Public Health Analyst

17 hours ago

New Orleans, United States CDC Foundation Full time $70,000 - $83,000

The CDC Foundation helps 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 privatesector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.


Overview


The Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is an initiative designed to enhance public health-public safety collaboration and strengthen efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths.The ORS is funded by CDC and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to help communities reduce fatal and non-fatal drug overdose rates by improved information sharing across public health and public safety agencies, and by supporting evidence-based intervention.


As of July 2021, there are ORS Public Health Analyst (PHA) and Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) positions in 50 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.)., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PHA positions are funded by CDC through the CDC Foundation and DIO positions are funded by ONDCP through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. These state teams form the foundation of the ORS and work to promote overdose prevention and response efforts, and increase communication, data flow, and intelligence sharing between public safety and public health within and across ORS states.


The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a full time Public Health Analyst to support the ORS. This position will support efforts of the Louisiana Department of Health, the Gulf Coast HIDTA, and other key partners in the development and implementation of drug overdose information sharing systems and evidence-based prevention programs.


The Public Health Analyst must be based in Louisiana. The PHA will work a remote schedule with visits to partner offices in New Orleans, Louisiana as needed. Periodic travel to meetings within the state and travel out of state to regional meetings and the ORS Annual Conference is required. Relocation expenses are not provided.


Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate data sharing and joint initiatives between public health and public safety agencies and organizations that are designed to address illicit drug use and overdose
  • Collaborate with assigned DIO to build partnerships between local HIDTA program(s) and public health entities
  • Identify and promote promising overdose prevention interventions at the intersection of public health and public safety in assigned state or region
  • Support and evaluate public safety-led interventions designed to connect people who use drugs to care and treatment
  • Present to diverse audiences on overdose trends and local response efforts
  • Support projects that enhance public health/public safety collaborations through the identification of appropriate local partners, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and dissemination of project findings
  • Develop specialized knowledge of significant drug use and overdose trends in assigned state or region


Responsibilities may also include:


  • Conduct overdose, drug use, and drug availability related data analyses on behalf of partner agencies, as needed
  • Create data visualizations on drug usage and overdose trends
  • Build partnerships with community members and partners by providing technical assistance and support through communications and one on one assistance, as well as connecting partners to additional resources
  • Develop and conduct trainings to diverse audiences on overdose prevention best practices to enhance response efforts (including but not limited to the development of presentations, one-pagers and other training materials)
  • Explore and support additional projects that enhance public health/public safety collaborations through communication, information sharing, education, and partnership building
  • Develop products for site partners such as briefs, bulletins, reports, brochures or other educational materials
  • Support and evaluate public health and public safety interventions


Qualifications


  • Master’s degree in public health, the social sciences or a related field and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience; or Bachelor’s degree in public health, the social sciences or related field and minimum of 3 years of relevant experience; Associate’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Professional experience or demonstrated interest in substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction, drug policy and/or public health and public safety partnership
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public-speaking, presentation and listening skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse partners, including law enforcement professionals
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Familiarity with public health infrastructure within the state or region the position is located


Additional qualifications may include:


  • Experience in data collection and analysis, and developing written materials with actionable recommendations
  • Strong quantitative data analysis skills and experience working with SAS, SPSS, STATA or a similar statistical software package
  • Experience working collaboratively with diverse partners and engaging in strategic partnerships
  • Experience in developing and implementing training events
  • Experience in program/project coordination
  • Experience in developing reports, briefings and other written materials for internal and external partners
  • Experience in program evaluation, including logic model development


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 provided.

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