POSITION TITLE: Chronic Disease Epidemiologist – Community Health Division of Community-Based Prevention and Care

LOCATION: Hybrid

POSITION END DATE: 6/30/2026

SALARY: $80,000 (plus benefits)

 

The CDC Foundation seeks a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist to support the Office of Statistics and Evaluation (OSE) within the Bureau of Community Health & Prevention (BCHAP) in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The Chronic Disease Epidemiologist provides epidemiologic support to programs within the Division of Community-based Prevention and Care (DCBPC). This epidemiologist will work closely with the Office of Community Health Workers, the Asthma Prevention and Control Program, the Community Health Alignment Program, and other programs within DCBPC to help meet data, surveillance, and evaluation needs and priorities. This includes conducting analysis using various clinical and population-based surveillance data, supporting program evaluation implementation, creating reports and other data communication products, supporting grant deliverables and other requirements, and other support as needed.

 

· MPH in epidemiology or biostatistics

· At least two (2) years of relevant work experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field.

· Superior knowledge of epidemiology study design and statistical methodology

· Experience conducting data analyses using SAS and/or R

· Experience with program evaluation design and implementation

· Experience with a variety of statistical methods including multivariate linear and logistic regression

· Experience with public health program data collection, including designing data collection tools

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Detail and process oriented

· Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities

· Experience with chronic disease preferred

 

· Supporting the development and implementation of evaluation and analysis plans for the Office of Community Health Workers, the Asthma Prevention and Control Program, the Community Health Alignment Program, and other programs within DCBPC.

· Conducting epidemiologic and statistical analyses using SAS and/or R within various clinical and population-based data sources, including hospital discharge database, mortality data, BRFSS, YRBS, YHS, and Community Health Equity Survey.

· Supporting program and epi staff with grant activities and deliverables across the division, including data collection, analysis and grant reporting.

· Consulting with other epidemiology staff on the use of appropriate statistical methods and interpretation/limitations of analyses.

· Supporting communications to various stakeholders and audiences, including developing reports and creating data visualizations.

· Supporting other priorities, strategies, initiatives across DCBPC, BCHAP, and OSE as needed.

 

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 both the CDC Foundation and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in order to best support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in their 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 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 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, and to

emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.

 

The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth. We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states according to comparative analyses, but we face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities. DPH coordinates programs and policies to address specific diseases and conditions and offer services to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We also develop, implement, promote, and enforce regulations and policies to assure that the conditions under which people live are most conducive to health and enable people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We license health professionals, healthcare facilities and a variety of businesses that impact public health. We operate the state laboratory and four public health hospitals. We monitor health status and manage vital records including births, marriages and deaths. We educate people about public health issues and work closely with local boards of health and community partners to identify and solve public health problems.

More information can be found at: MA Department of Public Health