Remote Data Scientist

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Data Scientist to advance public health initiatives through data-driven insights and strategic decision-making. This role will play a crucial part in the Workforce Acceleration Initiative, leveraging expertise in FHIR specifications and integration to support public health agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, or another related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional or equivalent experience
• Expertise in FHIR specifications, USCDI and USCDI+, HIE, and other semantic and transport standards and technologies supporting public health practice
• Ability to lead development of maturity models, technology roadmaps, benchmarks, and best practice playbooks supporting technology adoption
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to interpret complex datasets and derive meaningful insights
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical partners effectively
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving project requirements and priorities
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; collegial; energetic; and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, partners, and partners
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R strongly preferred
• Experience with data manipulation and analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Pandas, NumPy) strongly preferred
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) strongly preferred
• Experience in developing and implementing educational or training materials in support of building sustainable technological capabilities

Responsibilities

• Work across MDHHS PHA business areas to synthesize and communicate key FHIR solution requirements in support of public health data modernization efforts
• Represent MDHHS PHA business areas to SOM centralized IT owner in the promotion of FHIR solution design and development
• Serve as key MDHHS PHA point of contact for all FHIR work including representation to SOM centralized IT owner and to national FHIR communities of practice and workgroups
• Lead MDHHS PHA’s FHIR adoption planning efforts leading to long-term, sustainable adoption plans
• Serve as trusted advisor to MDHHS PHA business areas on FHIR adoption best practices
• Serve as thought leader to SOM centralized IT owner on FHIR solution design and development for public health use
• Represent MDHHS PHA business areas to MiHIN for FHIR-based solution design planning and implementation
• Analyze diverse datasets related to public health issues to inform opportunities for FHIR adoption, such as FHIR-based common data models, ontologies, and/or FHIR façades
• Create and present data-driven insights in a clear and understandable manner to facilitate informed decision-making
• Collaborate with MDHHS PHA and its partners to understand their data needs and objectives
• Provide data-driven support and guidance to inform public health policies and initiatives
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and methodologies in data science and analytics
• Explore innovative approaches to address complex public health challenges and improve data analysis capabilities