Senior Analyst (Epidemiologist, Mathematician or Statistician)

Bestica is hiring for a Senior Analyst (Epidemiologist, Mathematician or Statistician) to provide their services at Wright Patterson Air Force Base located in Dayton, OH.

Introduction: The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance studies, education and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support.

Benefits:

• 10 Days PTO
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Amazing work environment

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Location: Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Mandatory Qualifications

• The contractor employee shall possess, at a minimum, an MPH, MS, or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or other similar degree as approved by USAFSAM/FES and strong knowledge of their field of expertise.
• The contractor employee shall have a minimum of 5 years of experience with statistics in a healthcare or military environment.
• The contractor employee shall possess the ability to design, formulate, conduct, and lead data analysis of operational studies on health surveillance data/health records/other relevant military records and risk reduction of negative health outcomes, readiness, or duty restrictions affecting the USAF total force population.
• The contractor employee shall be proficient in the following software programs: Microsoft Office, SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide, and Adobe Acrobat.
• The contractor employee shall possess the capacity to learn new analytical technology tools such as Envision, Tableau, Python, R, SAS Viya, or Qualtrics.
• The contract employee shall have the ability to expertly develop, monitor, review, edit, and deliver all products to include technical reports, white papers, publications, memorandums, presentations, and other products.
• The contractor employee shall have the ability to thrive in a team environment yet be able to complete assigned tasks independently.
• The contractor employees shall possess organizational skills, ability to achieve set goals, initiative in performing assigned tasks, ability to execute complex projects, and ability to interact professionally with all levels of personnel within and outside of the organization.
• The contractor employee shall deliver products in a state which requires minimal revisions.
• The contractor employee shall apply to and acquire access to the required databases as necessary for data analysis and product development.
• The contractor employee shall be able to complete the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training, to be able to access and process identified medical data.
• The contractor employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.
• A Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, or similar is highly desired.
• For candidates applying based upon a degree in Public Health, board certification in Public Health is highly desired.
• Seven or more years of experience in a health analytics-related field and working with DoD or USAF-related data is desired.
• Three years of experience as a data team lead or other position directly supervising at least 3 other technical experts is desired.

Tasks:

• The contractor employee shall assist in designing, formulating, conducting, and leading data analysis of health surveillance data/health records, military personnel records, military operational records, and other relevant military records at the individual, unit, and total force populations to provide human performance and operational surveillance support. The contractor employee shall use judgement and originality in developing innovative approaches to define and resolve highly complex situations.
• The contractor employee shall assist in designing, formulating, conducting, and leading data analysis of health surveillance data/health records, operational records, and other relevant military records at the individual, unit, and total force populations to provide program evaluation for a wide variety of programs related to human performance, readiness, operational performance, administrative performance or other performance as requested.
• The contractor employee shall assist in the management of the retrieval and integration of health information data, personnel records, deployment-related records, health surveillance registries, and other military-related data into useable formats for end-users.
• The contractor employee shall draft reports, prepare, and/or present reports, documents, and/or presentations pertaining to the status of the research and data analysis as requested, and meet FES projected suspense dates. At a minimum, one technical report, suitable for publication, and one presentation, suitable for presentation at a national or international conference are required annually.
• The contractor employee shall present results of studies or investigations through briefings, technical reports, and publication into scientific journals.
• The contractor employee shall apply knowledge of science/technology to analyze and resolve multifaceted issues/problems with minimal guidance and collaborate with technical area stakeholders to develop strategies for effective execution within a particular technology area.
• The contractor employee shall perform statistical analysis of existing data sets and creation of datasets for statistical analysis in SAS/SAS EG.
• The contractor employee shall assist in the development of credible, theoretically driven statistical models exploring the relationship between variables identified in data sets and outcomes of interest to the Air Force.
• The contractor employee shall perform, under guidance, validation and verification protocols, to ensure that the products of study are performing as expected, and assist in performing corrections, in the event of models failing to perform to standard.
• The contractor employee shall assist in the drafting of written communication for internal and external purposes.
• The contractor employee shall participate as an expert in health statistics in interdisciplinary planning and analysis.
• The contractor employee shall acquire data access permissions necessary to perform stated tasks.
• The contractor employee shall demonstrate or acquire familiarity with Air Force medical, personnel, and operational records systems and standards.
• The contractor employee shall demonstrate or acquire familiarity with all relevant data repositories used as part of work, or which are generated in pursuit of work.
• The contractor employee shall collect data from various databases, pursuant to agreements with database owners.
• The contractor employee shall establish the relationship of available data to existing data sets, map the data between data elements and code for these specific data elements, establish data storage architecture requirements, and create a comprehensive data dictionary.
• The contractor employee shall provide conference support assistance by active participation in professional conferences, preparation of posters and presentations, and publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts, in order to support distribution of study products.
• The contractor employee shall brief study findings at appropriate meetings or forums, as determined by the Government.
• The contract employee shall interface with USAFSAM/FES leadership and staff.
• The contractor employee shall document products for the actual computer code used in order for government personnel to access these files for review, approval, or for generating copies as required. All requirements shall be prepared in accordance with USAFSAM programming standards and standard commercial practices inclusive of any/all procedures implanted as part of this task.
• The contractor employee shall assist in briefings and production of documents as appropriate to transfer knowledge of study products to customers in USAFSAM and Air Force at large.

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Bestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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