ATTACHMENT_1_Labor_Category_Descriptions.docx

ATTACHMENT 1

Labor Category Descriptions

These are labor category qualifications for the overall contract; however, each task order will identify specialized experience, specific educational and certifications, and/or equivalent requirements. Each labor category has an indication of which functional category it pertains to in the RFQ, i.e. Research and Demonstration Projects, Policy Analytics, and Program Assessments / Evaluation Studies etc. These indications are for the purposes of the contract proposal process and provided for informational purposes. Over the course of the contract, labor categories may change within each functional category when necessary.

Administrative Support

Perform data input and word processing as required. Minimum qualifications: High school graduate or one year of experience relevant to the functional duties of the position.

Administrative/Conference Support

Provides administrative assistance and support in the planning and execution of meeting, including assisting with identification of meeting site, preparation of visual aids for presentations and onsite materials, onsite technical support, or other contract related activities. Assists with identification of meeting site, prepares visual aids to be used in presentations, prepares onsite materials and provides onsite support

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: High School diploma plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Assistant Program Manager

Provides management responsibilities in assigned functional area and program. Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, and for progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinates with CDC officials to ensure problem resolution and user satisfaction. Formulates statements of management, scientific and business problems, and devises procedures for solution of problems. Applies analytical skills, performs required analysis of requirements, and conceives alternative approaches and solutions. Meets with task-level Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or technical monitor and other cognizant personnel to review requirements, discuss approaches, and to formulate plans for support.

Experience in project development from inception to completion. Collects and analyses data through interviews, surveys, focus groups, literature searches, web scans and database analytics. Has expertise in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, demonstrated capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of various types and complexity.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in health services research, public health, social science, business plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Behavioral Scientist

Provides expertise in dealing with the behavioral aspects of public health issues. Participates in the design and conduct of studies to isolate and define the behavioral aspects contributing to public health issues and problems. Develops strategies and programs to address the behavioral component of public health issues, including educational campaigns to raise awareness. Evaluates public health program effectiveness by measuring and assessing the extent of behavioral change. Documents program accomplishments and recommends changes in policy, program operations, and resource levels to improve effectiveness.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in behavioral science, health education public health plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Biostatistician/Statistician

Specializes in the application of statistics to epidemiological studies, laboratory studies, prevention research and other selected forms of studies/research conducted by CDC. Requires thorough knowledge and use of commercial statistical software packages. Experience with sample size calculations and methodologies. Knowledge of surveillance and case-control study design and analysis. Experience with a variety of different groups in various disciplines. Thorough understanding of statistical methods including, but not limited to, linear, logistic and conditional logistic regression models, as well as, survey statistics.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in statistics or mathematics plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Computer Programmer

Provides high level expertise in developing complex software applications involving new technologies, methods, concepts or approaches. Based on functional and conceptual design specifications, develops diagrammatic plans and design logic required to implement computer programs, IT systems and procedures in support of technical, administrative and information management functions and operations. Analyzes specifications for such factors as type of and extent of information to be processed, designs detailing logic flow diagrams and program code instructions. Verifies accuracy and validity of programs by preparing sample test data and test plans; corrects program errors, modifies programs when required by changes in procedures and reports desired.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in computer science plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Conference Coordinator

Takes significant responsibility for planning pre-meeting, onsite, and post-meeting activities. Develops budgets, schedules, and timelines for meetings, conferences, and training events. Keeps CDC Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or Technical Monitor apprised of anticipated problems and develops and implements solutions.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in related field plus 5 years of relevant experience.

Economist

Performs functional economic analysis to evaluate the costs of alternative ways to accomplish functional objectives. Develops investment costs, benefits, and risks as part of return on investment or benefits cost analyses. Develops and maintains systems to analyze complex and highly visible actions such as public health scientific legislation, executive directives, Departmental policy issuances, voluntary changes in practice by influential organizations or groups, as well as other influential statements of policy with the potential to impact the activities of the division, center, and/or coordinating center. Develops reports that reflect an in-depth analysis and interpretation of policy matters involving relevant public health issues. Presents expert analysis on such factors as well as advice to senior leadership on the impact of these highly visible policy actions. Provides options and guidance for responding to complex issues and is responsible for the development of proposals in response to the organization's policy needs (including legislation).

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in economics plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Epidemiologist

Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement. Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission. Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in public health plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Evaluation Specialist

Assists in the design of data collection instruments for collecting qualitative and quantitative data via focus groups and interviews. Assists in the analysis of data for reporting and making recommendations for program changes or improvements. Develops reports and supporting documentation. Typical assignments require developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. The employee identifies best practices and advises organizational leadership on how they could be adopted in other programs. Identifies and analyzes issues, problems, and challenges facing the program; formulates and evaluates possible courses of action for resolving them; draws conclusions based on relevant facts; and recommends solutions to organizational leadership.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in public health, social science or health science plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Facilitator

Plans, organizes and designs the meeting process in collaboration with the CDC Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or Technical Monitor. Manages challenging situations and behaviors. Identifies conflict when it arises and helps members resolve/negotiate differences. Makes adjustments to the meeting process as needed to facilitate the group’s effort in meeting its goals. Guides group members in reaching conclusions and agreement, and in identifying areas for further discussion.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in public health, social science or health science plus 4 years of relevant experience in meeting facilitation with demonstrated expertise in design and facilitation of multiple types of meetings and techniques.

