Epidemiologist

Epidemiologist
Remote

Blu Omega is seeking an Epidemiologist to support a federal public health program focused on HIV surveillance, data modernization, and epidemiologic research. This role operates within a fully remote environment and is responsible for conducting analyses, supporting data modernization initiatives, and contributing to public health outcomes. The position requires experience supporting epidemiologic studies, surveillance programs, and advanced analytics within a mission-driven environment.

Program Overview
The program supports the CDC's efforts to modernize HIV data collection, analysis, and reporting to improve public health outcomes.

Key Details
Location: Remote
Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiologic analyses using surveillance, clinical, claims, laboratory, survey, and other health datasets
• Develop analysis plans, statistical methods documentation, and technical reports
• Perform descriptive, longitudinal, trend, multivariable, and other epidemiologic analyses
• Translate complex findings into actionable insights for technical, operational, and executive audiences
• Design and validate data quality rules, surveillance indicators, and performance measures
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and recurring data products using modern analytics tools
• Support modernization and automation of analytic workflows and reporting processes
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts, abstracts, reports, and presentations
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to stakeholders and project teams
• Mentor junior staff and support quality review of epidemiologic deliverables
• Role is contingent upon contract award

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination
• Bachelor's degree and five (5) or more years of experience in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related discipline, OR MPH/MS and three (3) or more years of relevant experience
• Experience conducting epidemiologic analyses on large-scale public health or healthcare datasets
• Proficiency in SAS, R, Python, SQL, or comparable analytical tools
• Experience interpreting and communicating epidemiologic findings to diverse stakeholders
• Supporting surveillance, research, evaluation, or public health reporting initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal health agencies or large public health organizations
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with HIV surveillance data and processes
• Familiarity with survey data, weighting methodologies, causal inference, or advanced statistical methods
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir Foundry, or Azure
• Knowledge of machine learning, predictive modeling, or AI-enabled analytics
• Experience leading analytic workstreams or supervising junior analysts
• Publication history in peer-reviewed journals
• Supporting data modernization, interoperability, or health information exchange initiatives

Salary Range
$75,000.00 - $83,000.00

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