Associate Epidemiologist

Posted 5 Days Ago
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6 Locations
In-Office
53K-88K Annually
Junior
Consulting
The Role
Support epidemiologic analyses and public health surveillance by cleaning and validating large datasets, producing descriptive statistics, reports, and visualizations, assisting documentation and literature reviews, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to maintain reproducible analytic deliverables.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Family:

Data Science & Analysis


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Epidemiologist to support public health analytics, surveillance, research, and data modernization initiatives as part of our Technology AI/Data capability. This role supports senior epidemiologists, data scientists, and public health subject matter experts in analyzing health data, monitoring trends, validating datasets, and producing reports and visualizations that inform public health decision making.

  • Support epidemiologic analysis of surveillance, clinical, claims, survey, and other public health datasets.

  • Assist with data cleaning, validation, quality assurance, and preparation of analysis-ready datasets.

  • Develop descriptive statistics, trend analyses, tables, figures, and routine surveillance reports.

  • Support development of dashboards, visualizations, and reporting products for technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Assist in documentation activities including data dictionaries, metadata, codebooks, standard operating procedures, and analytic methods documentation.

  • Conduct literature reviews and support evidence synthesis activities.

  • Collaborate with epidemiologists, biostatisticians, data scientists, and informaticists on public health analytics and data modernization initiatives.

  • Support technical assistance, training, and stakeholder engagement activities.

  • Maintain quality, version control, and reproducibility standards across analytic deliverables.

  • Participate in project meetings and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Roles is contingent upon contract award.

What You Will Need:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST

  • Bachelor's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Sciences, Data Science, or related field.

  • ONE (1) or more years of professional experience supporting epidemiology, surveillance, public health analytics, research, or health data activities.

  • Experience working with large datasets using one or more statistical programming languages such as SAS, R, Python, SQL, or similar tools.

  • Familiarity with epidemiologic principles, public health surveillance methods, and data quality practices.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Master's degree (MPH/MS) in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related field.

  • Experience supporting federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial public health programs.

  • Experience developing dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, R Shiny, or similar platforms.

  • Experience conducting literature reviews or supporting scientific publications.

  • Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, or documentation standards.

  • Exposure to cloud analytics platforms such as Databricks, Azure, Snowflake, or Palantir Foundry.

  • Experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence, or natural language processing applications in public health.

The annual salary range for this position is $53,000.00-$88,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Parental Leave

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Care.com annual membership

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected].  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Skills Required

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DHS Public Trust
  • Bachelor's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Sciences, Data Science, or related field
  • One or more years of professional experience supporting epidemiology, surveillance, public health analytics, research, or health data activities
  • Experience working with large datasets using statistical programming languages such as SAS, R, Python, SQL, or similar tools
  • Familiarity with epidemiologic principles, public health surveillance methods, and data quality practices
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  • Master's degree (MPH/MS) in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related field
  • Experience supporting federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial public health programs
  • Experience developing dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, R Shiny, or similar platforms
  • Experience conducting literature reviews or supporting scientific publications
  • Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, or documentation standards
  • Exposure to cloud analytics platforms such as Databricks, Azure, Snowflake, or Palantir Foundry
  • Experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence, or natural language processing applications in public health

Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.

  • Healthcare Strength Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
  • Parental & Family Support Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.

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The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.

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