Environmental Health Program Administrator, Maryland Department of Health

Position Summary 

This position will be responsible for directing the Healthy Homes programs in the Environmental Health Bureau, including the Lead, Asthma and Radon programs. This position will also be responsible for conducting outreach and public health actions for the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) program, as well as for other Bureau projects. This position will coordinate Healthy Homes activities, including the Medicaid-funded programs on childhood lead and asthma prevention.

Additionally, this position will ensure the implementation and documentation of public health actions and outreach activities required by the EPHT cooperative agreement. Finally, this position will manage grants and contracts, while supervising a team that includes outreach personnel and contractual staff members, in order to complete deliverables and accomplish program goals, in partnership with other Bureau programs; Medicaid; local health departments; academic institutions; and, other State agencies.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Education: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Education, Counseling, or a related field.
• Experience: Six years of professional experience in health services, three of which must have been in professional clinical or administrative services in areas other than Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities or Addictions, and three of which must have been at the managerial or supervisory level.
• Notes: 
  • 1. Applicants may substitute a Master’s or Doctoral degree in a health or human services field for up to two years of the required general experience.
  • 2. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in another field, plus an additional year of professional experience in health services, may be substituted for the specific degree.
  • 3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a Commissioned Officer in Health Care Administration classifications or Health Services Administration specialty codes in the health related field of work, on a year-for-year basis, for the required experience and education.

Desired Qualifications 

The desired candidate should have experience managing one or more Federal or State grants as either a Principal Investigator or Program Manager.  The desired candidate should also possess one or more of the following:

• Master’s Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Nursing or Medicine
• Certification in Asthma Education, Lead Risk Assessment, Healthy Homes or Indoor Air Quality

How to Apply

• If interested in this position, click here to read more about it and apply online. 
• Application Deadline: August 10, 2020

Senior Biostatistician, Leidos

Position Summary

Leidos has opening for a Senior Biostatistician to work in in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The position is located in Atlanta, GA and the duration is for 10 months. 

Primary Responsibilities

Provide ad hoc analyses of surveillance data, analyses to support programmatic activities, and preparation of research papers or reports for publication and presentation. This project requires strong epidemiological, statistical, and SAS/R programming expertise.

This task requires:

1. Understanding and application of general and novel statistical approaches including multivariate techniques (logistic regression, generalized linear models, proportional hazards modeling);
2. Strong SAS programming skills;
3. Orderly management of microcomputer files in a Windows environment to develop databases and analysis programs for data analysis;
4. Provide leadership and direction of conceptual ideas in statistical analysis of large datasets;
5. Developing statistical reports and presenting data in Excel, particularly the ability to efficiently produce large complex Excel tables efficiently and reports from SAS in customized formats to fit the needs of periodic reports;
6. Using PROC REPORT and other report production features of SAS to produce excel files;
7. Importing, exporting, and manipulating data files, including recoding, transforming, and creating variables to accommodate analytic needs;
8. Preparing written reports and presenting at meetings;
9. Performing other analytical and data related duties, as needed.

Basic Qualifications 

Masters with 8-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

Preferred Qualifications 

• SAS Base Programmer certification;
• SAS Advanced Programmer certification;
• 5-8 years of statistical programming experience using SAS or R, including SAS macro programming and design of data management systems for error checking and SAS report writing;
• Technical experience with data management, dataset creation, data analysis and report generation;
• Experience with large datasets;
• Experience developing analysis plans and statistical reports;
• Must be able to work independently, with minimal direction.

How to Apply 

If you are interested in learning more about the above position, please email Anshuman Garg (Anshuman [dot] Garg [at] mastechdigital [dot] com) with an updated resume. Please be sure to include the following information in your expression of interest for this position:

• Current Location
• Email
• Currently on project (Yes/No)
  • If Yes, then reason for change
• Availability to join new job
• Ready to relocate to client site (if not local)
• Work Authorization Status
• Current Pay rate
• Expected Pay rate (W2)

Senior Educator, General Dynamics Information Technology

Description 

A position for a Senior Educator is currently available for a highly talented and motivated individual to join our team in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – COVID-19 Activation.  This position is for fulltime employment with the ability to earn extra hours in support of this demanding response work.  Initial location is in a telework role due to COVID-19 restrictions and is expected to transition to the Roybal Campus located in Atlanta, Georgia.  This role is 100% at the customer’s location.  Learn More about CDC and the COVID-19 Activation here.

