Req ID: RQ173111Type of Requisition: RegularClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: NonePublic Trust/Other Required: NoneJob Family: Data AnalysisSkills:Data Reporting,Epidemiology,Public Health,Statistics,SurveillanceExperience:3 + years of related experienceJob Description:GDIT is hiring a Biostatistician/Statistician Epidemiologist to provide support to the Epidemiology Task Force. The COVID-19 Epidemiology Task Force Response is critical to accomplishing the CDC’s mission and goals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This position will give support to the Enhanced Surveillance Platforms team the coordinates surveillance of respiratory disease and vaccination including COVID-19 and RSV among others throughout the US.Statistics support is needed as surveillance, research efforts and datasets expand. Support is required in areas of epidemiology, communication, and field support. A Statistician has the necessary education and work experiences to provide support to the task force on emergency response areas of epidemiology, data analytics (coding and practice), and statistical methods (modeling, regression, survival analysis, multivariate analysis) at an expert level.RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide technical oversight and coordinate collection, management, and analysis of data from COVID-19 and other respiratory disease surveillance systemsWork on disease burden estimation (e.g. estimating attributable fraction, incidence rate calculation) and observational vaccine effectiveness estimation (e.g. test-negative design, case-control analyses)Develop, revise, and review study protocols, questionnaires, and other data collection forms (e.g. REDCap)Provide quality assurance guidance to technical and program staff to ensure data integrity including preparing program guidelines to increase consistency, performing necessary data checks and managing datasets and data documentationMaintain relevant IRB approvals for research with human subjects at CDC and provide technical support for approvals at collaborating institutionsLiaise with principal investigators, site coordinators, study enrollers, and laboratory personnel; or jurisdictional principal investigators, coordinators and data managersWrite and troubleshoot SAS programs, organize, test, and streamline the surveillance system data components, and create SAS datasets for analyses.Perform descriptive analyses of data for epidemiological studies using SAS or an equivalent package (e.g. R).Assist with preparation of scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, develop data reports, write programs, and analyze data as needed for reports, abstracts, presentations, and papers.QUALIFICATIONS:Required Skills and ExperiencePhD in statistics with a 3+ years of analytic work experience with epidemiologic/public health or clinical studies ORM.S. in statistics with 5+ years of experience as outlined aboveCapable of advanced programming in SAS or R and experience working with large datasetsExperience working on disease burden estimation (e.g. estimating attributable fraction, incidence rate calculation) and observational vaccine effectiveness estimation (e.g. test-negative design, case-control analyses)Desired Skills and Experience:Previous CDC experienceExperience with simulation modellingExperience as a statistical consultant and demonstrated ability to work with public health collaborators from diverse professional backgrounds#GDITHealth#GDITPublicHealthJobsOur benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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