Public Health Analyst - Remote

SeKON is looking for a Public Health Analyst with very strong data management and analysis skills to work with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HIV Prevention Capacity Development Branch. Due to COVID-19, this role is 100% remote for the foreseeable future.

With over 25 years of mission-focused success, SeKON delivers cultural, operational, and technical transformation to support federal government customers including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Defense Health Agency (DHA). Our vision is “Better Health Through Innovation and Digital Transformation.”

The Public Health Data Analyst, primarily using SAS will manage and analyze quantitative epidemiological, clinical and/or behavioral data and provide output in the format requested. Some specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct analysis and interpretation of data in SAS.
• Enter definitions of variables for survey questionnaires, including variable names, range labels, default values, and question strings.
• Generate data retrievals and summary outputs.
• Support dissemination and reporting of data to stakeholders.
• Write SAS programs to generate surveillance reports.
• Provide routine analysis and interpretation of data, as well as data entry, coding, and transcription.
• Develop presentation graphics, including MS Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Perform literature searches and summarize findings from the resulting literature.

• Develop SAS programs for managing and validating data.
• Review output from the SAS programs, and identify problems in the output (to make corrections in the way data are collected)
• Review data error logs to ensure that requested data modifications are done according to the protocol.
• Identify errors/omissions of variable formats or labels.
• Document problems and proposed corrections before finalizing the data set.
• Review the data files to document problems and proposed corrections needed to be made to finalize the data set.
• Review the quality of the weights as indicated.
• Document problems with the SAS program and any proposed corrections needed to finalize the data.
• Review the SAS programs generated to create analysis variables for the cycle by comparing the code with similar SAS code known to be valid for creating the variable (e.g., from past cycles or another programmer) or by generating cross-tabulations of the variables comprising the analysis variables.
• Merge data from different sources into spreadsheets; conduct necessary steps to ensure the quality of the resulting merge.
• Assist with developing data management processes and protocols.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in biostatistics, Public Health, statistics, or a related field.
• Active Public Trust Clearance
• 2 years of experience in generating SAS-based reports using a variety of methods (e.g., PROC REPORT, PROC TABULATE) and exporting those reports to other formats such as Microsoft Excel, PDF, and HTML.
• Skill in manipulating and cleaning data using a variety of SAS functions, formats/informats, macros, and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple data sources to monitor and assess data to ensure data quality, including accuracy and completeness.

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Public Health, statistics, or related field and 6 years of experience, or master’s degree and 2 years or PhD
• Knowledge of Public Health promotion programs
• Knowledge of behavioral and social science research methods.
• Experience preparing research papers or presentations.
• Detail oriented and able to create meticulous documentation of variables, datasets, and data attributes with a commitment to generating accurate data and products.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills