Senior Analyst – WPAFB, Ohio

Location: Analytic Consultation Data Cell, Aerospace Medicine Studies and Analysis, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 2510 5th St., Building 840, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7913. U.S. citizenship and a Tier 1 background investigation (National Agency Check with Law and Credit Check, including fingerprints) are required.

About the role

The Epidemiologist will assist in providing operational medicine and human performance surveillance support, including program evaluation and effectiveness analysis for programs within the operational or human performance domains.

Schedule

• 40 hours per week, normally Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Occasional after-hours or weekend work may be required for specific tasks.
• Period of performance: 30 September 2026 – 29 September 2027.

Pay

Total compensation: $45.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Up to 80 hours of paid time off per year, available from day one.
• Up to 56 hours of sick leave per year, available from day one.
• Eleven paid federal holidays.

Requirements

• MPH, MS, or PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or a similar degree as approved by USAFSAM/FES.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with statistics in a healthcare or military environment.
• Ability to design, formulate, conduct, and lead data analysis of health surveillance data, health records, and other relevant military records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Capacity to learn new analytical tools such as Envision, Tableau, Python, R, SAS Viya, or Qualtrics.
• Ability to develop, monitor, review, edit, and deliver technical reports, white papers, publications, memorandums, and presentations with minimal revisions required.
• Strong organizational skills, initiative, and ability to execute complex projects independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to interact professionally with all levels of personnel within and outside the organization.
• Ability to acquire access to required databases and complete HIPAA training for processing identified medical data.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, or a similar field is highly desired.
• For candidates with a degree in Public Health, board certification in Public Health is highly desired.
• Seven or more years of experience in a health analytics-related field, particularly with DoD or USAF-related data, is desired.
• Three years of experience as a data team lead or supervising at least 3 other technical experts is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, formulating, conducting, and leading data analysis of health surveillance data, military personnel records, and other relevant military records to support human performance and operational surveillance.
• Develop innovative approaches to resolve highly complex situations using judgment and originality.
• Provide program evaluation for various programs related to human performance, readiness, operational performance, or administrative performance.
• Manage the retrieval and integration of health information data, personnel records, deployment-related records, and other military-related data into usable formats.
• Draft, prepare, and present reports, documents, and presentations pertaining to research and data analysis, meeting projected deadlines.
• Produce at least one technical report suitable for publication and one presentation suitable for a national or international conference annually.
• Present study results through briefings, technical reports, and publications in scientific journals.
• Analyze and resolve multifaceted issues with minimal guidance, collaborating with stakeholders to develop effective strategies.
• Perform statistical analysis of existing datasets and create new datasets for analysis using SAS/SAS EG.
• Assist in developing statistically driven models exploring relationships between variables and outcomes of interest to the Air Force.
• Perform validation and verification protocols to ensure study products meet standards, correcting models as needed.
• Draft written communications for internal and external purposes.
• Participate as an expert in health statistics in interdisciplinary planning and analysis.
• Acquire necessary data access permissions and demonstrate familiarity with Air Force medical, personnel, and operational records systems.
• Collect and map data from various databases, establish data storage architecture, and create comprehensive data dictionaries.
• Provide conference support through active participation, preparation of posters and presentations, and publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts.
• Brief study findings at appropriate meetings or forums as determined by the Government.
• Interface with USAFSAM/FES leadership and staff, documenting all computer code used for government review and approval.
• Assist in briefings and production of documents to transfer knowledge of study products to customers within USAFSAM and the Air Force.