Scientific Project Coordinator and Data Communications Specialist, Georgia Institute of Technology

Statistician, CDC Foundation

Description 

The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Statistician/Data Manager position to conduct statistical analyses, data management, and data linkage activities designed to monitor health outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART). The Statistician/Data Manager will be hired by the CDC Foundation, and assigned to work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Reproductive Health (DRH), Maternal and Infant Health Branch (MIHB), Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance and Research Team located on the Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The Team oversees the National ART Surveillance System (NASS) and has a mission to promote the health of women and men who receive infertility services, their pregnancies, and their infants by conducting surveillance and research, creating and maintaining strategic partnerships, and moving science to practice. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with the nation’s lead agency charged with protecting the public’s health. The CDC Foundation offers a competitive salary and attractive benefits package. This is a two-year grant-funded position. Pending availability of continued project funding, there is a possibility for extension.

The Statistician/Data Manager will apply statistical and data science methodologies to build and analyze a unique, large and detailed population-level dataset. The Statistician/Data Manager will have the ability to work with a variety of data sources, including administrative and longitudinal survey data and will clean, manage, link, and analyze these data sources and participate in preparing manuscripts for publication. The Statistician/Data Manager will be expected to conduct data analyses, data management, and data linkage activities, to support expansion of linked datasets as well as explore spatial characteristics of datasets

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform simple and complex statistical procedures such as risk prediction, multivariable logistic regression, linear regression, and survival analysis and repeated-measures methods to evaluate study hypotheses.
• Serve as a technical expert with respect to all phases of statistical interpretation. Provide technical advice to peers and senior managers within and outside of the organization on statistical methods and techniques.
• Perform data matching from multiple administrative datasets with strict attention to accuracy.
• Perform exploratory analysis on expanded datasets.
• Build and evaluate predictive models, regression analyses, and other models and summarize the results in clearly written reports.
• Collaborate with investigators on research reports and papers.
• Document processes to ensure accuracy and outcomes of research.
• Evaluate inconsistencies and trends in the data and present hypotheses related to the implications in the analysis.
• Present findings to PI and incorporate the feedback into additional iterations of the report.
• Provide statistical expertise to researchers.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (or higher) in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, public health, or related field.
• Minimum of two years of experience relevant to Statistician responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success as a team player.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities and activities, and handle multiple ongoing project activities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Capable of independent work with the production of high-quality output.
• Experience applying advanced statistical techniques to experimental design, data analysis, sampling, forecasting, quality control, and operations research.
• Knowledge of public health surveillance systems and analytical software such as SAS or SUDAAN.

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• Resumes will be accepted through June 23, 2020.
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Infection Preventionist, Methodist Health System

Description 

In this highly visible, fast-paced, and challenging position, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Infection Preventions performs surveillance, education, consultation, data analysis, aggregation and reporting of infection or risk of infection. Identifies and reduces the risk of   infection. Supports the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of Methodist Health System.

Desired Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Microbiology, Biology, Medical Technology or other related science field.
• Masters Degree in Public Health, Nursing, or other related science field preferred
• Certification as Infection Preventionist (CBIC)
• Licensure of educational background: RN-eligible to practice in Texas
• Computer literacy required (advanced Excel, Access, Microsoft Word).
• Work Experience: 2 years’ experience participating in a hospital based infection prevention & control program consisting of surveillance, education of staff, data analysis and aggregation consistent epidemiological practices
•  Knowledge and practice of performance improvement processes
•  Knowledge of state, national and other regulatory bodies’ standards 
• Proficiency in data base management
•  Strong biostatistical knowledge and application of appropriate statistical methods and analysis

Responsibilities 

• Communicate clearly and openly
• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
• Be accountable for your performance
• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
• Take initiative for your professional growth
• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team

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Health Scientist, CDC Foundation

Description 

The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Health Scientist position to establish partnerships with academic institutions and serve as a point of contact for researchers studying health outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This position is a full-time, senior-level position. The Health Scientist will be hired by the CDC Foundation, and assigned to work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Reproductive Health (DRH), Maternal and Infant Health Branch (MIHB), Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance and Research Team located on the Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The Team oversees the National ART Surveillance System (NASS) and has a mission to promote the health of women and men who receive infertility services, their pregnancies, and their infants by conducting surveillance and research, creating and maintaining strategic partnerships, and moving science to practice. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with the nation’s lead agency charged with protecting the public’s health.

