Data Analyst (R and SAS) - Public Health Exp. Req. (Job 1520)

The role

This person will provide analytic and statistical support for National HIV surveillance data using R and SAS. The role supports the CDC Division of HIV Prevention with data management, governance, analysis, and dissemination.

What you will do

• Provide analytic support using R and SAS for National HIV surveillance data.
• Perform descriptive analyses, frequency tables, and data quality reviews.
• Produce and disseminate standardized surveillance products.
• Provide statistical support for complex analyses including incidence and lifetime risk estimation.
• Perform statistical modeling, regression, and trend analyses.
• Develop and validate surveillance variables.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field.
• 2 years of strong demonstrated experience working with existing and developing new R and SAS scripts.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple data sources to monitor and assess data to ensure data quality.
• Strong critical thinking and communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and apply skills to challenging projects.
• Clear communication (written and verbal).

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field.
• Experience working with surveillance data.
• Knowledge of HIV data and public health surveillance systems.
• Experience with large (>500,000 observations), document-based datasets.
• Detail-oriented and able to create meticulous documentation of variables, datasets, and data attributes.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental life with AD&D
• Disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a matching component
• Training and e-learning suite
• Professional and technical certification preparation
• Education assistance at accredited institutions

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

About the company

DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation.