Epidemiologist

Position: Epidemiologist Location: Atlanta, GA Job Id:

1573-CDC - 23-73328

# of Openings: 1 Epidemiologist Minimum Qualifications Summary Certification & Education Minimum of a master's degree in their field Experience Required At least 7 years epidemiology experience. Technical expertise and experience with conducting healthcare program evaluation and project management. Leadership experience in emergency response surveillance and research investigations. Subject Matter Expert in developing course of action and multi-dimensional recommendations for epidemiological studies, healthcare surveillance, and operational research. Experience in facilitating data collection, performing extensive statistical analyses in emergency response teams to assess impact and develop mitigation strategies. Experience performing data reports via SAS, R, Power BI. Job Objective The purpose of this requirement is to support CDC in its effort to gather and analyze data from longitudinal pregnant people and infant surveillance and Birth Defects surveillance/registry systems, as well as provide services to support CDC activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome to make use of existing state bio surveillance and other surveillance tools to improve voluntary, de-identified prenatal and newborn health data. Data may include opioid-related information before and during pregnancy to reduce risks associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome and optimize care. Other CDC activities include monitoring infectious disease threats during pregnancy, including COVID-19, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis C, mpox, syphilis, and Zika. Responsibilities Run reports, queries, and analyses in Microsoft SQL, REDCap, SAS, R, Power BI or other statistical or data visualization programs and prepare reporting metrics for data completeness, logic checks and reporting Review reports for quality and completeness quarterly and inform jurisdictions of any discrepancies Conduct quality control for surveillance systems and provide reports to jurisdictions Ensure data entry completeness and quality for surveillance systems Recommend changes to database structure and processing and send to COR and CDC Technical Team Maintain a data dictionary for all data files used to create reports, provide to CDC project team on a quarterly basis Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for reporting and quality assurance of the data process, including orientation or training of new staff Maintain code repository via Gitlab or Github to ensure code is current Conduct analyses and write reports for dissemination in peer-reviewed journals and MMWR Provide background information, answer questions, provide updates to stakeholders, including partners and jurisdictions, about the surveillance system via phone calls, emails, and meetings Must be prepared to travel and attend an in person meeting and participate in at least 2-3 site visits at least once a year to a funded jurisdiction. Site visit dates and locations may vary Must be prepared to attend a conference (to be determined) at least twice a year. Annual conferences dates and locations may vary. Education & Certification Minimum of a master's degree in their field Work Location Atlanta, GA (Hybrid Position) About Lukos Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies. About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for "wolf". The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle. "For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack." At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays. Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin. Apply for this Position Lukos