Overview

Goldbelt Quantum Solutions specializes in providing expert resources for Public Health missions including scientific, technical, and administrative support from junior staff to high-level subject matter experts. Research and data driven, Goldbelt Quantum Solutions’ experts create solutions customized to the client’s needs.

Summary:

Goldbelt Quantum Solutions is seeking a Statistician IV to provide statistical analysis support within the Epidemiology Research and Innovations Branch (ERIB).

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct statistical analyses and consulting services to CDC SMEs on HAI and antimicrobial stewardship studies.
• Apply and recommend statistical principles, survey sampling design, longitudinal/time series analysis, and statistical software (R, PySpark, Python, SAS).
• Conduct data analyses, including cohort studies, case-control studies, Bayesian inference, or MCMC methods.
• Prepare preliminary interpretations of analyses for scientific and public audiences, project teams, and/or management.
• Prepare technical and non-technical summaries, reports, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication.
• Disseminate scientific information related to multidrug-resistant organisms and HAI through presentations, reports, and other materials.
• Advise and consult on statistical methods and quantitative analysis for SMEs, senior scientists, and organizations working on HAI surveillance and infection control.
• Assist in writing protocols describing standard practices for statistical analyses of studies conducted by DHQP or in collaboration with other agencies.
• Provide accelerated analysis and evaluation during agency emergencies to support critical decisions.
• Provide leadership to develop new analytic approaches for infection prevention and control studies.
• Apply analytic expertise to health data sources (Premier Healthcare Data, Truveta, Medicare claims, MarketScan, EIP, NHSN, and inpatient data files).
• Consult on study design and analyses with clinicians, medical epidemiologists, and scientific researchers.
• Participate during CDC response activities and training exercises under direction of the DHQP Team Lead; duties include staffing the EOC desk to help support CDC's mission.

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to perform appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical analyses and interpret the results accurately.
• Ability to select appropriate statistical methods based on the research question, study design, and characteristics of the data.
• Ability to develop and interpret statistical tables, figures, reports, and presentations.
• Ability to communicate statistical findings clearly to epidemiologists, public-health professionals, program managers, leadership, and other nonstatistical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in statistics, biostatistics, public health, epidemiology, healthcare analytics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of statistical methods, probability, statistical inference, and study design.
• Experience analyzing public-health, healthcare, clinical, surveillance, survey, or population-based data.
• Strong proficiency with statistical programming language or software package, such as SAS, R, Stata, PySpark, Python, and SPSS.
• Experience with data cleaning, validation, transformation, and preparation for statistical analysis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain CDC Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, mathematics, public health, data science, or a closely related field with 5+ years of experience.
• Prior experience working with the CDC is highly desired to understand the culture and environment.

Pay and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $135,000 to $145,000 annually.

At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.