Epidemiologist (SAS)

We take pride in providing our clients with the data they need to make important decisions that impact the world around us. As an Epidemiologist supporting the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) of the Defense Health Agency, you will be engaged in the analysis of very large datasets to estimate the incidence and prevalence of disease and injury in military populations. AFHSD is the central epidemiologic resource for the U.S. Armed Forces and provides timely, relevant, actionable and comprehensive health surveillance analyses in support of military public health.  

This position allows the opportunity to work REMOTE from home during COVID pandemic restrictions. Once it is safe to return to work, and restrictions are lifted, this position will work 100% onsite at the Silver Spring, Maryland location.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Collaborate with a team of contractor, government, and military public health professionals on health surveillance efforts.
• Conduct descriptive and complex epidemiologic and statistical analyses on acute and chronic disease and injury data sets in SAS.
• Support the dissemination of the results of surveillance efforts and other studies via technical reports, briefings, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Incorporate feedback on the accuracy and efficiency of your SAS code from senior epidemiologists and use it to improve your own SAS coding for specific projects.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics or public health (or related field)
• 2 years of related experience in health surveillance and/or applied epidemiology
• Demonstrated experience in health data analyses using SAS
• Experience in using Microsoft Office software (MS Outlook; MS Word; MS Excel; and MS PowerPoint)
• Team player who collaborates well with other professionals
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be secret clearable

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• 401K with company match
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
• Ability to make a real impact on the world around you

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