This is a two-year grant-funded position. Pending availability of continued project funding, there is a possibility for extension.
The Health Scientist will lead epidemiologic and scientific activities for the project. The Health Scientist will provide direction and take the lead on formulating research questions, identifying gaps in the literature, creating and updating the research agenda, coordinating the research submission process, assisting with data analyses and drafting the manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The Health Scientist will also provide expert technical assistance to collaborating institutions and researchers.

Duties 

• Establish partnerships and serve as a point of contact for researchers, institutions and research review committee.
• Develop and oversee research submission process and maintain Research Portal online.
• Provide scientifically rigorous deliverables that best help researchers meet their objectives.
• Provide scientific and epidemiologic support for researchers using National ART Surveillance System data.
• Provide administrative support by maintaining confidentiality forms for researchers, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) documents, Data Use Agreements.
• Draft and review scientific abstracts, manuscripts, reports, presentations.
• Disseminate research findings through publications and presentations.
• Collaborate with internal and external scientists and researchers on translating science to practice.
• Assist researchers with CDC scientific clearance process.
• Assist the project statistician with analyzing data and drafting manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Respond to public and media inquiries as needed.

Qualifications 

• Doctorate degree in public health or a health-related discipline with a minimum of three years of relevant post-doctorate experience.
• Demonstrated track record of independent research and peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to propose, articulate, evaluate and defend scientific ideas and data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work effectively in a highly collaborative research environment.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities and activities, and handle multiple ongoing project activities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Capable of independent work with the production of high-quality output.

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• Resumes will be accepted through June 23, 2020.
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Epidemiologist I, Maryland DPH

Description 

This position will serve as an Epidemiologist in the Center for Environmental, Occupational and Injury Epidemiology, within the Maryland Department of Health (MDH)’s Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA)’s Environmental Health Bureau (EHB). This position will provide epidemiological analysis and assistance for topics, which may include asthma, lead poisoning, falls, self-harm, water quality, occupational injuries, and more. Specifically, this position will prepare, analyze and interpret exposure and health data for the EHB, as well as for specific grants, including the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) program, the State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (SVIPP), and the Climate and Health Program. 

Additionally, this position will assist the Bureau with response to emerging needs, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 response. This position will be responsible for the application of epidemiology knowledge, skills and abilities in the implementation of Bureau services, programs, policies, and grants by conducting data analyses, interpreting data, and summarizing and disseminating results of epidemiologic studies for public health action. 

Furthermore, this position will use SAS statistical analysis software to perform data analysis. Lastly, this position will map geospatial data, in the course of normal duties.

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.

Desired Qualifications 

• The desired candidate should have experience in environmental or occupational epidemiology, as well as experience analyzing health data.

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Public Health Program Associate, RSPH

Overview

Contact Tracing Course for Public Health Professionals, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

Course Description

Help your public health agency expand their contact tracing efforts and slow the spread of COVID-19. Public health professionals, who might not have experience with contact tracing, can take this course to learn the basics and to be successful in reaching out to community members to save lives.

The course can complement existing disease surveillance systems, programs, and trainings your organization is already using to help monitor the public’s health. It also provides an interactive learning experience through interview skill-building videos, quizzes, and an exercise to practice key decision-making during a contact interview.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define contact tracing.
• Describe the important role contact tracers have in protecting the public.
• Identify criteria that determine whether someone is a potential contact.
• Identify the key components of a successful contact tracing interview.
• Apply principles of successful contact tracing interviews to a mock interview scenario.
• Conduct contact tracing interviews with professionalism and sensitivity.

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• The course is free and lasts approximately 1.5 hours 
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Senior Research Data Analyst, University of Chicago

Center Overview 

The Chicago Center of HIV Elimination, embedded within the University of Chicago’s main campus in Hyde Park, is located in Chicago’s HIV epicenter. Of the 20 neighborhoods in the city with high annual HIV diagnosis rates (greater than 40 per 100,000), 13 of them are no more than eight miles from the University of Chicago. This area includes 4 of the 6 communities with the highest annual diagnosis rates in the city (Washington Park, West Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing and South Shore). Our position within the hardest hit neighborhoods in Chicago provides unique opportunities to advance HIV testing and prevention interventions locally, providing tangible results to those most affected and to improve the lives of those living with and without HIV infection. CCHE seeks to eliminate new HIV transmission events over the next 30 years (from 2011 to 2041) by using network science to target and integrate prevention as well as create structural and community-specific interventions.

