Public Health Analyst

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a full-time Public Health Analyst to support the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) in Louisiana. This remote position, with occasional travel, involves collaborating with public health and public safety agencies to improve data sharing and implement overdose prevention programs. You will work closely with the Drug Intelligence Officer, build partnerships, and present findings to diverse audiences. The role requires strong communication and data analysis skills, along with experience in public health or a related field. The salary range is $72,000-$88,000 annually, based on experience and education.

Requirements

• 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

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
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• $72,000 - $88,000 a year
• Remote work