Remote | Public Health Program & Epidemiology Workflow Specialist — $50–$75/hour
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The demand for specialized public health professionals has surged, with the market expected to grow significantly in the coming years. As remote work becomes the norm, roles like this one at 24-MAG offer a unique opportunity for public health experts to apply their skills in a flexible setting. With the need for accurate, evidence-based public health workflow tasks on the rise, candidates with experience in epidemiology, surveillance, and health policy analysis are in high demand. Before applying, candidates should be aware of the importance of strong analytical thinking and written communication skills, as well as familiarity with tools like Esri ArcGIS and Google Maps Platform.
Job Description
About the Role
The Public Health Program & Epidemiology Workflow Specialist role at 24-MAG is a part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, health policy, and program evaluation. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured public health review, surveillance documentation, program evaluation materials, health policy analysis, grant and reporting workflows, outbreak documentation, and high-quality project execution. The selected professional will apply their public health expertise to review realistic public-health scenarios, evaluate documentation requirements, prepare structured written outputs, and support accurate, evidence-based public-health workflow tasks. As a key member of the team, the Public Health Program & Epidemiology Workflow Specialist will work closely with other experts to ensure the delivery of high-quality projects. The role involves reviewing public-health scenarios, evaluating surveillance and outbreak materials, and supporting structured review of epidemiology workflows, disease monitoring materials, and public-health datasets.What You Will Do
- Review public-health scenarios involving surveillance summaries, outbreak write-ups, epidemiologic data, health assessment reports, and monitoring documentation
- Evaluate surveillance and outbreak materials against source data, public-health requirements, reporting expectations, and defined review criteria
- Support structured review of epidemiology workflows, disease monitoring materials, public-health datasets, and investigation summaries
- Identify missing information, documentation gaps, data inconsistencies, and expected public-health review outcomes
- Review scenarios involving health policy briefs, program evaluations, community health initiatives, population-health materials, and health-services research outputs
- Evaluate program materials against stated goals, public-health indicators, source documents, implementation requirements, and reporting criteria
- Support structured review of community health programs, environmental health materials, occupational health documentation, and policy analysis workflows
- Prepare clear written explanations for public-health decisions based on source materials and verifiable criteria
- Review grant applications, cooperative agreement materials, federal reports, program documentation, and public-health administrative records
- Translate public-health workflows into clear task documentation, review criteria, and structured written outputs
What We Are Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, health policy, health-services research, program evaluation, population health, community health, environmental health, occupational health, or related public-health roles
- Experience in one or more areas such as outbreak investigation, surveillance reporting, program management, grant administration, cooperative agreements, federal reporting, community health programs, or public-health policy
- Familiarity with tools and systems such as Esri ArcGIS, Google Maps Platform, SAS, MATLAB, Socrata, Esri ArcGIS Hub, public-health dashboards, open-data portals, or similar analytical platforms
- Strong analytical thinking and written communication skills
- Ability to translate public-health workflows into clear, structured task documentation
- Comfort reading and preparing public-health artifacts such as surveillance summaries, grant applications, program evaluations, health-assessment reports, policy briefs, outbreak write-ups, and reporting materials
Nice to Have
- MPH, PhD, DrPH, biostatistics training, GIS training, or equivalent public-health education
- Experience with public-health data systems, such as Esri ArcGIS or Google Maps Platform
- Familiarity with grant writing and administration
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive hourly rate of $50-$75 per hour
- Opportunity to work on high-impact public health projects
- Flexible, remote work arrangement
- Professional development opportunities
- Access to a network of public health professionals
How to Stand Out
- Be prepared to provide examples of your experience with public health data systems, such as Esri ArcGIS or Google Maps Platform, and how you have applied them in previous roles
- Showcase your ability to translate complex public health concepts into clear, structured written outputs
- Highlight your strong analytical thinking and written communication skills, and be prepared to provide examples of how you have applied them in previous roles
- Be ready to discuss your experience with grant writing and administration, and how you have managed grants in previous roles
- Research 24-MAG and the public health industry to demonstrate your knowledge and interest in the field
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