Job Description
Epidemiologist (100% Remote) (Masters Degree)
**Must meet the qualification of being a U.S. Citizen**
Location 100% Remote
Operational Support Team
Aerospace Medicine Studies and Analysis Division
United States Air Force School of Aerospace
2510 5th Street, Bldg. 840
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Clearance Requirements: Position of Trust (Tier 1) Background Investigation Required.
- Travel: Travel is Authorized.
- Type of Employment: 40 hours per week.
- Period of Performance: 30 September 2024 29 September 2026
- Estimated Salary: $85,000 - $90,000 per year.
Working Hours
Work will be scheduled normally from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, however, there may be times when it is necessary for the employees to work after duty hours or weekends in support of specific tasking. Although schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week. Temporary alternate work locations may be assigned.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Possess a masters degree in epidemiology and have a minimum of two years experience in their field of expertise.
- Current in Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training, to be able to access and process identified medical data.
- Demonstrate advanced analytical skills to include visual analytics in population health and health data surveillance.
- Demonstrate the ability to design, formulate, conduct, and lead data analysis of operational studies on health surveillance data/health records/other relevant military records and risk reduction of negative health outcomes affecting the DAF total force population.
- Demonstrate advanced analytical skills in statistics and study design and execution.
- Demonstrate expertise in descriptive statistics, as well as SAS/SAS EG and SQL-related languages and software.
- Have a minimum of 5 years of using SAS/EG or SQL.
Highly Desired Qualifications :
- Experience within a health analytics related field and working with DAF related data is desired.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Shall develop, retain and provide expertise in the Aero-Medical Waiver Divisions data processes to support interpretation and access to these databases.
- Create, maintain, validate, operate and repair a data pipeline from the Aeromedical Waiver Division (AMWD) to a secure location in the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Application Virtualization Hosting Environment (AVHE), ensuring data quality, promptness, accessibility, compliance, and security.
- Assist in the development of investigation plans, assisting in determining what is feasible and appropriate for investigations based upon the quality and quantity of available data, and its accessibility.
- Assist the AMWD in interpreting and accessing the data products produced by the Analysis of Waiver Risk Evidence (AWARE) team, including publications, dashboard products, and when feasible in compliance with HIPAA and data use agreements, data sets.
- Perform under guidance validation and verification protocols, to ensure that the products of the pipeline are as expected, and assist in performing corrections, in the event of models failing to perform to standard.
- Assist in the drafting of written communication for internal and external purposes.
- Participate and provide expert advice in interdisciplinary planning and analysis.
- Acquire data access permissions necessary to perform stated tasks.
- Use Air Force medical records systems and standards in performance of job duties.
- Use all relevant data repositories as part of work, or which are generated in pursuit of work.
- Collect data from various databases, pursuant to agreements with database owners.
- Provide conference support assistance by active participation in professional conferences, preparation of posters and presentations, and publication of peer reviewed manuscripts to support distribution of study product.
- Brief study findings at appropriate meetings or forums, as determined by the Government.
- Provide technical automation support for all versions of Microsoft (MS) Windows, MS Office (e.g., MS Access, MS Excel, MS Publisher), MS SQL, and Adobe.
- Provide data creation and administration in support of model development, analysis, and publication.
- Document products for the actual computer code used in order for government personnel to access these files for review, approval, or for generating copies as required.
- Shall be prepared in accordance with USAFSAM programming standards and standard commercial practices inclusive of any/all procedures implanted as part of this task.
- Assist in briefings and production of documents as appropriate to transfer knowledge of study products to customers in the AFRS and Air Force at large.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
- Outstanding career growth potential.
ABOUT US:
Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000, USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
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(210) 822-4005 or apply at
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or in accordance with applicable federal state, and local laws (EoE).
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