Public Health Research Scientist (Atlanta, Georgia REMOTE ROLE)

Description

PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH SCIENTIST

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ICF is seeking a well-organized and detail-oriented candidate with public health research and evaluation experience to support federal public health evaluation projects.

This role will work remote in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct evaluations of federal initiatives.
• Develop evaluation plans, logic models, evaluation questions, data collection and analysis plans, and evaluation reports.
• Contribute to the development of reports, manuscripts, briefing materials, etc.

Required Qualifications

• Masters Degree in public health, public administration, health policy, data analytics, economics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in research, program evaluation, data collection, or data analysis within public-sector, healthcare, or grant-funded environments.
• Experience with public health program evaluation, including development of evaluation plans, logic models, data collection and analysis plans, and reports.
• Experience with government-funded national program evaluations.
• Expert in Microsoft Office 365 and Windows, including experience using Excel.
• *This position requires a HHS* *(Health and Human Services) background check. Applicants will be subject to a government security investigation to obtain clearance prior to start date.*

Preferred Experience

• Professional or educational experience in diabetes or other chronic disease prevention.
• Experience with using a statistical package (e.g., R, Stata, SAS).
• Experience using qualitative analysis software (e.g., MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti).
• Experience with CDC or other federal health agencies.

Professional Skills

• Proactive and problem-solving approach to challenges
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a large team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and kno...