The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention, and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program and for select unfunded states. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Data Analyst. The Data Analyst will plan, develop, and conduct analysis of overdose surveillance data and data related to overdose prevention efforts.
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Job Highlights- Position Title: Data Analyst – Overdose Data to Action Staffing Support
- Location: This position is hybrid to support Pennsylvania (Montgomery County)
- Position End Date: 09/29/2025
- Salary: $60,000 plus benefits
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Public Health (Epidemiology), or related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of one (1) year of full-time, professional work experience with data cleaning, data management and statistical analysis.
- Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of data. This includes writing SQL queries, applying mathematical analysis methods, and implementing machine learning processes and creating statistical analysis models.
- Ability to conduct descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analysis using primary or secondary data.
- Provide data-driven insights and solutions to help HIV Prevention Program identify new HIV/HCV cases and Syringe Services Programs (SSP) locations, identify new HIV/HCV prevention opportunities, and improve HIV prevention services.
- Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personally identifiable information.
- Proficiency in common statistical software such as R, Python and/or SAS is required.
- Experience with geospatial data and analytics. Familiarity with geospatial data tools such as ArcGIS, QGIS and/or GeoDa.
- Ability to design, create prototypes, develop, deploy, and support Power BI or Tableau dashboards and reports.
- Proficiency in Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints.
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently on multiple simultaneous projects.
- Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
Responsibilities- Full life cycle activities of data analytics to include data cleaning, developing analysis and reporting capabilities, and linking databases and data sets.
- Continuously monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify improvements in models; perform related work as required.
- Perform data management activities, data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS, R, Python, SQL or other statistical programming language on HIV Prevention Program data.
- Produce and analyze reports for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating HIV/HCV prevention activities, providing timely data analysis support to HIV Prevention Program data team, and to inform the public and CT DPH funded organizations.
- Collaborate with agency and external groups providing data analysis support and insight to HIV/HCV/SSP statewide efforts.
- Effectively communicate technical and general information regarding HIV Prevention Program data to a variety of audiences including agency leadership, policy makers and public health professionals.
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 Indiana (Marion County) in order to best support the Marion County DPH in their public health programming.
About the CDC Foundation- The CDC Foundation helps 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. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year 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. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.
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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.
