Survey Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Health Services and Facilities Consultant, Florida Department of Health

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) is seeking a creative, organized, and motivated individual to become an essential member of our team. DOH works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, DOH’s workforce has more than 12,000 employees who serve millions of individuals across the state striving to make Florida the Healthiest state in the nation!

 If you thrive in a dynamic, people-oriented environment and want to help influence the quality of public health in Florida, please apply to become our next Health Services and Facilities Consultant in the Bureau of Community Health Assessment within the Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a highly responsible professional position located within the Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.  This position is primarily responsible for:

• public health reporting, including planning, writing, research and development and implementation of FLHealthCHARTS.com reports and products.
• providing GIS support (i.e. geocoding and mapping with ArcGIS); and
• providing technical support to public health programs and providers.   

 
Experience with ArcGIS, Microsoft SQL and statistical software (e.g., SAS or SPSS) preferred. Familiarity with: DOH programs and various data sets including: vital statistics, population, and services provided by the department will be beneficial. Interest in learning new statistical and data management packages desired.
 
Serve as team member for FLHealthCHARTS, Florida Health Performs, data support and helping website users interpret results, creating reports using Logi Analytic software, providing GIS support (i.e. geocoding and mapping with ArcGIS) and providing support for publications such as, the State Health Assessment, the State Health Improvement Plan, and the Vital Statistics Annual Report.  The incumbent in this position is expected to coordinate the collection and monitoring performance indicators across divisions and county health departments for performance management and outcome assessment.  Familiarity with: Florida Department of Health programs and various data sets including: vital statistics, population, and services provided by the department will be beneficial.  Experience with Excel, Word, and Powerpoint is essential to perform the duties of this position.  The incumbent must also have previous experience with ARCGIS, Microsoft SQL, and statistical software (e.g., SAS or SPSS).
 
Participates in team meetings to advocate for new vital statistics or FLHealthCHARTS data products or services to meet customer needs.
 
Provides presentations to educate audiences about the FLHealthCHARTS website; enabling participants to interpret information for their program or community.
 
Provides technical assistance, consultation and expertise to public health staff and community partners on websites, data support and training.
 
Automates new data products using Microsoft SQL queries to facilitate periodic data updates.
 
Geocodes vital statistics birth, death, and fetal death records annually.
 
Creates maps for the Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management using ArcGIS.
 
Participates in data analysis to:  1) ensure quality and consistency, 2) create sample files, and 3) determine statistical significance of trend changes.
 
Creates or modifies data reports using Logi Analytic software.
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The incumbent must possess the following:

• Knowledge of applied research and/or evaluation methods
• Knowledge of public health, public administration, health care administration or social services administration
• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills to lead and communicate plan goals and objectives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely
• Ability to communicate expectations, assignments and responsibilities clearly and professionally
• Ability to write grammatically correct and accurate reports that communicate concise reports
• Ability to review and analyze agency records and documents
• Ability to provide effective presentations and information to a broad range of audiences, internal and external to the Department
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and delegate work assignments
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as a manager and team member
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment or be flexible

 
Qualifications:
A Master’s degree in public health or a related field is preferred.
Must have at least 2 years’ experience in public health or a related field. 
Must have at least 2 years’ experience working with SAS, SQL or other statistical/programming software.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills, flexibility, willingness to learn new skills and a desire to help others succeed.

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Research Coordinator, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Research Coordinator will work full-time on an NIH-funded study to examine the use of the TB drug bedaquiline in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Specifically, the study will recruit patients in South Africa with MDR TB or XDR TB who are returning to care after interrupting treatment, to determine if they have developed additional resistance to bedaquiline and clofazimine due to treatment interruption. This project is being conducted at multiple clinical sites across South Africa. The study will enroll 300 participants over a 3 year period. Data will
be collected from medical records and research visits. Research visits will include participant interviews, blood and sputum collection, and medical record abstraction.

