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***Location: Fort Collins, CO***

***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE***

***U.S. Citizenship required***

***This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.***

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As an Epidemiologist , you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

  • Identifying and analyzing public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys.
  • Providing scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and/or nonprofit health and/ or health- related agencies and organizations for specific programs or issues where the type of resources provided, and/or the impact on communities are established so program needs require the application of established scientific and technical methods and practices.
  • Participating in the syntheses of social science and epidemiologic data to be applied toward designing effective prevention programs and practice guidelines.
  • Assisting in the writing of comprehensive statistical and analytic reports from major studies or continuing projects that require the use of sociological behavioral science, demographic, and/or epidemiologic analytic techniques and evaluation, and application of the latest technology.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. 

AND

Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

  • Applying epidemiological methods to collect, validate, and analyze public health data to identify disease patterns, health trends, and factors affecting population health.
  • Evaluating public health program activities using established scientific methods to assess program effectiveness and identify opportunities for process improvement.
  • Providing technical assistance on epidemiologic methods, data collection procedures, and public health practices to support program implementation and ensure adherence to established scientific standards.
  • Preparing statistical summaries, technical reports, and presentation materials that communicated epidemiologic findings to support evidence-based public health decision-making.

OR

Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;

OR

Have a combination of experience and education that meets 100% of the qualification.