The Program Analyst II is in support of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services’ (CSELS) Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (DHIS) program initiatives, including but not limited to the Data Hub, National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), and National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance system (NNDSS).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data Management and Analysis Support - Provide public health programmatic, epidemiological, and scientific analytical support to DHIS and branch staff: Draft data analysis plans for ad hoc or standard reports; develop and document SAS, R, or SQL programs, views, and databases; conduct exploratory or study-specific analyses; verify results and validate with other known information sources; summarize and visualize results; and draft final reports, methodological white papers, or articles for publication.

Specific tasks:

• Support technical writing work, including NNCSS write ups
• Categorize methods being used for work across data assets, including IQVIA and Cerner
• Participate on community of practice calls, document methods being used across agency and catalogue
• Potentially support documentation of work in data lake, including transfer of on-prem datasets and automation of data ingestion processes
• Support new visualization work that promotes the data
• Provide communications to users and help coordinate and host webinars

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree, or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience may be substituted for education: 4 years’ experience providing program analysis activities with a related Associate’s Degree, or 2 years’ with an associated BA/BS degree, or no experience with a Master’s Degree in a related field
• Experience with data analytics tools and methods, including data visualization platforms
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite and SharePoint
• Due to the nature of this job, U.S. citizenship required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous CDC experience, preferably in an emergency response environment is preferred
• Attention to detail and ability to manage and plan multiple, complex processes
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service focus
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong aptitude in critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize competing task and complete multiple tasks efficiently
• Highly organized, calm demeanor, personable and adaptable to changing situations and priorities
• Ability to coordinate complex projects and think strategically
• Strong organizational and administrative skills, with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Strong grammar, spelling, and writing skills
• Experience playing a key role on a multidisciplinary team with work hours as deadlines require
• Ability to quickly learn and integrate new tools and technologies to meet customer needs

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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