Responsibilities:
• Provide principal administrative and research support to the Principal Investigator (PI) in the administration and implementation of an NIH funded project being conducted at multiple sites in South Africa.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the project with US- and South Africa-based investigators, data managers, study coordinator and clinical staff.
• Work with Principal Investigator (PI) to develop and update study protocols, including the data collection tools/case report forms (CRFs).
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for activities at each study site.
• Develop and monitor implementation of project work plans.
• Track screening, enrollment and follow-up data collection of study participants; prepare regular reports for the PI about participant recruitment and study-visit completion.
• Train and supervise South African study coordinator, research nurses and research assistants to ensure compliance to all aspects of the project protocols and national and international regulations.
• Prepare agendas for and coordinate project meetings and phone calls. Write and distribute minutes from all meetings.
• Partner with Einstein REDCap team to develop and maintain study databases and securely store study data.
• Oversee data collection by South African research staff and troubleshoot challenges that emerge.
• Conduct quarterly site monitoring at the international study site(s). When international travel is not possible, quality control of CRFs will be conducted from the U.S. through review of scanned and emailed documents.
• Assist in drafting data reports, preparing conference abstracts, and presentations related to the project.
• Prepare and submit ethics applications, including amendments and annual renewals to the Einstein Institutional Review Board (IRB); oversee ethics applications at all relevant site IRBs.
• Assist the PI in the management of the study budget, tracking of subcontract invoices from collaborating institutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Educational Background:
• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, clinical epidemiology or related field and 3-5 years of experience required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• At least two years of experience collecting data for human subjects research (e.g. conducting interviews, collecting biologic specimens, extracting medical records).
• Experience with international research projects is preferred.

Skills and Competencies
• As part of a team, must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities, work independently with minimal supervision, and adhere to study protocol.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with database and statistical software (e.g., REDCap and SAS or Stata).
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills; detail oriented.
• Able to write scientific documents.
• Able and willing to travel internationally multiple times per year to study sites during 2-3 week trips, to support the needs of the project

Applicants may send their CV and cover letter to angie [dot] campbell [at] emory [dot] edu or
meghan [dot] franczek [at] emory [dot] edu.

Biostatistics and Data Science ORISE Fellowship, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases

DFWED is dedicated to development and advancement of biomedical research to improve public health through the prevention and control of disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections. SIMSO consists of a motivated, highly skilled, and dynamic group of statisticians, surveillance epidemiologists, and IT professionals who work with epidemiologists and laboratory scientists in DFWED’s five branches to apply existing and novel analytical methodology to a variety of complex research projects.

The fellow will be training with experts in the fields of epidemiology, laboratory science, bioinformatics, and statistics to apply or develop statistical methods for the analysis of genetic/WGS data and other forms of “big data” resulting from waste water surveillance as well as CDC’s Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) initiative.  The fellow will participate in developing, evaluating, and validating statistical and machine learning algorithms for outbreak/anomaly detection of multiple foodborne, waterborne, and mycotic pathogens.  Reports summarizing findings and tools for implementing finalized algorithms will be produced. The fellow will also train in interpretation of results and will practice developing and providing the Division and external partners with training on tools developed as well as statistical software.

Review of applications will begin September 13.

To learn more and apply to this position click here!

Data Manager and Data Analyst positions, 4ES Corporation

Bioinformatician I/II – Informatics Systems & Application Support Programer, CDC

The mission of the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) is to lead the preparedness and response to foodborne and diarrheal diseases in the United States and abroad by facilitating laboratory detection, identification, and characterization of foodborne bacterial pathogens.

Role:

Working at the CDC both as an onsite and remote contract employee, the role entails supporting the mission of the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch by supporting the applications and systems used to analyze whole genome sequence data (WGS) generated from foodborne bacteria. In this role, the candidate will work as a part of a multidisciplinary team to develop, maintain and support software applications and systems used in CDC’s national foodborne illness surveillance program called PulseNet. The candidate will apply their experience in software programming and bioinformatics to design and develop genome analysis tools that will be deployed to public health labs for characterizing bacterial pathogens. Additionally, the candidate will leverage their experience in systems infrastructure and AWS to containerize existing applications for deployment to a cloud-based infrastructure. This role requires the candidate to wear many hats in support of the team’s overall mission so multi-tasking and/or flexibility across multiple areas.

