Careers

Description:

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has launched approximately 1,000 programs and has served as a strategic partner to CDC during public health emergencies. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with the nation’s lead agency charged with protecting the public’s health.

Overview
The CDC Foundation is seeking an Epidemiologist Data Analyst in Shoreline, WA. This Epidemiologist Data Analyst role will assist in the response to COVID-19. DOH seeks those who are able to provide ad hoc support to address a shortage of R programmers within the Surveillance Branch of the Incident Management Team.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Emerge short and longer term R programming, SQL programming, and/or data translation. 
• Build R Capacity and GitHub standards. 
• Data quality assurance, code cleanup, and troubleshooting. 
• Examples of prior Ad Hoc Data Requests include:
• Produce case rates and test rates for Leadership.
• Produce historical daily trend data for researchers.

 Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, Masters Degree in field area Preferred
• Intermediate or higher R skills
• Logistic Requirements (provided by Department of Health): (PC, Operating systems, internet, phone etc. Essentially anything they are going to need to do the work)  
• R Studio, Rtools, Python

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be
discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.


The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.