Data Analyst

Position Highlights

Position Title: Data Analyst 

Location- Hybrid- Denver, Colorado (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) 

Position End Date: 9/29/2027 

Salary: $68,000 (plus benefits)   

OVERVIEW 

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention, and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Capacity Building Initiative program and for select unfunded states. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Data Analyst. The Data Analyst will plan, develop, and conduct data quality analysis of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database and data related to overdose prevention efforts. MINIMUM 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum of four (4) years of full-time, professional work experience with data cleaning and data management, preferably with a large database with millions of records. Or combination of education and experience equal to four years (e.g., Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of relevant experience). 

• Ability to conduct data quality checks using primary or secondary data to verify the data completeness and accuracy. • Attention to detail and accuracy. 

• Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personally identifiable information. 

• Proficiency in SAS statistical software is required. • Comfort in Google Suite, Zoom, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

 • Strong technical writing skills to document data procedures 

• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. 

• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.   

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Early life cycle activities of data analytics include data transformation, data cleaning and verification, and developing efficiencies where possible. 

• Continuously monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify recommended improvements to the PDMP administrator and vendor; perform related work as required.   

• Perform data management activities, data cleaning, and statistical analysis related to data quality checks using SAS. 

• Produce and analyze data quality reports for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating data quality and data improvements. 

• Collaborate with agency and external groups, such as the PDMP administrator in another state agency, providing expertise on the data quality that would inform data analysis or interpretation of analyzed data results. 

• Effectively communicate technical and general information regarding PDMP data to a variety of audiences including agency leadership, policy makers and public health professionals. Run routine SAS programs for responses to simple custom data requests. 

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 the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in order to best support Colorado 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. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has a tobacco-free campus. 

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 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, 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.