Health Scientist - Associate

Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain NACI

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Health Scientist — Associate to support a federal public health surveillance program focused on neurological conditions. This role will support scientific, epidemiologic, and operational activities that help a federal health client develop, document, analyze, and communicate surveillance information. The Health Scientist will work with neuroepidemiology, data analytics, clinical, communications, and program management team members to support literature reviews, evidence synthesis, documentation, quality control, scientific writing, and dissemination of surveillance findings.

Responsibilities may include:

• Support neuroepidemiology and surveillance science activities related to neurological condition surveillance, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and other potential neurological conditions.

• Conduct literature searches, screen scientific articles, abstract relevant information, maintain evidence tables, and support systematic or targeted review activities.

• Assist with development, refinement, and documentation of case definitions, abstraction tools, research protocols, review criteria, decision logs, and quality control materials.

• Support preparation and interpretation of surveillance-related materials, including analytic summaries, tables, figures, charts, maps, dashboards, manuscript inputs, and presentation materials.

• Review scientific and technical materials for clarity, accuracy, consistency, formatting, and alignment with approved methods or templates.

• Support data analytics and visualization teams by helping document methods, review outputs, organize findings, maintain trackers, and prepare materials for client review.

• Help maintain SOPs, publication trackers, review logs, evidence gap materials, meeting notes, project plans, work plans, and documentation repositories.

• Support manuscript, report, and presentation development by drafting sections, compiling references, coordinating inputs, and resolving comments.

• Support stakeholder-facing and dissemination products that translate complex surveillance information into clear, audience-appropriate materials.

• Coordinate with senior staff and workstream leads to track assignments, manage deadlines, prepare status updates, and escalate questions or risks.

• Deliver high-quality client service in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while producing accurate, organized, and well-documented work products.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, health science, biology, neuroscience, psychology, health services research, statistics, or a related field.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in public health, health science, epidemiology, surveillance, research support, evidence synthesis, scientific writing, or federal consulting.

• Experience supporting literature reviews, research documentation, public health projects, scientific writing, data review, or technical deliverables.

• Ability to review, organize, summarize, and synthesize scientific or technical information.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, well-organized deliverables.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a client-service environment.

• Ability to work collaboratively with senior staff, analysts, epidemiologists, communications specialists, and project managers.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint or similar collaboration and documentation tools.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI clearance.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, health science, neuroscience, health services research, biostatistics, or a related field.

• Experience supporting CDC, HHS, or another federal public health agency.

• Experience with neurological conditions, neuroepidemiology, chronic disease surveillance, claims-based surveillance, public health research, or population health.

• Experience conducting systematic reviews, targeted reviews, article screening, data abstraction, evidence synthesis, or reference management.

• Experience developing or maintaining evidence tables, abstraction forms, SOPs, decision logs, trackers, review protocols, or documentation repositories.

• Experience supporting manuscript development, scientific reports, conference abstracts, slide decks, meeting summaries, or public health communications.

• Familiarity with scientific databases and reference tools such as PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, DistillerSR, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with public health data, claims data, surveillance data, analytic outputs, dashboards, or visualization products.

• Familiarity with SAS, R, Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytic and visualization tools.

• Experience working on multidisciplinary teams supporting scientific, analytic, communications, and operational workstreams.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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