Public Health Analyst

Job Summary

Supporting the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) program for the CDC, the full-time Public Health Analyst will conduct epidemiological analysis, manage data quality initiatives, and provide user outreach and technical assistance related to healthcare-associated infections (HAI).

Key responsibilities

• Develop computer programs using SAS/R to monitor data quality and assist in NHSN data cleaning projects
• Prepare and present educational trainings about NHSN to various professional organizations and governmental bodies
• Analyze data for reports and publications while providing analytic support to multi-disciplinary teams to achieve public health research goals

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Public Health, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 5+ years of experience
• Proficiency in R and/or SAS, with experience supporting public health surveillance and healthcare data analytics initiatives
• Experience in analyzing, validating, and interpreting large public health or healthcare datasets