The CDC Foundation seeks a full-time Epidemiologist to support a project designed to increase health security in eight countries by assessing their capacity to systematically detect and respond to a disease threat. The Epidemiologist will support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health Security Agenda Team within the Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), in collaboration with CDC country offices and additional external partners. The overall aim of the project is to support the engagement of and strengthen health security activities in selected countries through the use of tools to assess capacity for International Health Regulations (IHR), such as the use of Benchmarks, Operational Planning, State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPARs), Joint External Evaluation (JEEs), and Action Reviews, including 7-1-7. The Epidemiologist will support technical assistance efforts such as the development, utilization and evaluation of materials for Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM), Public Health Emergency Planning (PHEP) and 7-1-7 activities; distribute Operational Planning training materials with key stakeholders; provide support through Operational Planning and Action Reviews; development of internal and external-facing reports; and evaluation of the program. It is preferred that the applicant live in the Atlanta area and report to the CDC Clifton Campus 3 or 4 day a week when not traveling. This is a 12-month term limited position.

Education

• Master’s degree in epidemiology, statistics, public health, or related field from an accredited college or university required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in epidemiology or public health with experience in epidemiological studies of infectious diseases preferred.

• Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance platforms.
• Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology, the control of diseases and disease surveillance.
• Prepare technical and non-technical summaries of work, scientific reports and manuscripts.
• Provide technical assistance to international implementing partners
• Conduct and lead data analyses to improve understanding of characteristics of and prevention opportunities for disease surveillance in several countries and draft dissemination products (e.g., manuscripts, reports, presentations).
• Provide thought leadership to emerging national approaches to understand contributors to disease surveillance among populations.
• Will support with training and coordinating trainings, provide guidance to, or review the work of more junior level colleagues.
• Use health equity principles to inform analytic approaches and activities.
• Coordinate and participate in project-related meetings and calls.
• Liaise between federal, non-federal partners and international partners.
• International travel will be required (50%)

• Experience using computer software and programming, particularly packages for data management and analysis (e.g. Excel, R, SAS) and knowledge of file merging and descriptive analysis.
• Proficiency with strong understanding of design and implementation of research and epidemiologic studies Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships
• Highly organized with demonstrated skills in working with competing priorities, time and project management and managing completing tasks under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing, writing, and editing comprehensive, statistical and analytical documents and reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills required for teamwork and interaction with people across CDC and with external partners; collegial, energetic, reliable and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Ability to travel internationally

• Possess strong data management and analysis skills.
• Experience conducting research on epidemiology of infectious diseases.
• Experience with data visualization (e.g., Tableau) is preferred.
• Experience with Geographic Information Systems (e.g., ArcGIS) is preferred.