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SalaryThe 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.
Position Highlights:
Position Title: Public Health Epidemiologist/Respiratory Outbreak Coordinator
Location: Remote
Position End Date: 2/28/2025
Salary: $80,198.00
Overview:
The CDC Foundation seeks a Public Health Epidemiologist/Respiratory Outbreak Coordinator who will support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This position in the Communicable Disease Branch’s Respiratory Program is critical to providing continuing COVID-19 outbreak, prevention and response efforts.
Qualifications:
Working knowledge of epidemiologic principles, investigations, surveillance, study design, descriptive statistics, statistical analysis and interpretation of statistical data and scientific literature.- Considerable knowledge of biostatistics including the use of statistical software and statistical programming languages.
- Considerable knowledge of computers, database design, management and manipulation.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Master's degree in Epidemiology or closely related health field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities:
Employees' work may have a significant impact on Public Health as they plan, develop and conduct investigations into the causes of negative health outcomes including disease and injury.- Employees implement interventions to control and prevent negative health outcomes.
- They collect, analyze and interpret statistical data and prepare epidemiologic reports.
- Employees provide epidemiological data for consultation and assist in the development and coordination of plans to reduce the risk of negative health outcomes including death.
- Work includes assisting county health departments in formulating strategies to manage problems, conducting varied literature reviews and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Employees may specialize in a number of areas including infectious disease, chronic disease, injury, environmental/occupational epidemiology, health care evaluation, cancer, reproductive health, cardiovascular disease or human genetics.
- Employees may develop policies and procedures for new and existing disease control or other Public Health prevention programs on a limited basis or scope.
- Work in this class involves training, technical assistance and consultation regarding epidemiology and control of diseases or other health outcomes.
- Employees serve as technical experts in assigned areas.
- Work may include trend analysis and independent statistical and epidemiological analysis.
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 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of North 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.
