Senior Epidemiologist

Seneca Federal Health, LLC (SFH) provides solutions to federal health agencies that enable better health outcomes to those our federal customers serve. SFH is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn .

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

Seneca Federal Health is seeking a Senior Epidemiologist in Atlanta, GA.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Scientific & Methodological Authority: Serve as the definitive scientific and methodological lead for all contract epidemiologic actions, establishing technical parameters for data management, validation, statistical analysis, and interpretation
• Surveillance Program Integration: Maintain comprehensive structural and analytical continuity across major DHP tracking arms, ensuring uniform application of case definitions, sampling indicators, and data models across MMP, NHBS, NHSS, and CDR.
• Dataset Freeze & Lock Sign-off: Act as the final absolute Dataset Freeze Authority, evaluating, validating, and formally locking processed surveillance repositories to ensure total alignment with divisional standards prior to public or scientific dissemination.
• Advanced Epidemiologic Modeling: Direct the architecture and implementation of complex multivariable regression modeling, trend-plausibility evaluations, longitudinal tracking, and incidence estimation for nationwide reporting.
• Peer-Review Verification: Review and approve all scientific abstracts, summary surveillance tables, supplemental data outputs, conference graphics, and peer-reviewed manuscripts to guarantee epidemiologic soundness and accuracy.
• Assurance of Confidentiality Oversight: Serve as the primary Section 308(d) Compliance Officer for the contractor team, mandating the strict application of cell suppression, small-value data masking, and identity disclosure limitation protocols across all outputs.
• Molecular Surveillance Alignment: Provide scientific cross-coordination with molecular tracking leads, ensuring clinical record links and geospatial overlays accurately inform phylogenetic and transmission network analysis.
• Modernization Strategy Adaptation: Provide domain expertise to guide the migration of historical surveillance codebases into cloud-based big data spaces (EDAV/Databricks), ensuring epidemiological formulas carry over without variation.
• Technical Mentorship & Transfer: Lead the technical coaching and professional training of branch analysts, formatting transfer guidelines, and conducting workflow cross-trainings to ensure sustainable data practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or a related quantitative scientific discipline required; Ph.D. highly preferred.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain an active favorable Tier I background check
• 8+ years of applied public health epidemiology experience across federal, state, or localized tracking jurisdictions.
• 5+ years of direct experience guiding CDC HIV surveillance networks, including specific operational mastery of the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS), and National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS/eHARS).
• Deep technical expertise applying SAS complex sample survey procedures (PROC SURVEYFREQ, PROC SURVEYMEANS, PROC LOGISTIC) to complex multi-stage weighted sets.
• Extensive experience working within secure federal platforms including SAMS, eHARS, REDCap, AtlasPlus, DCIPHR, and cloud spaces.
• CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Alumnus / Alumna Status preferred.
• SAS Certified Advanced Programmer or SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer preferred.
• Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (FACE) preferred.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.