Data Analyst (Epidemiologist II)

CDC Foundation • South Carolina, SC

3d • $100,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

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 go-to nonprofit 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 raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information. The CDC Foundation seeks a Data Analyst/Epidemiologist II who will work under limited supervision with the Epidemiology and Intelligence section of the South Carolina Measles Outbreak response. This position provides advanced epidemiologic, data management, and analytic support for infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response. During the state’s measles outbreak, the Data Analyst/Epidemiologist II plays a key role in ensuring high-quality case investigation and contact tracing data, conducting timely analyses to inform response actions, and supporting data-driven decision-making across the Central Office and regional teams. Agency standard work hours are Monday-Friday (8:30am – 5:00pm). 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 South Carolina Department of Public Health, in order to best support the State of South Carolina in their public health programming. This position is currently a remote position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required. 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.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Epidemiology and professional experience involving the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of quantified data.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Statistics or associated professional degree, professional experience involving the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation/visualization of quantified data. Work experience with disease outbreak and/or emergency response is ideal but not required.
• Experience supporting outbreak investigations and emergency response activities, including vaccine-preventable diseases (e.g., measles).
• Ability to manage work and provide updates to jurisdictional leadership.
• Experience in conducting epidemiological studies and investigation skills in analyzing and interpreting epidemiological data.
• Proficiency with analytic and data management tools (e.g., SAS, R, SQL, Excel, or comparable platforms).
• Experience working with surveillance systems, case investigation databases, and contact tracing platforms.
• Employee functions under limited supervision. Must be able to function with a high degree of independence and discretionary judgment to seek assistance from other team members.
• Employee will support the measles outbreak response as directed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and emergency-response epidemiologic analyses to support measles surveillance, case investigation, and contact tracing activities.
• Perform data cleaning, reconciliation, and linkage across multiple data sources (e.g., surveillance systems, laboratory data, immunization records).
• Develop and maintain analytic datasets to monitor outbreak trends, transmission patterns, and response performance indicators.
• Conduct special epidemiologic analyses during outbreaks, including assessment of exposure settings, secondary attack rates, vaccination status, and geographic clustering.
• Evaluate and improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of case investigation and contact tracing data; provide feedback to data collectors and program staff.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, informatics staff, and response leadership to identify data gaps and analytic needs during a measles outbreak.
• Prepare clear written summaries, data tables, figures, and dashboards to support situational awareness and leadership briefings.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance on data and analytic best practices to response leadership during emergency responses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level