Public Health Analyst (Job 1500).

DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools – including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. DLH is dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion” and brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions.

Overview

DLH Corp. is looking for a Public Health Analyst to join our talented and innovative team supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. This is a hybrid work environment based out of Atlanta. Teleworking most days with visits to the CDC campus for in-person meetings and office visits on an ad hoc basis.

CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), the Division of HIV Prevention (DHP) is charged with preventing HIV infection and reducing the incidence of HIV-related illness and death. The overarching objectives of the contract held by DLH are to assist DHP in addressing its public health mission by providing data management, data governance, data analysis, and data dissemination support to strengthen the nationwide capacity to monitor the HIV epidemic. As such, DLH is seeking an Atlanta-based Public Health Analyst with the following skills:

Responsibilities

• Update or draft technical user guides and related documents for projects. Many of these documents exist, but need to be updated or sections of them need to be enhanced for clarity. Draft documents that are more generic than what is currently written; for example, a user guide was written for a specific pipeline, but we need a version that removes the specifics of that pipeline and makes the document more generally usable within the same environment utilizing the same tools.
• Coordinate tasks within a project plan, for example scheduling meetings, creating agendas, or following up with people to ensure items assigned to them are completed. These meetings will generally be technical in nature.
• Drafting or editing data system or process project-related documents or templates. These could include project plans, tools for capturing program requirements, documenting program requirements, or taking information from existing requirements documentation and moving it to a new format.
• Supporting the elicitation and clarification of business requirements through participation in meetings, asking questions until there is clarity around specific requirements, documenting the requirements, and following up with program staff to ensure drafted documents are clear and accurately capture their requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (e.g., MPH, MS, MHA) in Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of project management experience managing or running a project - or-
• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of project management experience with managing or running a project.
• Familiarity with public health research budgets and expenditures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize competing needs.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance 

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of public health project management experience (highly desired)
• High levels of organization and ability to utilize Microsoft tools to organize and track project follow-up and deliverables. 
• Critical thinking and the ability to ask questions until understanding what a program is trying to get to with a technical requirement.
• Clear technical written communication. Being able to draft and edit reports that are technical in nature, but also ensure they are usable by an audience that might be new to the specific tools.
• Business analysis experience is a plus.
• Certified in Public Health (CPH); Project Management Professional (PMP); or specialized training in public health program evaluation methodologies.

Benefits

DLH Corp offers our employees an excellent benefits package, including Personal Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, supplemental life with AD&D, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and more. We want our employees to save for their future; therefore, we offer a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which includes a matching component. DLH is dedicated to your career development, providing training to help drive success, with access to our best-in-class e-learning suite for formal and informal learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance at accredited institutions.