Health Scientist (Informatics) at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Readiness and Response (ORR) NOTE: This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Open 10/28/2026 to 11/03/2026 As a Health Scientist (Informatics), you will: Provide scientific advice in coordinating and maintaining public health informatics project goals, objectives and priorities within a CIO and/or CDC/ATSDR and in the general public health community. Perform scientific work responsible for evaluating and developing approaches for strengthening the standardization and utility of national health information systems, their products, policies, and processes, with specific emphasis on electronic data interchange and electronic media; Promoting the development, use, and dissemination of information and information technology (IT) in regard to health data systems. Provide advice on the application of IT to the development and promotion of uniform data elements in national health information systems; Collaborating with CDC staff, other Federal agencies, and outside organizations to develop national comprehensive vocabulary and content standards used in the exchange of health data. Utilize database software, communications software, operating systems, statistical analysis systems, and mainframe software to ensure database and software are compatible with other applicable environmental, epidemiologic, and surveillance systems both within and outside the agency. Please see full job announcement on USAJobs.gov for complete details and how to apply. https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890288700 You must be a US citizen to apply. This is not a remote position. For questions regarding the position or application process, please contact the point of contact listed under “Agency Contact Information” in the USAJOBS vacancy announcement.