The purpose of this position is as the Senior Educator supporting critical training of COVID-19 emergency response coordinators.  It is one of five positions on a contracted COVID-19 Training Support Team.

A program has been established and this team will be responsible for conducting training, updating, and improving this program in coordination with both the CDC Division of Emergency Operations (DEO) and response leadership.  Weekly training is the current intent under a DEO initiative called RELAy- Responder Education & Leadership Academy along with ready electronic references.  The current training covers functional role and responsibilities, including the value response coordinators provide to Teams and Task Forces during the COVID-19 Activation. Additional topics include an overview on the response structure, first days as a Response Coordinator, EOMS (Emergency Operations Management System), and best practices to efficiently coordinate.

Responsibilities include:

• Primary lead for design and development of instructional approaches and/or strategies to meet training requirements.
• Production and execution of virtual learning programs (webinars, web-based training, and virtual conferences), in-person instructor-led training, user guides, faculty training scripts, blogs, and other related resources. Ensures adult learning principles are woven into all content
• Develop in coordination with the instructional designer, discussion-based case study scenarios, participant handouts, read ahead material, and related ready reference products
• Synchronizes integrity of task analysis, training hierarchies and requirements, instructional materials, and evaluation plans
• Certifies CDC standards are met for all training, any clearance of materials is obtained, and products are 508 compliant. 
• Conducts training evaluation, analysis, and reporting.
• Effective training for COVID-19 Activation Emergency Response Coordinators.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in related field and 4+ years related experience required, or Master’s and 2+ years related experience; Masters is preferred
• Must be U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) clearance
• Expertise in instructional design and curriculum support to include the ADDIE Model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate)

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Superior written and verbal skills.  Must write succinctly and clearly and explain complex situations in plain English to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong abilities to develop educational products for in-person and virtual settings
• Proficiency in multimedia/web e-learning development to include software packages such as the Adobe Creative Cloud
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• CDC Experience
• Experience supporting CDC activation activities

How to Apply 

• Click here to read more about this position and other GDIT-CDC affiliated positions on their website, and apply!

Data Analyst, PRISM

Description

Epidemiologist I, Maryland DPH

Description

This full-time contractual position will support and enhance public health surveillance and detection capacities of the Office of Preparedness and Response by participating in bio-surveillance and other drug-overdose monitoring and analysis activities.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• reviewing reports of drug-related overdose activity for evidence of unusual cases or clusters and ensuring analysis of unusual cases or clusters is tracked and completed
• analyzing drug-related syndromic surveillance information and disseminating results and summaries through annual or ad-hoc reports
• developing or enhancing reporting protocols, procedures, surveillance activities information dissemination or analytic methods
• ensuring the overall quality of the data, the adherence to CDC case definitions and rapid detection of clusters or trends
• developing and providing drug overdose bio-surveillance presentations/trainings
• participating in other surveillance and OPR activities including on-call and syndromic surveillance rotations as well as participating in drills, exercises, trainings, real world public health responses

Minimum Qualifications 

• Education:   A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.
• Experience: None.

Preferred Qualifications

The desired candidate should possess the following:

• experience/education in syndromic surveillance and/or working with morbidity or mortality data sets or systems
• knowledge of and/or experience with epidemiologic methods and analysis and summarizing data analysis into reports and presentations
• delivering presentations of data to a variety of audiences
• familiarity with and interest in working to address the Opioid Epidemic
• experience in public health preparedness
• experience using SAS and/or STATA statistical analysis software

How to Apply 

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Immunizations Surveillance Epidemiologist, Florida DPH

Position Description:

The Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health is seeking a full-time surveillance epidemiologist with an emphasis on immunizations surveillance.

Position specific responsibilities include:

• Assist in the design, implementation, management, and analysis of immunizations surveys.
• Lead integration of the National Immunizations Surveys and Florida SHOTS (Florida’s immunization registry) for state level vaccination coverage assessment.
• Coordinate surveillance activities statewide on immunizations status surveillance, including conducting statistical analysis of immunizations surveillance data to define and monitor immunizations rates and trends in immunization practices.
• Coordinate activities related to the grant (ensure all grant deliverables are being met, do quarterly reports).
• Assist county health departments in the design and evaluation of health initiatives aimed at improving immunizations rates.
• Work with the Florida SHOTS Business Analyst to respond to data requests from partners and as directed by the Section Administrator.
• Review existing data sources on immunization status and vaccination exemptions as well as look at trends over time for immunization status indicators and review existing reports on a regular basis. Identify and validate new data sources for immunization status and trends in immunization status.
• Review policies, guidance documents, and data collection tools to see if we are making the right recommendations and collecting the right data in the right ways.
• Review current interoperability functionality between Merlin (Florida’s reportable disease surveillance system) and Florida SHOTS to assess what additional updates need to be made. Ensure those updates are entered into the appropriate change management software, prioritized for release, and tested prior to release.
• Update web content.

