Epidemiologist

The CDC Foundation is hiring an Epidemiologist to support surveillance, prevention, and response activities related to drug overdose data, including the development of a national wastewater surveillance system. The role involves collaboration with CDC, state, and local health departments, and external partners.

Location: Remote or onsite supporting Atlanta, GA-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Salary: $95,000- $105,000

Responsibilities

• Participate in a systematic review to describe methodology currently used to measure drug consumption using wastewater samples; serve as the main liaison in DOP to staff leading this effort in the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH).
• Serve as the DOP liaison for the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) community of practice on wastewater analysis for drug consumption; joining all meetings and sharing discussion with OADS and staff managing the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement; ensuring any necessary synergies between state-funded OD2A staff and those working on wastewater activities within the state.
• Assist APHL in development of an ethical framework for wastewater analysis for drug consumption; join meetings with APHL and serve as liaison with OADS.
• Assist NCEH in the development of standards and methods; participate in meetings and potentially write sections of technical guidance.
• Assist OADS with overall management of the wastewater project to include developing key objectives & deliverables along with timelines and parties responsible for completion.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree is required (preferably in public health or a health-related field)
• Organizational skills demonstrating high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships and strong interpersonal skills required for teamwork and interaction with people across CDC and with external partners
• Strong understanding of design and implementation of research and epidemiologic studies
• Experience with data analysis and synthesizing literature
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom

Additional Information

• This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and CDC in order to best support public health programming.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.
• We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
• The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
• Relocation expenses are not included.