Position Title: Epidemiologist – Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) Evaluation
Location: Remote
Position End Date: 12/31/26
Salary: $100,000 plus benefits
Overview:
The CDC Foundation is seeking an Epidemiologist to evaluate Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) data and support Utah’s measles outbreak response. This role will analyze complex, high-volume clinical data to identify key insights on disease transmission, patient risk factors, and intervention effectiveness, while validating and enhancing traditional case investigation data. The Epidemiologist will play a critical role in transforming eCR data into actionable intelligence to strengthen real-time public health decision-making and response efforts.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related field required
- Experience with communicable disease surveillance
- Experience analyzing and validating electronic health data (e.g., eCR, EHRs)
- Strong statistical and analytical skills
- Experience working with large, complex datasets
- Ability to translate data into actionable public health insights
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities:
- Systematically analyze complex, high-volume Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) data feeds to extract detailed clinical and demographic insights regarding the measles outbreak.
- Lead the evaluation of eCR data utility by comparing it against traditional case investigation records to validate accuracy and identify high-value data points.
- Identify and map common patient risk factors and clinical care timelines to better understand the dynamics of disease transmission and intervention effectiveness.
- Transform raw clinical data into "actionable intelligence," ensuring insights are integrated directly into the UDHHS response efforts.
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 both the CDC Foundation and Utah Department of Health and Human Services in order to best support the State of Utah 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 is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.
About the CDC Foundation
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 $1.2 billion and launched more than 1,200 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 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.
