The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has launched approximately 1,000 programs and raised over $740 million. The CDC Foundation managed over 300 CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 130 countries last year.

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program and for select unfunded states. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Data Analyst. The Data Analyst will plan, develop, and conduct analysis of overdose surveillance data and data related to overdose prevention efforts.

Job Highlights

• POSITION TITLE: Data Analyst - OD2A Staffing Support
• Location: This position is remote (hybrid if local)
• Position End Date: 06/30/2024
• Salary: $60,000, Plus Benefits

Responsibilities

• Full life cycle activities of data analytics to include data cleaning, developing analysis and reporting capabilities, and linking databases and data sets
• Continuously monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify improvements in models; perform related work as required
• Perform basic data management, data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS, R, or other statistical programming language on OD2A data
• Produce and analyze reports for the purposes of monitoring overdose surveillance trends and providing timely data in support of OD2A response and to inform the public
• Collaborate with agency and external groups providing public health surveillance support and data & analytics support to the OD2A response
• Effectively communicate technical and general information regarding OD2A data to a variety of audiences including agency leadership, policy makers and public health professionals

Special Notes

• 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 the Jurisdiction in order to best support the public health programming

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Public Health, or related field
• Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of one (1) year of full-time, professional work experience with data cleaning, data management and statistical analysis
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personally identifiable information
• Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently on multiple simultaneous projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Also, proficiency in common statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, MatLab/R, and/or Biospatial is required