Health Scientist (Informatics)

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or the closing date of the announcement, whichever comes first.

As a Health Scientist (Informatics), you will: Develop and implement public health informatics policies, strategies, and standards to support agency and program objectives. Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health information systems supporting surveillance, data collection, and reporting. Provide scientific and technical expertise on health information exchange, interoperability, cloud technologies, and public health data standards.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov. Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.