Data Analyst (R and SAS) - Public Health Experience Required

Location: Hybrid role based in Atlanta, Georgia; teleworking most days with visits to the CDC campus for in-person meetings and ad hoc office visits.

Salary: $60,000–$65,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global provides science research, systems engineering, digital transformation, data analytics, and public health solutions for federal civilian and military programs.

What you will do

• Provide R and SAS analytic support for national HIV surveillance data.
• Conduct descriptive analyses, produce frequency tables, review data quality, and develop standardized surveillance products.
• Support HIV prevention and care planning, program monitoring, resource allocation, and public health decision-making.
• Perform complex statistical analyses, including incidence and lifetime risk estimation, statistical modeling, regression, and trend analysis.
• Develop and validate surveillance variables and support scientifically rigorous national HIV surveillance products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of strong demonstrated experience working with existing and developing new R and SAS scripts.
• Experience working with multiple data sources to monitor and assess accuracy and completeness.
• Strong critical-thinking, written, verbal, and general communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and apply skills to challenging projects.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in public health, statistics, or a related field.
• Experience working with surveillance data and knowledge of HIV data and public health surveillance systems.
• Experience with large document-based datasets containing more than 500,000 observations.
• Detail-oriented approach and ability to create meticulous documentation of variables, datasets, and data attributes.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with teleworking most days.
• Personal Time Off, medical, dental, vision, supplemental life, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching.
• Training, e-learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance.
• Additional compensation may include performance incentives and program-specific awards.