Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Data Analysis

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Management Reporting, Summary Reports

Certifications:

None

Experience:

7 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is hiring an Epidemiologist to provide support to the Epidemiology Task Force COVID-19 Program Support. Due to the recent events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC Epidemiology Task Force is responsible for identifying and tracking COVID-19 cases, spread and containment. The COVID-19 Epidemiology Task Force is critical to accomplishing the CDC’s mission and goals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Epidemiologist has the necessary education and work experiences to effectively provide data analysis, data management, and data visualization support to the task force. This role support enhanced COVID-19 surveillance efforts and epidemiological studies.

RESPONSIBILITIES (vary with years of relevant experience and education):

Support surveillance system planning, protocol development, and operational logistics, possibly including developing and keeping task trackers, system organization, organization of surveillance documentation (e.g. SOPs, forms, reports, etc.), and preparing related materials and overviews;

Monitor data submissions from surveillance partners and displays diplomacy in communicating with our external partners;

Liaison and build relationships with state public health partners and triage questions with leadership when necessary;

Provide data cleaning and management support

Contribute to production of surveillance summaries or manuscripts for publication;

Ensure the security and confidentiality of analytical data files and provide data file documentation describing the scientific data source;

Coordinating or participating in surveillance meetings, possibly including taking study minutes and preparing materials on study progress;

Manage epidemiological and laboratory data by using SAS, R, or equivalent statistical package;

Familiarity with data management software packages

Perform data quality assurance activities, including identifying and resolving any inconsistencies in data flow, data outside legitimate ranges, and illogical data responses by developing data quality reports;

Investigate and resolve data anomalies or errors by using a combination of software packages including SAS or R, MS Access and Excel, and other software (e.g. REDCap, DCIPHER);

Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned project

Holds regular touch bases with external and internal partners

Problem-solves and consults on personnel and other issues

Monitor data submissions from surveillance partners and displays diplomacy in communicating with our external partners;

Liaison and build relationships with state public health partners and triage questions with leadership when necessary;

Explore the use of data visualization platforms (e.g. R, Power BI, mapping software) to quickly summarize study findings;

Support data visualization activities (both for hypothesis generation and to share data with the response) in order to develop communication materials such as data sets, slide sets and summary reports;

Work on ongoing basis to improve and automate code;

Database management and upkeep as well as complete ad hoc data requests;

Compile individual-level data submitted from multiple external partners in diverse data formats and merge with laboratory testing results from CDC or contract laboratories;

Communicate analytic results to internal CDC staff and external partners in a clear, concise and timely manner; and

Demonstrate the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced work environment.

Provide analytical and technical support for multiple surveillance platforms and databases that collect data

Stay up-to-date with analytic tools and features

Complete trainings for analytical and technical skills in spare time

Run ad-hoc analyses as needed (outputs may be used for presentations, publications, or urgent requests from team leadership)

Create databases and data collection tools from scratch and troubleshoot/provide solutions for reporting issues as they arise

Work alongside surveillance manager and DCIPHER team (developers) to communicate requirements for surveillance pipeline needs

Provide testing support and review from an analyst’s perspective of new/updated platform components, database updates, visualizations and interactive dashboards

Support surveillance activities by creating weekly/monthly reports, conducting medical chart abstractions, and completing direct data entry for jurisdictional partners

Facilitate data governance and metadata management tasks such as creating data dictionaries, variable crosswalks, and data definition templates. Frequently review and revise SOPs as project requirements change.

Lead charge for generating and publishing public datasets garnered from surveillance data and other projects

Participate in creating and revising SOPs and case report forms based on updated illness definitions and partner reporting requests

Curate and review presentations and posters about MIS-C work that are shared at conferences, meetings, seminars, and for training purposes

Facilitate manuscript publications

Stay engaged in collection, validation, and analysis of data from project initiation to completion

Understand and assist with creation of project SOPs and timelines

Communicate with stakeholders (i.e., co-authors may include external data stewards, reporting jurisdictions, CDC teams) and provide comprehensive documentation/information about data collection and standards for each project

Conduct data analyses and create data visualizations using tools such as R, SAS, Visio, Excel, and PowerBI

Develop initial drafts of manuscripts, conduct research and literature reviews, facilitate meetings with CDC co-authors and senior author(s)

Collaboration with co-authors on writing, presentation, visualization

Being open to critical and constructive feedback about writing style, interpretation and inferences about data, ideas for inclusion and exclusion of certain information is essential

Facilitate manuscript through CDC clearance process, submission and publication in scholarly journals and/or MMWRs

Draft and revise manuscripts per feedback from collaborators and publication reviewers

Interact with CORVD Communications team when manuscripts are conditionally and finally accepted for publication

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and M.S. in statistics or mathematics or M.P.H. with 7+ years of relevant experience

Experience with advanced programming SAS or R for data management

CDC experience

Experience with project management

Desired Skills and Experience:

Experience with outbreak/emergency response at local, state, or federal level

Experience or understanding of larger surveillance systems used by state public health departments

Attention to detail

The likely salary range for this position is $116,450 - $157,550. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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