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As the largest voluntary health organization, the American Cancer
Society is passionately committed to saving lives from cancer. The
Statistics & Evaluation Center in the Intramural Research
Department at the American Cancer Society (ACS) Corporate Center seeks
a professional with advanced statistics, geographic data management,
analysis, mapping and reporting skills to support program monitoring
and evaluation efforts related to ACS mission and income delivery
programs.
Position Title:
Director of Evaluation Informatics (ID #12268)
Duties & Responsibilities: This
position focuses on supporting research for mission and income delivery
decision making and working with colleagues in ACS, and in particular
the Intramural Research Department to create and analyze geo-coded
databases, construct associated maps and produce reports.
Responsibilities include: 1) Developing and implementing business
procedures and protocols for identifying key geo-coded data of use to
ACS programs (mission and income), producing appropriate analyses and
maps of these data and communicating these maps and reports to program
leads; 2) Serving as the initial point of contact for maps and GIS
analysis technical assistance (tier 1 support); 3) Assessing, testing,
and implementing mapping and GIS analysis technology solutions for ACS;
and, 4) Collaborating on and providing mapping and GIS analysis
technical support for specified projects within the Intramural Research
Department.
Position Qualifications:
A PhD degree in public health, biostatistics, computer science, or
geography with a concentration in health informatics preferred,
including experience mapping and GIS analysis of public health data.
Candidates with an advanced degree in public health, evaluation,
statistics, biostatistics, computer science, business, geography or
equivalent, with a strong mapping and GIS analysis background and 3+
years of experience in mapping and GIS analysis will also be
considered. Successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to work
with public health program data, to create databases, extract
summaries, and work with others to produce maps, analyses and reports
in a timely manner, and to interact, collaborate, plan, and effectively
communicate with “customers” of various backgrounds, technical
expertise, and goals. In addition, the successful candidate must have
extensive knowledge and experience with using geographic information
systems, such as ArcInfo® for complex analysis and map making, and
knowledge and experience with MS Visual Basic ® and .NET as needed to
produce customized maps and GIS analyses within the ArcInfo environment.
Salary Range:
Competitive and commensurate with experience.
Benefits:
This is a full-time regular staff position with health and retirement benefits
Web Site:
http://www.cancer.org/research/researchprogramsfunding/statisticsandevaluation/index
Application Address:
Apply online to Job ID 12268 at https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_acs/external/search.do
Contact Email: Stanley.Merritt@cancer.org or Kenneth.Portier@cancer.org
Application Deadline:
MM/DD/YYYY
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