Qualifications:

Candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills. The successful candidate will have strong data analysis and data visualization skills and a firm understanding of public health surveillance, syndromic surveillance and surveillance system evaluation methodologies. The candidate should have experience with analysis software such as SAS, SQL, Access and/or other analytical tools (R, SPSS) and experience with GIS. The candidate should have an MPH, MSPH, MS in epidemiology, or equivalent degree or an advanced degree in a health-related field (i.e., PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, or other public-health field; an MD degree; or a DVM degree), including completion of at least three graduate level epidemiology courses and two graduate level biostatistics courses.

Organization Description:

This position is in the Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health, State Health Office and is based in Tallahassee, Florida. The position works with the Immunization Section and Surveillance Section within the Bureau of Epidemiology. The Bureau of Epidemiology leads the Department of Health’s efforts to prevent infectious and chronic diseases through surveillance, case and outbreak investigation, training and information dissemination.

We do a lot of good work, we are appreciated by the county health departments, we publish the best work we do, we attract grant funds, and we work well together.

Florida Department of Health Mission: To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. 

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates should submit 2 items:

• 1) CV and 2) cover letter indicating specific interest in this position to: Thomas [dot] Troelstrup [at] flhealth [dot] gov and Amy [dot] Riggen [at] flhealth [dot] gov

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Fellowship, CDC

Description 

A research opportunity is currently available with the Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The selected participant will train with the Multi-State Network of Linked Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data project. Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will train while developing professional skills in the following: project coordination, public health, epidemiology, complex survey design and analysis, data linkage, multiple data systems in maternal and child health, and attending webinars and seminars, and conferences.

The learning objectives for this appointment include:

• The participant will develop meeting and project coordination skills.
• The participate will develop knowledge in epidemiology, public health surveillance data, survey data, and administrative data systems.
• The participate will learn methods for data linkage and data analysis.
• The participate will do literature review on maternal and child health topics.

*Anticipated Start Date: August 2020

Qualifications 

The qualified candidate should have received a master’s or doctoral (preferred) degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by the appointment start date. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills:

• Excellent oral presentation skills
• Strong scientific writing skills
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience with administrative data such as hospital discharge, medical claims, electronic health record data
• Experience with complex survey data analysis,
• Experience with data linkage

How to Apply 

Click here to read more about the position and apply online! 

A complete application consists of:

• An application
• 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.

Epidemiologist II, Texas HHS

Job Description

Works under the limited supervision of the RLHO Analytics and Information Management (AIM) Unit Manager and under guidance by the Syndromic Surveillance Team Lead, serves as the Epidemiologist for the Texas Syndromic Surveillance System (TxS2), a statewide system hosted by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The Epidemiologist II has considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement. Designs and implements surveillance processes for disease outbreaks and oversees the analysis of syndromic surveillance data for the State. Develops educational materials and operational manuals, and provides training and guidance to epidemiologists in the eight health service regions and local health departments across the State. Provides consultation and coordinates with hospitals and other data submitters regarding data use agreements and data transmission. Provides consultation and coordinates with local health departments for potential disease outbreaks and system functionality. Assists the Team Lead by coordinating with health service regions for input to the Syndromic Surveillance Governance Council. Prepares briefings for the senior and executive level staff. Provides daily briefings to the Syndromic Surveillance Team Lead and the AIM Unit Manager for disease situational awareness.

