Epidemiology Operations Analyst

About the role

Amentum is seeking a senior Epidemiology Operations Analyst for the PACOM Command Surgeon's Decision Support Team (DST), working on the J07 line. The role is the team's senior expert for infectious-disease surveillance, population-health trends and epidemiological risk, and acts as a main liaison with civilian health agencies, academia and foreign partners. It is assigned to J85, supports J07, involves hybrid work between Camp Smith and other local sites, and reports administratively to the Amentum Project Lead.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze epidemiological, public-health, wastewater, biosurveillance, operational, open-source and classified information to find trends, anomalies, clusters and emerging threats.
• Lead wastewater-surveillance baseline, indicator, trend and anomaly-threshold development with laboratory, public-health and CBRNE specialists.
• Assess the significance, reliability, limitations, uncertainty and operational implications of findings, and give them to the Operations Planner for integration with medical intelligence, CBRNE analysis, Force Health Protection and operational plans.
• Monitor emerging infectious diseases and public-health threats across the US PACOM area of responsibility using DoW, interagency, state, foreign-government and partner data.
• Support epidemiological investigations and assessments with authorized DoW medical and public-health personnel, and coordinate with J07, subordinate commands, theater public-health organizations, overseas laboratories, intelligence analysts and military planners.
• Test the Biosurveillance Information Platform and give findings for Military Utility Assessments; turn surveillance needs into requirements for feeds, dashboards, alerts and workflows (coding not required).
• Develop surveillance protocols, data-quality standards, analytic methods, reports, white papers and capability-improvement recommendations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, health science or a closely related field; Master of Public Health or another relevant master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in epidemiology, public health surveillance, disease monitoring, outbreak analysis or a related field.
• Active Secret security clearance (US citizenship required); Active Top-Secret clearance, with SCI eligibility later, is preferred.
• Wastewater-based epidemiology experience and DoW, combatant command, public-health agency or infectious-disease surveillance experience.
• Indo-Pacific experience and familiarity with AI-enabled tools, the Maven Smart System or biosurveillance platforms.

Required skills

• Epidemiological design, surveillance methods, statistical concepts, disease-activity measures, data quality and uncertainty.
• Knowledge of microbiology, pathophysiology, syndromic surveillance and emerging diseases.
• Familiarity with military planning and strong writing, consultation, coordination and senior-briefing skills.

What we offer

• Salary range of $165K-$180K, depending on education, experience, skills and market data.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.