Position Title: Case and Contact Investigator (Epidemiologist I)
Location: Remote
Position End Date: 7/31/26
Salary: $85,000

Overview:
The CDC Foundation is seeking an Epidemiologist I Case and Contact Investigator to work under the guidance of the Epi Investigation Lead. The role involves planning, developing, and carrying out epidemiological investigations, surveillance activities, and targeted interventions of limited scope or complexity to identify causes of disease and support disease control efforts. Findings will be shared with the team through established communication methods and tools. The position may require flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, throughout the emergency response period.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• Understanding of epidemiological study design, data collection, analysis, and information presentation.
• Familiarity with standard descriptive statistical techniques.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong knowledge of biostatistics, statistical software, and statistical programming languages.
• Strong computer skills, including database design, management, and data manipulation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities:
• Supports data collection and statistical analysis of disease characteristics, medical evaluations, lab results, and other relevant information to identify trends, guide prevention or containment strategies, and prepare technical reports.
• Helps track outbreaks and recommend potential containment methods. Assists in monitoring and assessing disease control programs in public health facilities, daycares, nursing homes, and other institutions, and suggests solutions to disease control issues.
• Responds to inquiries from healthcare professionals and the public regarding communicable or environmental disease risks.
• Assists in evaluating environmental exposures and their effects on human health, conducting health surveys, and issuing health education advisories.
• Supports requests for public presentations on communicable or environmental disease threats, outbreaks, and control efforts.
• Contributes to designing, carrying out, and evaluating demographic, environmental, and epidemiological studies to identify risk factors, population characteristics, and ways to prevent recurring health issues.
• Supports additional requests for public presentations related to disease hazards, outbreaks, and prevention programs.

Special Notes:
This position is part of an evolving public health program, and responsibilities may shift as circumstances change. Any updates to duties will require written approval from both the CDC Foundation and the South Carolina Department of Public Health to best meet the state’s public health needs.

This is currently a remote role, though the CDC Foundation may adjust this if necessary.

About the CDC Foundation:
The CDC Foundation is the only organization authorized by Congress to bring together philanthropic and private-sector partners to support the CDC’s mission of protecting public health. Since 1995, the Foundation has launched around 1,000 programs and raised more than $740 million. Last year, it managed over 300 CDC-led programs across the U.S. and in more than 130 countries.

All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The organization complies with all applicable regulations, including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and takes affirmative action to support protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation maintains a smoke-free workplace. Relocation costs are not provided.