Infectious Disease Portfolio Manager/Junior Epidemiologist

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Epidemiology

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Disease Surveillance, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

Certifications:

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Infectious Disease Portfolio Manager/Junior Epidemiologist supporting Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD).

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division is the central epidemiologic health resource for the U.S. military. We conduct medical surveillance to protect those who serve our nation in uniform and allies who are critical to our national security interests. AFHSD is a division within DHA’s Public Health.

GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Infectious Disease Portfolio Manager/Junior Epidemiologist our work depends on infectious disease surveillance, detection, prevention, and/or response, in addition to summarizing and reporting information to support public health decision-making.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Provide support to government staff through portfolio management, including: annual proposal review, quarterly scientific evaluation and budget tracking, and monthly data reporting collation and dissemination
• Provide programmatic support to the Global Emerging Infection Surveillance (GEIS) Program Office through project monitoring and evaluation, and epidemiological analysis of program-level infectious disease surveillance data with a focus on generating actionable data for improving force health protection
• Serve as the point of contact for Principal Investigators with GEIS-funded activities, including: requesting reports, providing feedback on proposals and reports, coordinating annual proposal submissions and assisting with coordination of multi-site surveillance activities
• Compile, monitor, interpret, and summarize surveillance information and data for the purpose of supporting the data-to-decision initiative and to inform relevant stakeholders, specifically the Geographic Combatant Commands
• Provide technical input for epidemiology and infectious disease surveillance in one or more focus areas, including: antimicrobial resistant infections and sexually transmitted infections, enteric infections, febrile and vector-borne infections, and respiratory infections
• Develop and disseminate the results of surveillance summaries and partner resources via reports, briefings, presentations, manuscripts, websites, and other mediums based on target audiences and the guidance of senior team members

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health or related field
• Required Experience: 2+ years experience in infectious disease surveillance, detection, prevention, and/or response
• Required Technical Skills: Experience in infectious disease surveillance; Experience in summarizing and reporting information to support public health decision-making; Experience in portfolio and/or project management
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance
• Required Skills and Abilities: Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written; must be able to communicate to all levels of staff
• Preferred Skills: Awareness of DoD and USG work in these areas; Experience in statistical analysis software packages, such as SAS, R, or Tableau; Familiarity with the Military Health System (MHS) and DHA; Active secret clearance
• Location: Silver Spring, MD - Hybrid schedule, working 2-3 days onsite each week; Willingness to travel 10% and perform job duties overseas
• US Citizenship Required

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The likely salary range for this position is $76,690 - $92,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be