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Senior Health Analyst, 32BJ SEIU Health Fund

Category : Alumni

Summary:  32BJ Health Fund is looking for a talented Senior Health Analyst II to drive forward complex analyses on claims data to generate insights that inform strategic decisions of the Executive leadership. This person needs to be passionate about working with dirty data, be flexible in dealing with ambiguity, be a mentor to others and be a master storyteller.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • Support the Health Fund’s commitment to improving lives of 32BJ members by providing high-quality health benefits
  • Develop and execute analyses on claims data to measure trends in utilization and costs of healthcare services
  • Evaluate performance of current benefit plans to identify opportunities for improvement in quality and cost
  • Coordinate resources to support other internal units within the Fund to facilitate outreach to members
  • Summarize highly complex data insights into compelling stories and accurate results
  • Review and QA work produced by Senior Health Analysts and provide them with direction and technical advice
  • Effectively communicate findings and recommendations to the Executive leadership
  • Provide direction and support to help analysts overcome technical issues, setting of priorities and developing timelines
  • Identify areas for future focus and opportunities to develop impactful projects
  • Establish collaborative relationships with vendors and other partners to improve care

Technical Qualifications:  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

  • At least three (3) years of work experience in health claims analytics and leading projects
  • Strong health care policy, research and statistics background
  • Project management and/or people management experience preferred
  • Strong writing and presentation skills with the ability to express complex analyses in a simple to understand language and visuals
  • Knowledge of common statistical approaches to hypothesis testing and bias reduction in observational studies
  • Must have a strong knowledge of ICD9/10, Revenue, DRG and CPT coding and general health care reimbursement methodologies
  • Strong knowledge of Stata statistical software is preferred
  • Some experience with SQL, Python, and QlikView is desirable

Work Ethic:

  • Ability to manage multiple workflows with excellent organizational and analytical skills. Passion to understand and pursue outlying data points and to clarify opaque findings
  • Ability to find insights in data and to effectively share findings with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Team oriented and very collaborative
  • Ability to prioritize work, seek support when needed, communicate timelines and meet deadlines

 

Education and/or Experience: Master’s degree in Public Health or a related field is strongly preferred.

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Epidemiology and Data Analysis ORISE positions, Emerging Threats Team

Category : Alumni Student Opportunities

Two fellowship opportunities are currently available on the Emerging Threats Team in the Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders (DBDID) within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The participant will have the opportunity to gain experience in conducting research and surveillance activities, as well as collecting, reviewing, and analyzing epidemiologic and programmatic data. He/she will train on projects that focus on the role of prenatal exposures on pregnancy and infant outcomes. Prenatal exposures of interest include, but are not limited to: COVID-19, hepatitis C, syphilis, Zika virus, and other infectious diseases.

Learning Objectives: There are several main learning objectives that this appointment could include:

  • Gain familiarity with the Surveillance for Emerging Threats for Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) which includes mother-baby longitudinally linked surveillance for the US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry and adapted surveillance for COVID-19, hepatitis C, syphilis, and other infectious diseases
  • Gain familiarity for other Zika surveillance and research projects in Colombia: Proyecto Vigilancia de Embarazadas con Zika (VEZ) and Zika en Embarazadas y Ninos (ZEN)
  • Enhance skills in performing data management and analysis through the collection, review, and analysis of epidemiologic and programmatic data generated by these surveillance systems and studies, and other projects involving epidemiologic and programmatic data from emerging threats surveillance and research work and other relevant infectious diseases during pregnancy and effect on infant health
  • Develop protocols and standard operating procedures for surveillance and research activities, leveraging existing surveillance and study platforms to capture pregnancy, birth, clinical and developmental outcomes arising from a range of maternal exposures during pregnancy
  • Perform literature reviews and, where needed, systematic review and meta-analyses to describe existing evidence of the influence of infectious diseases and other in-utero exposures on fetal and infant development
  • Engage in CDC emergency response efforts
  • Collaborate and engage other staff from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), other CDC centers, institutes, or offices, other federal and state organizations and partners, and international health ministries and organizations

Qualifications: The qualified candidate should have received a master’s or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees with completion by the end of May 2022. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Strong data management and analysis skills, with experience in SAS, STATA, or R
  • Interest in maternal and child health issues, with a particular interest in the impact of infectious disease during pregnancy on fetal and child development
  • Some baseline knowledge or interest in COVID-19, hepatitis C, syphilis, Zika, or infectious disease epidemiology and the epidemiology of STORCH pathogens

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Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship, CSTE

Category : Alumni

CSTE is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship through February 27th.

