Public Health Analyst

Benefits:

• STD, LTD, Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
  
  
  

Samyak Solutions Inc. is recruiting for a Public Health Analyst to work at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) DRSC program in Chamblee, GA.

This is full time position, Monday to Friday: 8am - 5pm in office with some hybrid work possible.

Detailed Job Description as follows:

Contractor shall provide analytical, technical, and programmatic support services across

DRSC. Public health activities that support regulatory science and compliance projects and

activities. The contractor shall perform various levels of the following tasks:

Key regulatory functions and activities of the program include:

• Develops, implements, and enforces the select agent regulations to help ensure this
  
  
  

research is conducted in a safe and secure manner.

• Provides oversight of possession to ensure that the U.S. government has full awareness
  
  
  

of entities in lawful possession of these potentially dangerous biological agents and

toxins.

• Conducts inspections and approves registrations in order to make sure that appropriate
  
  
  

measures are in place at each registered entity to prevent the unauthorized access, theft,

loss, or release of select agents and toxins.

• Approves individual access to select agents and toxins to help guard against access by
  
  
  

bioterrorists or any others who may wish to misuse the agents. All individuals who

work with select agents and toxins must first undergo a security risk assessment

performed by the FBI.

• Receives reports of a theft, loss, or release of a select agent or toxin to understand and
  
  
  

help reduce risks posed by the situation, ensure proper action is taken and appropriate

authorities have been notified, and help the entity identify ways to prevent it from

happening in the future.

• Takes appropriate enforcement actions for regulatory violations to address the risk and
  
  
  

increase future compliance with the regulations.

• Serves as a resource on compliance with the regulations by providing guidance,
  
  
  

trainings, and outreach to help entities meet the requirements of the regulations.

• Collaborates with domestic and international partners to assist others with the
  
  
  

development and implementation of appropriate biosafety and security oversight

programs.

The CDC Import Permit Program (IPP) regulates the importation of infectious biological

materials that could cause disease in humans in order to prevent their introduction and spread into

the U.S. The program ensures that the importation of these agents is monitored and that facilities

receiving permits have appropriate biosafety measures in place to work with the imported agents.

More than 2,000 import permits are issued by the program annually.

Key regulatory functions and activities of the program include:

• Issues permits to entities requesting to import these biological materials into the
  
  
  

country.

• Conducts inspections to ensure that the applicant has appropriate measures in place in
  
  
  

order to minimize the accidental release of biological agents capable of causing human

disease.

• Provides outreach and training to assist the regulated community in meeting the
  
  
  

requirements of the import permit regulations.

• Collaborates with partners, including other federal agencies, to ensure the safe
  
  
  

handling and use of imported infectious biological agents.

• The contractor shall provide programmatic, support services in managing and
  
  
  

implementation of public health activities that support regulatory science and compliance

projects and activities. Contractor shall provide analytical, technical, and programmatic

support services across DRSC. The contractor shall perform various levels of the

following tasks:

• Ensure proper handling of sensitive and confidential situations and keep within senior
  
  
  

leadership’s purview. Maintain and control departmental documents containing

confidential information exercising sound judgment in safeguarding data and access to

data. Responsible for handling sensitive information.

• Performs data entry of information found on required DRSC forms. Analyze the quality
• y of data and provide/present data for use in draft/final reports and presentations (e.g., use
  
  
  

provided data to conduct analyses, draw comparisons, discover new applications, and

make recommendations). Analyze data and compile into Excel spreadsheets, reports, or

other tracking/reporting formats – MS-Office.

• Enter pertinent information (Budget data and funding documents, Credit Card Purchases,
  
  
  

Purchase Requisitions, Property, Travel, Training, etc.) into various automated tracking

systems and assists the FATA with reviewing travel orders for compliance with CDC

policies and Federal Travel Regulations. Maintain and track program-specific data to

track items such as project milestones, progress reports, funding and expenditure data,

etc. in databases and shared drive. Track the production of reports and outgoing

correspondence to ensure suspense dates/times are met, including coordinating the efforts

of various staff members.

• Assist in the coordination and scheduling of special projects (prepare materials, develop
  
  
  

project planning documents and presentations).

• Recommend ways to improve effectiveness of program operations and other functions
  
  
  

(e.g., ways that would ensure all steps/documents are included in a process provide in the

monthly reports or monthly meetings)

• Participate in other special projects as needed.