Desired Skills 

• Thorough knowledge of principles and methods of epidemiology and the epidemiology of infectious disease.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of state laws pertaining to disease reporting and the prevention and control of communicable disease.
• Considerable knowledge of current social, economic, and public health issues relevant to public health.
• Considerable knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory test interpretation.
• Considerable knowledge of educational program development and implementation.
• Excellent skills in using word processing, database, spreadsheet, statistical, and graphics software packages (e.g., Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, SAS)
• Strong skills in public speaking, writing and editing.
• Skill in mathematical and statistical computations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others by oral and written communications.
• Ability to plan and direct epidemiological aspects of disease surveillance programs.
• Ability to plan, direct, and report on epidemiological investigations in syndromic surveillance.
• Ability to analyze situations and determine course of action.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external customers.
• Ability to work independently, exercising sound judgment.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Apply 

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Data Analyst, HealthMPowers

Description:

The Data Analyst will manage the collection, analysis, reporting and storage of data from a variety of platforms and sources.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist sectors in program evaluation and reporting guided by SNAP-Ed Guidance, SNAP-Ed Framework and state program reports
• Prepare unduplicated direct nutrition education counts and participating qualifying site location reports for SNAP-Ed monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly SNAP-Ed reports
• Assist with the development of the SNAP-Ed annual report and EARS report
• Oversee data cleaning, coupling, analyses and complex survey analysis using appropriate software data resources (e.g. RStudio, SAS, Qualtrics, SPSS, REDCap, DataFax, MAXQDA)
• Prepare data visualizations as requested
• Review and ensure accuracy of SNAP-Ed sector reports by external evaluators, provide suggestions for improvement and develop summary reports
• Manage data to provide information for program decision making and prioritize evaluation and data information needs
• Interpret data, analyze results and provide ongoing reports to sector leaders.
• Assist in streamlining data collection tools and processes using technology
• Develop databases and implement data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality for quantitative and qualitative data collection
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources as needed and maintain databases/data systems.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Locate and define new data process improvement opportunities.
• Provide professional development for HealthMPowers leadership and staff on program evaluation and appropriate data strategies.
• Maintain resource usage database and provide monthly reports to sector leadership
• Ensure accurate collection and reporting of site use of program resources.
• Collect, summarize and file staff program delivery documentation
• Oversee the implementation of any new data software (e.g. PEARS)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree in Public Health preferred
• Experience with statistical packages like SAS, SPSS, RStudio required
• Advanced MS Excel proficiency
• Passionate about data and analyzing business needs

Competencies:

• Ability to synthesize information
• Ability to analyze data using a variety of sources and databases
• A commitment to producing high quality and detailed work
• Ability to learn quickly, work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively
• Ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
• Ability to translate data in communication and written reports
• Ability to work well independently while collaborating with others to meet common goals and evaluation metrics
• Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity

Apply: 

• Click here to read more about the position and to apply online 

Disaster Epidemiology Fellowship, CDC

Position Description

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

The Health Studies Section within CDC’s NCEH aims to reduce the negative public health consequences of environmental health disasters and emerging hazards by responding to natural and technological disasters, investigating outbreaks with suspected environmental or toxic etiology, and conducting applied epidemiologic studies to characterize health effects of environmental health disasters and emerging hazards. The Health Studies Section also provides technical assistance and expertise to state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) public health agencies, by request, on disaster epidemiology, including the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER); delivers trainings on disaster epidemiology; and develops strategies to prevent or reduce disaster-related morbidity and mortality.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of a team of disaster epidemiologists, the selected participant will be involved in the following training opportunities:

• Contribute to activities within the Disaster Epidemiology Community of Practice (DECoP)
• Learn to coordinate and manage DECoP quarterly webinars, including collaborating with staff in organizing speakers and providing technical assistance to DECoP membership
• Learn Microsoft Office SharePoint by building out and increasing the usability of the DECoP online forum SharePoint site
• Gain experience in communication by participating in the generation of communication materials for DECoP members, including bi-monthly newsletters
• Gain knowledge about how CDC builds public health capacity for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and human-induced disasters and emergencies by participating in technical assistance, trainings, response, and/or exercises
• Learn about data collection, entry, management, analysis, and dissemination for epidemiological assessments (e.g., CASPER) and public health surveillance
• Collaborate with staff on routine, scheduled, and emergency surveillance responsibilities using poison control center data
• Improve presentation and oral communication skills by presenting on their research activities at Section meetings at least once per year

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 and will reach completion by August 2020. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred Skills

• Training or experience in disaster epidemiology or emergency response
• Familiarity and/or interest in learning about disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
• Ability to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary group of CDC scientists, as well as with state, tribal, local, and territorial public health partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with synthesizing/summarizing information
• Experience with EpiInfo 7 and SharePoint

How to Apply 

• A complete application consists of:
  • An application
  • 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.
• Click here to apply for this position online!