APHIF is a 2-year program where recent graduates and early career professionals work in a state or local health agency under the guidance of two experienced mentors. Fellows are matched to a host site with demonstrated capacity to provide technical training, research opportunities, and opportunities for experience in the application of public health informatics in a practical setting.

Who is eligible to apply?

Fellows must hold a masters or doctoral degree from an accredited academic institution. Current students who will complete their degrees by summer 2022 are welcome to apply. As a training program, this fellowship is particularly appropriate for recent graduates and early career professionals. Applicants should have demonstrated knowledge and experience with public health informatics, data science, or a related field. These could be academic or professional experience, such as courses taken, research projects, or internships.

 Fellows must be US citizens. Individuals requiring a visa or who have permanent residency status are not eligible for this program. 

Fellows receive a stipend, reimbursement for insurance premiums, professional development funds, and relocation support.  

§  Master’s level: $49,500

§  Doctoral: $64,900

o   Insurance

§  up to $370/month for insurance premium

·         Professional development funds

·         Relocation

o   Up to $1,000

Applications are open now and will close on February 27th. The application link  can be found on the CSTE webpage.Questions? Contact Bernadette Aylward, baylward [at] cste [dot] org.

CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship

Category : Alumni Post-Grad Student Opportunities

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) opened the Class 20 Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) program application to accept new applications for placements beginning summer 2022. The goal of AEF is to provide high-quality on-the-job training experience in applied epidemiology for recent graduates and prepare fellows for long-term career placement at the state and local levels. Based on their interests and available positions, fellows are matched to a state or local health agency for two years under the guidance of two experienced mentors.During their assignment, fellows develop a set of core competency skills related to epidemiologic methods, communication skills, public health practice and policy.How to ApplyTo apply for AEF Class 20 consideration, please view and complete the online application at https://webportalapp.com/sp/cste_aef_candidate_application by February 15, 2022, at 11:59pm ET. For more information, including eligibility requirements, visit www.cstefellows.org. If you have questions about the fellowship application, please contact CSTE via email at aef [at] cste [dot] org or call the National Office at 770-458-3811. 

Open Positions with the University of Washington Department of Epidemiology

Category : Alumni

The Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington is conducting a search for new faculty members to join our department as tenure-track Assistant Professors (2 positions available) and an Assistant Teaching Professor (1 position available). 

These recruitments are part of a multi-hire process and we are dedicated to hiring faculty who model the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism through their teaching, mentoring, research, practice, and service. We are very excited to welcome individuals who are eager to contribute to interdisciplinary work and offer new approaches that enhance and sustain population health and well-being. 

I particularly wanted to draw your attention to our Assistant Teaching Professor position, which requires a Master’s degree.

Below are the two links to apply: 

Assistant Epidemiologist, Department of Infectious Diseases

Category : Alumni

The Assistant Epidemiologist will work on several projects in The Prevention Epicenter of Emory and Collaborating Healthcare Facilities (PEACH II), a 5-year CDC-funded program addressing healthcare-associated infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) across the healthcare delivery spectrum. PEACH II includes a portfolio of research that can influence or change standard practices and fill gaps in current infection prevention guidance. Projects advance transdisciplinary research incorporating human factors engineering, microbiome therapeutics, environmental microbiology, and bioinformatics. Activities will occur in the largest healthcare system in metropolitan Atlanta, GA (pop. 5 million), utilize Emory Healthcare’s Clinical Data Warehouse as well as established research ties to a multi-state network of nursing homes, long-standing research collaborations with other Prevention Epicenters, Georgia Emerging Infections Program and Georgia Department of Health.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Under limited supervision, the epidemiologist would have knowledge of advanced statistical methods to analyze, develop, implement, and promote new and creative strategies and solutions to address public health issues and challenges in a clinical research environment.
  • Designs, manages, and evaluates large, state-level (group-randomized) controlled trial.
  • Thoroughly understands and executes study protocols and procedures to ensure accurate and consistent collection of data.
  • Provides technical expertise and advice on study design and data analysis using a variety of statistical methods.
  • May provide assistance with interpretation of statistical analysis for peer review.
  • Contributes to grant proposals, protocols, data analysis plans and management, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
  • May participate in peer-reviewed manuscript authorship and occasional travel to scientific conferences.
  • Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A master’s degree in public health (epidemiology) or related research intensive field from an accredited school.
  • At least one year of related experience, which could be classified as fellowships, research assistantships, or part-time research activities, is preferred.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed.  Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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Program Coordinator, Emory’s Office for RACE

Category : Alumni Student Opportunities

Dissertating Grad Students: 

Interested in exploring Alt-Ac careers?  Not ready to go on the TT job-market?   Looking to further engage and support students of color (grad and undergrad) in higher ed?  Emory’s Office for Racial and Cultural Engagement (RACE) is hiring! 

