collective effort can be found here, with examples of our practice focused publications and guidance on the GATE website.

Additional details and a link to apply can be found here: https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/528547/senior-program-manager

Research Scientist, Westchester Medical Center

Job Summary:

The Research Scientist will perform and lead the research efforts by identifying research gaps in specific areas of inquiry, proposing specific research projects. Also, to address research questions, designing research projects from conception to completion. The Research Scientist will conduct advanced statistical analyses, producing conference abstracts for submission, and manuscript preparation. They will be required to apply research design and methodology to advance the research initiatives of the department. The scientist will need to initiate and maintain partnerships with other departments throughout the organization to enhance research activity. The position will guide research staff in data collection, project management, and manuscript preparation.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies research gaps regarding in various evidence bases; proposes specific research projects.
• Partners with researchers from other departments, and works on multidisciplinary research opportunities with local, state and federal agencies to study surgical outcomes.
• Guides research staff in data collection, project management and manuscript preparation.
• Conducts statistical analyses.
• Obtain research funding to expand the program.
• Assist the project principal investigators in the planning, development, and implementation of the administrative and research projects goals and objectives related to data analysis and evaluation
• Manage progress toward deliverables to ensure administrative and research project goals and objectives are met and appropriate process and impact measures are developed and implemented.
• Provide direct supervision and mentorship to project team members
• Design, implement, complete, analyze and prepare manuscripts on studies related to emergency surgery and trauma in patients in geriatric population.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

Must have experience with statistical software packages and expertise in the following areas: aging, research design & methods, statistics, preparing funding requests and publishing journal articles. The Research Scientist must also have experience in research program management, supervising staff members and working in collaborative environments.

Education:

PhD, DrPH, ScD or DrPhil in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical/translational research and health services research or related disciplines. An MS degree in these fields will be considered when preparation otherwise is exceptional.

Licenses / Certifications:

Other:

• Real world healthcare, electronic medical records, and/or biomedical informatics data knowledge helpful.
• Strong familiarity with grants development and submissions
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Must possess efficient time management skills with an ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and on a self-directed basis as well as in a team setting
• Demonstrates interpersonal, written and oral communication skills in English to effectively communicate, collaborate, and establish and maintain good working relationships with a diverse population of multi-disciplinary researchers, faculty and staff.

Special Requirements:

• Demonstrates skill in written communication that expresses complex clinical and scientific content in understandable terms
• Proficiency in regression modeling (including logistic, linear, Poisson, and Cox models); techniques for repeated measures, analysis of variance, hierarchical/mixed models, time series analysis, receiver operating curve analysis and meta-analysis.

Please direct inquiries to David Samson at david [dot] samson [at] wmchealth [dot] org. Alternatively, applicants may go this this website:

https://wmchealthjobs.org/search-jobs/?icid=internal:wmctargettest:continuesearch:na:na:na/

Health Services & Facilities Consultant, Florida Department of Health

This full-time position is a part of the Public Health Research Epidemiology and Population Survey section. It involves performing statistical and epidemiologic analyses to increase the knowledge and understanding of patterns and determinants of population-level chronic disease morbidity and mortality and health risk behaviors. This position will be responsible for analyzing data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Florida Youth Surveys, and other secondary data sources.  

This is a highly responsible professional position that requires training, expertise, and experience in public health policy analysis, program evaluation, and statistical analysis.  The incumbent will perform epidemiologic analysis, using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Florida Youth Surveys, and other secondary data sources to increase the knowledge and understanding of patterns and determinants of chronic disease morbidity and mortality, including tobacco-related conditions, maternal and child health indicators, and health risk behaviors. Programs designed to prevent, reduce, and control chronic disease will also be analyzed and evaluated using epidemiologic and statistical techniques in conjunction with other evaluation and analytic methods.

This position is located in the Division of Community Health Promotion, Public Health Research Epidemiology Section. Public Health Research Unit includes epidemiologic programs, such as the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Program, the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS), Florida Birth Defects Registry (FBDR), Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and Florida Youth Surveys. The Public Health Research Section has been tasked with providing guidance and expertise to staff conducting research in the Department.