Responsibilities

The job uses best practices and knowledge of data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling in order to implement projects related to the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources. The job is responsible for managing operational protocols.

1. Has a deep understanding of methods to analyze complex data sets for the purpose of extracting and purposefully using applicable information. May develop and maintain infrastructure that connects data sets.
2. Guides staff or faculty members in defining the project and applies principals of data science in manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling.
3. Calibrates data between large and complex research and administrative datasets. Guides and may set the operational protocols for collecting and analyzing information from the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources.
4. Designs and evaluates statistical models and reproducible data processing pipelines using expertise of best practices in machine learning and statistical inference. Provides expertise for high level or complex data-related requests and engages other IT resources as needed. Partners with other campus teams to assist faculty with data science related needs.
5. Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications 

• College or university degree in related field.
• Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree or higher in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or related quantitative discipline
• 3 years of post-graduate experience with statistical consulting and analysis

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Epidemiologist II, Public Health Institute

Program Summary

PHI and OPHI are organizing teams of community contact tracing staff across Washington County, Oregon as a key strategy for preventing further spread of COVID-19.

The Epidemiologist conducts investigations used in the prevention and control of communicable or chronic diseases, injuries, and other health conditions and in the planning of health programs. This is a single classification and not part of a series. The Epidemiologist is an advanced- level professional classification. Positions in this class perform duties of considerable complexity, with the exercise of professional judgment regularly applied to complex and sensitive public health issues. The Epidemiologist works under the direction of a Research and Evaluation Supervisor. The incumbent in this classification will exercise coordination, leadership, and will supervise the Data Analysts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree with a focus in epidemiology and at least two (2) years of work experience in epidemiology with a public health agency; OR A doctoral-level degree in epidemiology; OR Other non-epidemiology graduate degree or certification (e.g., RN, MD/DO, DDS/DMD, DVM, PhD, RS) with specific epidemiology training (e.g., MPH degree, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service or CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship).
• Perform statistical analysis in Stata
• Perform epidemiologic assessment and analysis:
• Identify public health problems pertinent to the population;
• Conduct surveillance activities;
• Investigate acute and chronic conditions or other adverse outcomes in the population;
• Apply principles of efficacious ethical/legal practice as they relate to study design and data collection, dissemination, and use;
• Manage data from surveillance, investigations, or other sources;
• Analyze data from an epidemiologic investigation or study

Important Information

• This is a full-time (40 hours per week) position.
• This is a time-limited position that is funded through December 30, 2020 with the possibility of being extended.
• This is a remote position based in Washington County, Oregon.
• As part of the application process, you must submit contact information for at least one managerial reference.
• The offer of a position is conditional upon an applicant’s successful completion of a background check.

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Research Computing Specialist, University of Chicago

Center Overview 

The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE), is situated within the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago Medicine. CCHE aims to eliminate all new HIV transmission events by 2041. The University of Chicago’s position on the South Side makes it uniquely situated to test, treat, and prevent new HIV infections in a highly affected population. The South Side communities and majority Black suburbs connected to them to the South represents the largest contiguous Black population in the United States. By using our integrated HIV transmission elimination approaches, we are beginning to make new infections in these communities less frequent.

Responsibilities

The job uses best practices and knowledge of data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling in order to implement projects related to the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources. The job is responsible for managing operational protocols.

1. Has a deep understanding of methods to analyze complex data sets for the purpose of extracting and purposefully using applicable information. May develop and maintain infrastructure that connects data sets.
2. Guides staff or faculty members in defining the project and applies principals of data science in manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling.
3. Calibrates data between large and complex research and administrative datasets. Guides and may set the operational protocols for collecting and analyzing information from the University’s various internal data systems as well as from external sources.
4. Designs and evaluates statistical models and reproducible data processing pipelines using expertise of best practices in machine learning and statistical inference. Provides expertise for high level or complex data-related requests and engages other IT resources as needed. Partners with other campus teams to assist faculty with data science related needs.
5. Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications 

1. College or university degree in related field.
2. Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s or higher in Computer Science
• Working in a research environment, especially academic
• Use of Python-based packages and platforms for analytic computing such as NumPy, Pandas and Dask
• Working with medical record data and/or health research data including clinical trials and population-based studies of health; working with PHI
• Use of REDCap for data capture; developing against its API
• Using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in GitLab or GitHub
• Use of PostgreSQL database
• Open-source development

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