Atlanta, GA: Quantitative Epidemiologist, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Job Title: Quantitative Epidemiologist
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Organization: CDC
Posted: 7/1/2008
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Public Health - General
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Number of Openings: 1
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
Compensation: $46,680-$60,689

Position Description: Antimicrobial use is a principal factor in the emergence of drug resistant infections. Surveillance for bacterial respiratory and drug resistant infections has been an ongoing focus of CDC and other public health authorities; this position will focus on monitoring disease trends and antimicrobial use patterns using a variety of databases, correlating antimicrobial use with antimicrobial resistance among key community pathogens, and disseminating the results of these analyses on a regular basis through peer-review literature and other means. The selected candidate will provide analytic support as part of an analytic team composed of epidemiologists, physicians, statisticians, and data managers/programmers and will be located organizationally within a core group of statisticians and data managers in CDC’s Division of Bacterial Diseases. Data bases will include the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) system, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (both from the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality), and Medicare data. The team will focus on tracking trends in bacterial respiratory infections, use of specific antimicrobial agents by specific population groups, analyses of the relation between various interventions (e.g., promotion of appropriate antibiotic use; introduction of new vaccines for respiratory conditions) and antimicrobial use, and the relation between antimicrobial use and drug resistant infections. This topic is a high priority area for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC and the team will be responsible for developing information for updates to key constituents on a regular basis. The selected candidate will conduct data analyses and prepare summary reports under the supervision of a statistician and based on consultation with epidemiologists and others on evaluations of bacterial respiratory diseases, antimicrobial use, and the relation between use and resistance.

Qualifications: Masters degree in statistics, biostatistics, quantitative epidemiology, or related field. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Expertise in SAS. Knowledge of SUDAAN or comparable software for complex survey analysis. Experience with large databases (e.g., government sample surveys, drug resistance or microbiology data, or evaluation of health interventions)

Organization Description: This position is located in the Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and serves as a data manager in support of activities in the Division

Closing Date: 8/30/2008
Desired Starting Date:

Contact Name: Elizabeth Zell,

Contact Location: 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-C09
Building 1, Room 4070
Atlanta GA

Contact Phone: 404-639-4710
Contact Fax:
Contact Email: ezell@cdc.gov
Web Address: http://
How to Apply: Please send resume to Elizabeth Zell (ezell@cdc.gov) or Brian Plikaytis (bdplikaytis@cdc.gov)

Additional Information: Contact for future information: Elizabeth Zell (404-639-4710, ezell@cdc.gov) OR Brian Plikaytis (404-639-4711, bdplikaytis@cdc.gov)

Web Site Delete Date: 7/31/2008