Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Senior Epidemiologist - School Health & School-based Behavioral Health
LOCATION: Hybrid
POSITION END DATE: 6/30/2026
SALARY: $100,000 (plus benefits)
OVERVIEW
The CDC Foundation seeks an Epidemiologist to support the Office of Statistics and Evaluation (OSE) within the Bureau of Community Health & Prevention (BCHAP) in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The School Health & School-based Behavioral Health Epidemiologist conducts analytic work with school health datasets, including descriptive statistics, data visualizations, needs assessments, regression analyses, and other analyses as appropriate using school health program and screening data as well as publicly available MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) data. The School Health & School-based Behavioral Health Epidemiologist also supports the development of school health data collection systems and design of data collection tools. This position works closely with program staff and other epidemiologist staff in the Office of Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing on data translation, interpretation of findings, and dissemination.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
· Master of Public Health in epidemiology or biostatistics
· At least five (5) years of relevant work experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field.
· Superior knowledge of epidemiology study design and statistical methodology
· Experience with federal grant reporting and deliverables
· Experience conducting data analyses using SAS and/or R
· Experience linking multiple data sets
· Experience with a variety of statistical methods including multivariate linear and logistic regression
· Experience with data visualization using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or ArcGIS
· Experience with public health program data collection, including designing data collection tools
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Detail and process oriented
· Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities
· Experience with school health or behavioral health data preferred
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Data cleaning and data management of school health datasets
· Developing and maintaining data documentation
· Organizing and conducting analytic and program evaluation projects, including conceptualizing and drafting analytic plans, conducting literature reviews, and determining appropriate analytic methods
· Conducting epidemiologic and statistical analyses using SAS and/or R
· Consulting with other epidemiology staff on the use of appropriate statistical methods and interpretation/limitations of analyses
· Creating data visualizations using descriptive statistics and/or analytic findings
· Presenting results to various internal and external stakeholders, including community groups
· Developing data collection tools for school-based behavioral health programs as appropriate
· Performing other duties as required and as appropriate
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 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in order to best support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in their public health programming.
This position is currently a hybrid 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.
About the CDC Foundation
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 billion and launched more than
1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, and to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.
