Date:         Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:39:43 -0400
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From:         "Lyles, Cynthia" <cml6@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Programmer/Analyst Job in HIV Research
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Dear Colleague,

We would like to ask for your assistance in identifying potential candidates
for an MS level Data Programmer/Analyst position working as a contractor
with the Prevention Research Branch (PRB), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
(DHAP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in Atlanta,
Georgia.  Could you please forward to or post as appropriate.

Thank you for your assistance.

Cindy Lyles
Chief, Synthesis and Analytical Support Section
Prevention Research Branch
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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                 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

              Data Programmer/Analyst
                  to work in the
             Prevention Research Branch
          Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

We are seeking an experienced data programmer/analyst who has:
 * MS or MPH in Biostatistics or other public health field;
 * Excellent data management, analytical and programming skills;
 * Experience with managing large multi-site datasets;
 * Experience with standard statistical packages - SPSS, SAS, Splus;
 * Experience with collaborative research projects or working with
   Multi-disciplinary teams of researchers.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Behavioral Intervention Research Branch focuses on
developing and testing the effectiveness of interventions
that target HIV risk behaviors to prevent the spread of HIV.
The Data Programmer/Analyst will be coordinating the management
of large multi-site datasets and preparing specific analytical
datasets based on requests from sites. The person will also be
working with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers (including
epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, and statisticians) in
analyzing various types of data (risk behavior data, psycho-
social scale measures, biologic data, etc.) from a variety of
intervention projects ongoing within the Branch. The Data
Programmer/Analyst will be working closely with a statistician
to insure the data are of high quality and the analytical
methods used are appropriate.

HOW TO APPLY:
If interested or have further questions, please call or email
Cindy Lyles (404-639-1907) or clyles@cdc.gov <mailto:clyles@cdc.gov>

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