Chronic Disease Senior Epidemiologist

Core responsibilities:

• Implement evaluation plans and strategies for Asthma Prevention and Control, Cancer Initiatives Unit, and other programs within the Division of Community-Based Prevention and Care (DCBPC)
• Develop and implement analytic plans and strategies to meet surveillance needs and priorities across DCBPC using multiple data sources
• Work closely with division and program leadership to coordinate and oversee grant activities and deliverables
• Conduct epidemiological investigations of chronic diseases and related risk factors and provide data and evidence to assist in identifying and setting programmatic goals

This role creates positive change by conducting epidemiological investigations of chronic diseases and related risk factors, providing data and evidence to identify and set programmatic goals that prevent illness and promote health equity for all people in Massachusetts.

Required qualifications:

• Master of Public Health in epidemiology or biostatistics
• At least five (5) years of relevant work experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field
• Superior knowledge of epidemiology study design and statistical methodology
• Extensive experience with program evaluation design and implementation
• Experience with federal grant reporting and deliverables
• Experience conducting data analyses using SAS
• Experience linking multiple data sets
• Experience with a variety of statistical methods including multivariate linear and logistic regression
• Experience with data visualization using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or ArcGIS
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary: $100,000 (with benefits)
• Hybrid work arrangement (subject to adjustment)

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by mobilizing philanthropic and private-sector resources to support CDC's health protection mission, addressing threats from chronic and infectious diseases to emergency responses globally.