The Office for RACE Program Coordinator is a full-time, benefits eligible, 2-year position that assists the office professional staff with the organization and logistics of various programs and initiatives.  This includes support for the office’s identity spaces (Emory Black Student Union, Centro Latinx, and the Asian Student Center), pre-orientation and orientation programs, heritage months, commencement ceremonies, and more.  The Office for RACE also works frequently with other offices in Belonging and Community Justice (Center for Women and Office of LGBT Life), a unit of Emory Campus Life that supports student inclusion, identity development, and equity. 

See more info here. 

Questions? Contact Taína Figueroa (tfiguer [at] emory [dot] edu). 

Open Positions, Emory Health Services Research Center

Category : Alumni

The following positions are open at the Emory Health Services Research Center:

  • Assistant Professor
  • Post Doctoral Fellow
  • Biostatistician
  • Assistant Epidemiologist

The biostats and epi positions are designed for recent MPH grads. We are hoping to identify someone finishing at RSPH in May, though we do have funds to hire someone in a part-time capacity now if there is availability and interest (this could also be an option for phd students).  The biostats position may be applicable for an MPH-epi who has excellent analytic skills. 

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Open Positions, Heluna Health

Category : Alumni

Heluna Health and Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. (HSP) are hiring multiple positions to work with the Los Angeles County Acute Communicable Disease Control Epidemiology and Data Unit. Selected candidates will be hired by Heluna Health/HSP and placed within the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. There are multiple positions available across four job classifications: Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Analyst, Data Scientist, and Health Program Analyst I. All positions will support COVID-19 response efforts and are fully remote. Out-of-state candidates are encouraged to apply as long as they can work Pacific Time hours. More information can be found in the links below. Please note that each link may be used to recruit for multiple teams.

 

Heluna Health

HSP

Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch ORISE Fellowship, CDC

Category : Alumni

CDC Office and Location: Multiple research opportunities are available with the Epidemiology Team in the Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch within the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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 Epidemiology team is responsible for supporting national surveillance activities for 7 nationally notifiable conditions. The diseases of primary focus on the team include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, flea-borne typhus, Q fever, other spotted fever group rickettsiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and alpha-gal syndrome. One of the team’s primary missions is to understand the epidemiology driving burden of these diseases domestically and internationally. This mission is met through a disease surveillance, research, capacity building, and outbreak investigations.

Learning Objectives: Under the guidance of a mentor, the selected participant will train in activities supporting national surveillance and outbreak response. The participant(s) will also be trained in coordinating communication and providing information to the general public, state and local public health departments. There is also opportunity to provide support for data management, SAS programming, and statistical analysis. Assistance and mentorship will be provided in preparation of manuscripts and written summaries, research, public health communication, and case report data.

Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Johanna Salzer (hio7 [at] cdc [dot] gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: March 2022.  Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.

Appointment Length: The appointment will initially be for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Level of Participation: The appointment is full-time.

Participant Stipend: The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. 

Citizenship Requirements: This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), and foreign nationals. Non-U.S. citizen applicants should refer to the Guidelines for Non-U.S. Citizens Details page of the program website for information about the valid immigration statuses that are acceptable for program participation.

ORISE Information: This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE.

The successful applicant(s) will be required to comply with Environmental, Safety and Health (ES&H) requirements of the hosting facility, including but not limited to, COVID-19 requirements (e.g. facial covering, physical distancing, testing, vaccination).

Questions: Please visit our Program Website. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email ORISE [dot] CDC [dot] NCEZID [at] orau [dot] org and include the reference code for this opportunity.

 

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a master’s or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills:

  • Epidemiology training or training in a related field (i.e., biostatistics, health informatics, biology, veterinary science, etc.)
  • Interest in One Health, public health capacity building, data analyses, public health surveillance, and outbreak investigation
 
Eligibility Requirements
  • Degree: Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing.

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