Education:

— Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field a must (i.e. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Biology, or Bioinformatics)

– Master’s degree in STEM or related field preferred (i.e. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Bioinformatics)

Recommended Experience:

-Strong knowledge of Python, Bash, or other scripting languages

– Strong knowledge of Unix systems

– Comfortable working in medium to large code bases utilizing object-oriented programming

– Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments

– Experience with cloud computing and storage environments (AWS preferred)

– Experience in Bioinformatics, especially related to analyzing whole genome sequence data

– Experience with containerization (working knowledge of Docker or Singularity platforms)

– Some experience with database management systems (MySQL, SQL, Postgres)

– Some experience with version control system (Git)

Role Functions:

– Assists with data management systems to track foodborne bacterial isolates sequence data generated both by CDC and public health partners and provide reports in compliance with EDLB Quality Management Systems, Laboratory Information Management Systems, or Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs

– Assists with or leads the development and implementation of tools for bioinformatics analysis of bacterial whole genome sequences

– Assists with or leads the quality control, assembly, annotation and analysis of genetic subtyping data

– Assists in the research and development of approaches for the identification of unique genetic markers of foodborne bacteria pathogens to improve understanding of enteric pathogens

– Assists with or leads the management of genetic subtyping data sequence files and databases, including uploads to NCBI or other similar sequence data banks

– Assists with or leads coordinating and conducting state of the art laboratory surveillance by developing, evaluating and implementing pathogen subtyping and antimicrobial resistance maintaining global leadership in the laboratory sciences

– Assists with or leads the development and documentation of standard operating procedures for bioinformatics analyses pipelines and workflows

-Is a team player and has strong written and oral communication skills

-Travels to 1) provide training to enhance the capacity of the local/international public health sector 2) provide outbreak response efforts during national and international foodborne disease outbreaks 3) present findings at scientific meetings. Note. All travel must be approved and funded by the Contracting Officer prior to travel and

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented — quality and precision-focused
• Innovative — innovative and risk-taking
• Outcome-oriented — results-focused with strong performance culture
• Stable — traditional, stable, strong processes
• Team-oriented — cooperative and collaborative

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

To learn more and apply click here!

ORISE Epidemiological Modeling and GIS Analysis Fellowships, CDC

CDC’s new and rapidly growing National Wastewater Surveillance System is looking to bring on 2 ORISE fellows with a Sept-Oct start date – 1 Masters level spatial data analyst and 1 PhD level epidemiological modeler.

Proficiency in R or Python is preferred for both positions. The application window closes September 15th and they are hoping to identify a candidate soon. To read more and apply visit:

Epidemiological Modeling: www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/…

GIS Analysis: Zintellect – Climb Higher

Please don’t hesitate to contact nwss [at] cdc [dot] gov with questions about these positions.

Associate Scientist I, American Cancer Society

The Associate Scientist assists principal scientists in the Population Science program with research on the epidemiologic and behavioral aspects of the cancer continuum: prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.  They contribute to a team of research analysts who share responsibilities for programming, statistical modeling, program review, analysis documentation, development of new study resources, and support of external collaborations. In addition, the analyst will help advance the groups collective expertise in statistical programming and epidemiologic methods through independent study, internal presentations, and written memos. The position includes opportunities for learning skills relevant to epidemiology and behavioral science including co-lead/authorship of peer-reviewed publications.

• Work with ACS principal scientists to design and conduct internal research studies using American Cancer Society datasets (primarily the Cancer Prevention Study II and 3)
• Provide statistical programming support (information, datasets, and statistical analysis) for collaborative studies with outside researchers.
• Generate presentations and reports for internal and external use.
• Assist in the preparation of papers for publication in the fields of epidemiology, behavioral science, and public health, including conducting scientific literature reviews.
• Document analytic programs and data management to facilitate record-keeping and use by others.
• Contribute to general data analysis and data management needs of the department.

Position Requirements

Biostatistician, WCG

Duties:

-Writing descriptions of methods and analyses in protocols, statistical analysis plans, data monitoring committee reports, manuscripts, and clinical study reports

-Analyzing clinical data

-Performing statistical programming

-Contributing to the quality assurance of statistical analyses

-Communicating with clients and other external parties

-Organizing and maintaining confidential project materials

 Requirements:

-Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Biostatistics or Statistics, or Master’s degree or Ph.D. in epidemiology with considerable coursework in Biostatistics

-Knowledge of applied statistical methodology

We are especially interested in candidates who have the following skills:

-Knowledge of base SAS, SAS macro language, SAS graphics, and SAS/STAT or facility with R

-Experience using SAS or other statistical software to report results of clinical trials or other type of studies

-Attention to detail, accuracy, initiative, excellent written and oral communication skills, and scientific curiosity are essential, as well as the ability to juggle several complex projects simultaneously.

Materials to submit: 

To apply, please submit a cover letter (include Ref: STBS), résumé, SAS or R programming sample, writing sample, and undergraduate and graduate transcripts through the form below. We only consider applicants who have submitted all required documents.

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