In the United States, more than 4,000 people on average die from unintentional drowning each year. Drowning prevention strategies can prevent these tragedies from occurring, but knowledge gaps exist in fatal and nonfatal drowning data and understanding how to effectively implement interventions. The CDC Foundation is working in partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services to provide a term-limited, one year position within the Arizona Department of Health Services to identify opportunities to strengthen drowning data collection and surveillance and describe burden and circumstances of drowning in Arizona.

The Data Analyst will support the independent design, development, and implementation of epidemiological surveillance, research, evaluation, and dissemination to support drowning prevention activities. Under this project, the Data Analyst will serve as a focal point to identify additional sources of drowning data, collect detailed information on the circumstances of drowning from these sources, and collate this along with existing data to report on the burden and circumstances of fatal and nonfatal drowning.

The Data Analyst will work under the general direction of the Division of Public Health – Prevention Services within the Arizona Department of Health Services and work closely with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

The Data Analyst must be based near Phoenix, AZ. While the position will be mostly remote, attendance at in-person meetings and trainings in Pheonix will be required. Relocation expenses are not provided.

Job Highlights

• Position Type: Grant Funded, Limited term opportunity
• Full Suite of Benefits Available, Exempt, Salary
• Starting Salary Range: $55,000 to $70,000, based on education and experience
• Duration of Assignment: 12 Months
• Location: Hybrid, Pheonix, Arizona-based preferred, United States-based required

• Supports the planning, implementation, and completion of an original study or project or a phase of a program either with or without previously established procedures.
• Provides data, information and statistics which can be used for planning, descriptive analysis, interpretive analysis, and for reporting on fatal and nonfatal drownings.
• Develops methods of measuring and evaluating characteristics, traits, or programs for analysis to provide a better understanding of the burden of drowning in Arizona.
• Gathers, compiles, analyzes, and interprets qualitative and quantitative data.
• Analyzes reporting procedures and methods of compiling data in order to recommend methods of improving efficiency of collection of data on fatal and nonfatal drownings.
• Collaborates and participates in meetings with internal and external subject matter experts across departments or agencies, and other project partners.
• Performs other related work as required. Including but not limited to leading data abstraction trainings with first responders and other external partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related field.
• At least three years of experience conducting analysis of qualitative and quantitative public health data with a Bachelor’s degree, or one year of relevant experience with a Master’s degree.
• Ability to plan, direct, and carry out difficult research and statistics projects and analyze and interpret complex data.
• Intermediate skills in statistical analysis software program SAS are required, Tableau and PowerBI preferred.
• Organizational skills demonstrating high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships and strong interpersonal skills required for teamwork and interaction with people across CDC and with external partners.
• Strong understanding of drowning or other injury prevention epidemiology.
• Ability to work well both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

About the CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps 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. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year 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. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.