Location: all cities,OH, USA
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information. Job Highlights Location: Remote, must be based in the United States Salary Range: $76,500-$108,650 per year, plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate. Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity Position End Date: June 30, 2025 Overview The Business Analyst will support the development and delivery of technical projects that improve the use of public health data to inform decision making. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation's public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements. Working within Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Business Analyst is responsible for enabling public health dashboards with accompanying aggregated data sets for external publication to the Open Data Portal. The Business Analyst will also use their understanding of data flows and business workflows to organize and visualize data for internal business use. This role requires business intuition, an ability to use analytical tools and methods to gain insights from data, and organizational skills and soft skills necessary to collaborate across departments. The Business Analyst will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the to the Epidemiologist responsible for informatics in the Office of Epidemiology and Population Health (OEPH) at the Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH). Additionally, the Business Analyst will cooperate with the Office of Urban Analytics and Innovation (Urban AI) at the City of Cleveland for alignment on data infrastructure requirements and best practices for the enterprise. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates. Responsibilities Work closely with the Data Engineer and OEPH subject matter experts to outline data flows and create project plans for automated processes around dashboard and open data publications. Contribute to shaping how data are transformed to facilitate analyses, creation of dashboards, and open data publications. Analyze and visualize public health surveillance data under the guidance of the corresponding Epidemiologist or subject matter expert. Examples of sources include vital statistics, emergency department visits, Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS) for reportable infectious diseases, Ohio Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (HHLPPP). Develop interactive dashboards to visualize public health data for subjects including, but not limited to, infectious disease, substance use and overdose, and lead poisoning. Apply a working knowledge of racial and health equity when creating public health visualizations. Create documentation on resources used in creating and managing dashboards. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (mathematics, statistics, economics, business analytics, information systems, finance, or equivalent experience) Minimum of 5 years of related experience as a business analyst, project, or implementation manager. Demonstrated ability in analytical role (analysis, information science, data visualization or other relevant quantitative fields) Experience working with large datasets and reporting or visualization tools Ability to conceptualize data flows and business workflows Ability to tell a story using data Experience with analytics software (Power BI preferred) Ability to thrive in a project-based, team environment Experience working with spatial data, including ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, especially in using spatial tools with dashboards Experience with public health surveillance data Special Notes This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation in order to best support the public health programming. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment. Relocation expenses are not included.