COVID-19 Corps Data Scientist - Alaska Department of Health and Social Services / CDC Foundation

LOCATION: Anchorage, AK

CLOSING DATE: open until filled

OPPORTUNITY TYPE: Job

JOB #: 15876

POSTED: May 22, 2020

Description:

This is a CDC Foundation position assigned to the Alaska health department. Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Responsibilities
• Ensure contact tracing data is managed effectively and is accessible to analysts in order to generate actionable insights to inform public health officials.
• Oversee input on information system report processes and act as a subject matter expert for all COVID-19 contact tracing analytics.
• Collaborate with all agencies and external groups providing public health surveillance support and data & analytics support to the Alaska COVID-19 response.
• Effectively communicate scientific, technical, and general information regarding COVID-19 data to a variety of audiences including policy makers and public health professionals.
• Design Dashboard metrics and performance measures related to COVID-19 contact tracing and other COVID-19 efforts.
• Work as the State point of contact for all federal evaluators and external partners to assure appropriate Data is being generated and used to make actionable decisions.
• Perform statistical analysis and basic data management using the SAS, SPSS, or other statistical programming language on Alaska’s COVID-19 data to complete the above reports and data extracts

Qualifications
• A Masters degree in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology or related degree from an accredited university plus three (3) years of full-time experience is strongly encouraged.
• Thorough knowledge of public health principles and practices, epidemiology, and biostatistics.
• Experience in the use of statistical software for data analysis (R, Python, SAS, etc).
• Ability to analyze and interpret disease data from a wide variety of data sources.
• Ability to initiate, conduct, and report on disease control and epidemiological studies and research.
• Ability to provide technical assistance to the health care and public health communities.
• Ability to effectively work independently and within a team environment.
• Extensive ability to communicate with health care and public health professionals, policy makers, agency staff, and the general public both verbally and in writing.
• Advanced experience in the writing of formal reports and articles.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with national, state, and local partners in various governmental, private, and voluntary agencies.
• Prefer Anchorage location, Juneau possible
 

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