CDC Foundation Hiring for Data Analyst at Illinois, United States Full Time

The 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: Data Analyst

Location: Hybrid with Springfield IL

Position End Date: February 5, 2024

Salary: $72,000 plus benefits

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Data Analyst who will plan, develop, and conduct data analysis of various efforts including investigations, surveillance, and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implement methods of disease control. They will collect, analyze, and interpret statistical data and prepare epidemiologic reports.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics, Public Health, 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
• Proficiency in use of data analytics and visualization software (e.g., SAS, ArcGIS, SPSS, SQL, STATA, R, Tableau) as well as Microsoft Office, Excel pivot tables
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personal identifiable information
• Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently on multiple simultaneous projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints
• Ability to demonstrate a professional, positive attitude and work ethic
• Possesses and maintains a valid, current Driver’s License, automobile insurance, and reliable private transport

Responsibilities:

• Full life cycle activities of data analytics to include requirements and design, data cleaning developing analysis and reporting capabilities, linking databases and data sets
• Continuously monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify improvements in models; and to do related work such as electronic data submission and form adaptations to improve timeliness and quality of data
• Perform basic data management, data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS, R, or other statistical programming language to complete data extracts
• Produce and analyze reports for the purposes of monitoring disease trends and providing timely data and to inform the public
• Collaborate with agency and external groups providing public health surveillance support and data & analytics support
• Effectively communicate technical, and general information to a variety of audiences including agency leadership, policy makers and public health professionals
• Develops other databases and train frontline staff on as needed basis

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 Connecticut in order to best support the Connecticut Department of Public Health in their public health programming.

This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.

This position requires the operation of a motor vehicle as a component of the job responsibilities and duties. In adherence with CDC Foundation’s Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”), offers for employment for this position require the Applicant to provide authorization to the CDC Foundation to conduct a Motor Vehicle Record (“MVR”) review both pre-employment and also annually post-employment while in this position. Additionally, if an offer of employment is accepted, employees in these positions must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence, self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle policy. All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy.

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.