 To learn more and apply to this position, please click here. 

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Environmental Epidemiology Fellowship, CDC

CDC Office and Location: A research training opportunity is currently available with the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP) within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The CDC is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

Research Project: The fellow will receive training in environmental epidemiology with a focus on the asthma-related health effects of air pollution, including wildfire smoke. The fellow will support CDC’s activities by analyzing data, reviewing literature, and developing communications materials. The fellow will be trained in data management, epidemiologic analysis, and scientific presentation, and will develop expertise in related statistical and analytical methods. The fellow will also develop skills in critically reading epidemiologic literature and manuscript writing. 

Learning Objectives: The training offered in this fellowship will teach the fellow about asthma, the health effects of air pollution and wildfires and environmental epidemiology. The fellow will also learn about how CDC collaborates with and supports state health departments and other federal agencies to address environmental issues.

1. Fellow will be able to review and summarize epidemiologic literature.
2. Fellow will be able to conduct an epidemiological analysis and provide appropriate interpretation.
3. Fellow will be able to present analytic findings to a public health audience.

Mathematical Statistician Positions, CDC Division of Reproductive Health

The Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) is recruiting two Mathematical Statisticians, GS-1529-13. The Division of Reproductive Health is one of nine divisions within CDC’s NCCDPHP.  DRH is the focal point for issues related to women’s and men’s reproductive health. The Division’s activities and programs provide support to organizations and institutions, as well as providers and consumers, across the U.S. and around the world. 

Vacancy Announcement Number:

DH: HHS-CDC-DH-22-11591514: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/669253400

Opening date: August 4, 2022

Closing date: August 15, 2022

About the position:

The Division of Reproductive Health (DRH), Women’s Health and Fertility Branch (WHFB), is seeking two Mathematical Statisticians, GS-1529-13 for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) team.  The team’s mission is to promote the collection, analysis, and dissemination of population–based data of high scientific quality and to support the use of data to develop policies and programs in order to decrease maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.  Key activities of the team include:

• Collect and analyze data collected from 50 sites from women with a recent live birth that are used to inform state maternal and infant health programs
• Monitor changes in maternal and child health indicators (e.g., unintended pregnancy, breastfeeding, smoking, infant health)
• Provide data for state health officials to use to improve the health of mothers and infants

These positions will be responsible for conducting the following activities: 

• Provide expert assistance in techniques such as logistic regression analysis, categorical data analysis, multiple regression analysis, and techniques involving mixed models, and applies innovative analytical approaches to surveillance and epidemiological investigations of reproductive health data.
• Provide authoritative advice on optimal research design and analysis methods and on the impact that alternative research/study designs may have on study analysis and validity.
• Serve as senior technical advisor developing methods and selecting techniques to conduct methodological research to improve sample surveys.
• Conduct evaluations of data collection, processing, weighting, and analysis methodologies.
• Design, develop, and implement mathematical statistical models, methods, and/or techniques for weighting complex survey data.
• Advise on sampling principles, goals, and techniques for design and analyses of population-based public health surveillance systems.
• Conduct data quality control on sampling frame data, raw survey data, weighted survey data, and test data from surveys and surveillance systems.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Interest in pregnant or postpartum women or women of reproductive age and conducting public health surveillance
• Background in statistical methodology, developing research strategies and data analysis plans 
• Experience with SAS for data analysis
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Application deadline: August 15, 2022

Point of Contact:

Cynthia H. Cassell, PhD
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Team Lead

Phone 678-429-6444
Email: chcassell [at] cdc [dot] gov

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Fellowship, CDC

A research opportunity is currently available with the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) team in the Department of Human Development and Disability (DHDD) within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

NCBDDD’s mission is to improve the health of children and adults by preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities, and complications of heredity blood disorders; promoting optimal child development, and the health and wellness among children and adults living with disabilities.

Research Project: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), seeks to promote the health of babies, children, and adults with disabilities. The work of NCBDDD includes identifying the causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities, helping children to develop and reach their full potential, and promoting health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities. NCBDDD has three divisions that carry out this mission: Division of Congenital and Developmental Disorders (DCDD), Human Development and Disability (DHDD), and Blood Disorders (DBD).

