Epidemiologist, PhD: West Nile Virus Vaccine and Antibody Forecast (Remote, Contract)

Precision Federal · Remote, United States · 1099 contract · about 15 hours a week for 12 months (750 hours) · $100 an hour
We're forecasting the U.S. market for a human West Nile virus vaccine and a seasonal West Nile monoclonal antibody under a CDC contract. We need a doctoral epidemiologist who knows vector-borne disease to lead the epidemiology.
What you'll do
Lead the review of West Nile epidemiology: incidence, neuroinvasive disease, age and risk groups, seasonality and geography
Build the model of who would need each product and how many people that is, by year and region
Work with our health economist on uptake and demand scenarios
Co-author the final report and one peer-reviewed manuscript
Brief CDC scientists on the method and results
Required
PhD, DrPH or equivalent doctorate in epidemiology or a closely related field
Research or public health work on vector-borne or arboviral disease (West Nile, dengue, Zika, other mosquito- or tick-borne disease)
Strong analysis and modeling in R, SAS or Python
U.S.-based and able to commit about 15 hours a week for 12 months
Preferred
A peer-reviewed publication on West Nile or another arbovirus
CDC experience: ORISE or CDC fellowship, EIS, or CDC contract work
Epidemiologist at a state or local health department
Vaccine or biologics research, forecasting, or health economics exposure
Apply: email bo@precisionfederal.com with your CV, one line on your vector-borne work, and a link to your best related paper. We reply quickly.

Work arrangement
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