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Sek on is looking for a public health data analyst to join our talented and innovative team supporting the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) in atlanta, gaDue to covid-19, this role will be 100% remote for the foreseeable future.
With over 20 years of experience, sek on specializes in providing large-scale health it programs in support of federal government customers including the centers for disease control (cdc), centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms), defense health agency (dha), and national institutes of health (nih)Our vision “ to be the premier management and technology consulting firm providing solutions that improve quality of life and work ”.
The public health data analyst, primarily using sas and sudaan, will manage and analyze quantitative epidemiological, clinical and/or behavioral data and provide output in the format requestedSome specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities:
Conduct analysis and interpretation of data in sas and sudaan.
Enter definitions of variables for survey questionnaires, including variable names, range labels, default values, and question strings.
Generate data retrievals and summary outputs.
Support dissemination and reporting of data to stakeholders.
Write sas programs to generate surveillance reports.
Provide routine analysis and interpretation of data, as well as data entry, coding, and transcription.
Develop presentation graphics, including ms office products (powerpoint, word, excel).
Perform literature searches and summarize findings from the resulting literature.
Develop sas programs for managing and validating data.
Review output from the sas programs, identify problems in the output (to make corrections in the way data are collected)
Review data error logs to ensure that requested data modifications are done according to the protocol.
Identify errors/omissions of variable formats or labels.
Document problems and proposed corrections before finalizing the data set.
Review the data files to document problems and proposed corrections needed to be made to finalize the data set.
Review the quality of the weights as indicated.
Document problems with the sas program and any proposed corrections needed to finalize the data.
Review the sas programs generated to create analysis variables for the cycle by comparing the code with similar sas code known to be valid for creating the variable (e.g., from past cycles or another programmer) or by generating cross-tabulations of the variables comprising the analysis variables.
Merge data from different sources into spreadsheets; conduct necessary steps to ensure quality of the resulting merge.
Assist with developing data management processes and protocols.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field.
2 years of experience in generating sudaan or sas-based reports using a variety of methods (e.g., proc report, proc tabulate) and exporting those reports to other formats such as microsoft excel, pdf, and html.
Skill in manipulating and cleaning data using a variety of sas functions, formats/informats, macros, and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple data sources to monitor and assess data to ensure data quality, including accuracy and completeness.
Preferred skills:
Master’s degree in public health, statistics, or related field.
Knowledge of public health promotion programs
Knowledge of behavioral and social science research methods.
Experience preparing with research papers or presentations.
Detail oriented and able to create meticulous documentation of variables, datasets and data attributes with a commitment to generating accurate data and products
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
