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Location: Remote, must be based in the United States

Salary Range: $76,500-$108,650 per year, plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate.

Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity

Position End Date: June 30, 2025

The Business Analyst will support the development and delivery of technical projects that improve the use of public health data to inform decision making. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements.

 

Working within Hawaii Department of Public Health, the Business Analyst will play a crucial role in the modernization and implementation of Hawaii's new Electronic Disease Surveillance System (HI EDSS). The candidate will focus on gathering, refining, and collaborating on system requirements. The activities will emphasize improving investigator and case manager workflows, to streamline the use of public health data. The role involves working closely with the Hawaii Department of Health’s (HDOH) multiple associated divisions involved in the EDSS, to support disease surveillance, investigation, and response needs across various program areas, while incorporating best practices from other jurisdictions. The primary activities are to focus on system requirements and design, towards efficient business processes within the EDSS.

 

The Business Analyst will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the Hawaii Department of Public Health, Public Surveillance Team. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates.

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation to best support the public health programming.