The EHDI Team works to support and advance efforts for the early identification of all young children with hearing loss and helps them receive the services they need to reach their full potential.

Learning Objectives: Specifically, the participant will:

• Evaluation: Learn and assist with various EHDI evaluation activities, including planning and conducting program monitoring and evaluation studies or projects to identify public health problems and further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public health programs and policies. Learn and assist with evaluation designs appropriate to situations. Learn and help apply established methodologies and techniques for data collection, analysis, and presentation. Collaborate with and support internal staff in the planning and conducting of program monitoring and evaluation. Assist with the presentation of evaluation findings to a variety of stakeholders.
• • Data: Learn and support members of the EHDI Team in the analysis of data from states and national databases related to hearing loss in infants and young children. Learn about efforts to increase the standardization of data reported by states related to infant hearing screening, diagnosis, and enrollment and receipt of early intervention services. Assist with the presentation of findings to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Health Communication: Provide support in the development and distribution of new and revised EHDI Fact Sheets and other educational materials. Assist with the updating and review of EHDI related web content, including summary of research funded by CDC EHDI and incorporation of elements from infographics. Assist with the development and distribution of the quarterly EHDI Newsletter.

  The fellow may participate on work-groups and/or committees. This appointment will provide a learning and educational experience to an individual interested in the field of public health surveillance, program evaluation, and data management. Participant is assigned to train and help support various projects/activities related to the mission of the Division of Human Development and Disability and can expect to gain a valuable learning experience in the field of public health.

  Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Xidong Deng. If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact Stephanie Henry (shenry [at] cdc [dot] gov).

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

ERASE Maternal Mortality Initiative, CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation is hiring 3 field employees to support the Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (“ERASE Maternal Mortality”) Initiative.  Please share widely. 

Qualitative Data Analyst:

The qualitative data analyst will contribute to an increased understanding of the multi-factorial contributors to pregnancy-related deaths at the national and jurisdiction levels and increase understanding of opportunities for preventing future deaths. They will lead team-based qualitative analyses with CDC staff and external partners, utilizing data from the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) and the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System.  For more information and to apply, click here. 

Senior Epidemiologist:

The senior epidemiologist will contribute to an increased understanding of the multi-factorial contributors to pregnancy-related deaths at the national and jurisdiction-levels, and an increased understanding of opportunities for prevention of future deaths. The senior epidemiologist will conduct data analyses using program data and surveillance data from both the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) and the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System.  They will also support states and other jurisdictions to improve their use own use of programs and surveillance data.  For more information and to apply, click here.

Epidemiologist:

The epidemiologist will contribute to increased understanding of the multi-factorial contributors to pregnancy-related deaths at the national and jurisdiction-levels, and increased understanding of opportunities for prevention of future deaths. The epidemiologist will conduct data analyses using program data and surveillance data from both the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) and the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System.  For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Associate Director, Research Projects – Grade 234, RSPH

Job Description:

Reports to a principal investigator of sponsored projects. Exercises considerable latitude and independent judgment in overseeing the day-to-day operation of the research core. Serves as a consultant and provides technical expertise in scientific theory, research and methods of collection and analysis of data sets for a variety of research projects. Using an advanced knowledge of research methodology and techniques, provides leadership in the planning and development of survey instruments, guidelines, and procedures to collect required data. Coordinates various aspects of the study. Routinely develops research protocols. Reviews and edits text for studies. Conducts extensive literature searches and effectively summarizes reported research findings and their applicability to the research. Coordinates research and intervention activities with the team. Provides direction to consultants and team members. Coordinates and conducts special meetings. Develops and conducts presentations, represents Emory at national meetings, and co-authors publications. Collaborates on or authors reports and papers. Performs related responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Sociology, Psychology or a related discipline and five or more years of research/professional experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training. Effective writing, analytic, presentation and organizational skills. Experience managing and executing multiple projects and working with senior health policy makers and executives is preferred. Experience conducting focus groups.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Joellen Schildkraut at joellen [dot] m [dot] schildkraut [at] emory [dot] edu.