Graphic Designer

Assesses readability of layout and improves/revises by making necessary changes and improvements and ensuring consistency of formatting. Must be familiar and experienced with commonly used graphic design software packages. Develops diagrams, flow charts, and other images for reports and other project deliverables. Creates brochures, posters, and PowerPoint presentations. Prepares information in a format appropriate for audience. Materials must be camera-ready for printing as determined by project deliverables.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, illustration, or other creative field with 5 years of relevant experience as graphic designer.

Modeler

Provides expertise to the support of simulations and simulation events, exercises, and experiments. Provides modeling and simulation-related services support to include specialized M&S-related subject matter expertise to support strategic planning and exercise management. Provides operational support to standard Verification and Validation (V&V) processes used on selected models and simulations, and assists with documenting the V&V results in a standard format, and transitioning lessons learned to users. Provides support to aid in the evaluation and improvement of the various models and databases.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Modeling & Simulation Specialist-Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and 5 years of relevant operational experience.

Program Director/Deputy Organizes, directs and manages support services for all activities covered by this contract. Severs as the contractor’s authorized interface with the Government Contracting Officer (CO), the contract level Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Obtains staff for subordinate personnel; serves as a liaison among contractor’s corporate management, program managers and CDC’s program directors/managers. Has ultimate responsibility for contractor resources and the accomplishment of all tasks assigned under this contract. Authorized to negotiate and make binding decisions on behalf of the company, including signatory authority. Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates. Shall be responsible for the overall contract performance and shall not serve in any other capacity under this contract.

Expertise in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, demonstrated capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of various types and complexity.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting plus 10 years of relevant experience.

Program Manager Serves as Program Manager for a large, complex program with centralized and task orders support requirements. Manages substantial information technology contract support operations including multiple projects. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all the contractor's support activities. Demonstrated experience for oral and written communications with all levels of management for planning and control of projects. Interfaces with CDC management personnel, CDC contracts staff, and other cognizant CDC officials. Capable of meeting in conference with CDC project managers and stating problems in a form capable of being solved. Formulates and reviews project plans, determines cost, and ensures conformance to work standards. Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates. Assigns, schedules, and reviews work of subordinates. Shall be responsible for the overall task orders performance and shall not serve in any other capacity under this contract.

Expertise in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, demonstrated capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of various types and complexity.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in health services research, public health social science, business, plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Public Health Analyst

Integrates knowledge and experience of public health programs and policies to provide guidance on cross cutting procedural and multilayered and multifaceted policy issues to other components of the agency and other governmental agencies; resolve problems, modify procedures; develop and interpret complex policies to meet new and novel conditions; and defend public health policies before representatives of other governmental agencies, State and local governments, private industry, academia, consumer organizations, Congress, and the scientific community. Actions taken and solutions devised cut across the bureau or agency. Designs, oversees, implements, and conducts major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems. Identifies and analyzes public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large. Develops and/or uses innovative methodologies and techniques. Searches, synthesizes and interprets information relevant to public health. Reviews and analyzes studies and projects assessing major and/or sensitive public health issues in order to make recommendations.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in public health, social science, health services research plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Research Assistant

Assists in the design development, and implementation of studies to analyze key research questions related to project outcomes and effectiveness. Has working knowledge of various research designs and quantitative/qualitative methods. Participates in on-site data collection. Participates in the analysis of research findings.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science or economics plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Research Scientist

Designs, develops and implements studies to analyze key research questions related to project outcomes and effectiveness. Has working knowledge of and expertise with various research designs and quantitative/qualitative methods. Analyzes research findings and makes recommendations for future research needs. Typical assignments require developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. The employee identifies best practices and advises organizational leadership on how they could be adopted in other programs. Identifies and analyzes issues, problems, and challenges facing the program; formulates and evaluates possible courses of action for resolving them; draws conclusions based on relevant facts; and recommends solutions to organizational leadership.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science or economics plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Senior Behavioral Scientist

Provides authoritative and professional expertise in dealing with the behavioral aspects of public health issues. Leads the design and conduct of studies to isolate and define the behavioral aspects contributing to public health issues and problems. Leads the development of strategies and programs to address the behavioral component of public health issues, including educational campaigns to raise awareness. Leads the evaluation of public health program effectiveness by measuring and assessing the extent of behavioral change. Documents program accomplishments and recommends changes in policy, program operations, and resource levels to improve effectiveness.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree in behavioral science plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Senior Biostatistician/Statistician

Project lead for the application of statistics to epidemiological studies, laboratory studies, prevention research and other selected forms of studies/research conducted by CDC. Requires thorough knowledge and use of commercial statistical software packages. Experience with sample size calculations and methodologies. Knowledge of surveillance and case-control study design and analysis. Carries out effective statistical methodology and strategies necessary for the creation, completion and analysis of epidemiology or research projects. Experience with a variety of different groups in various disciplines. Thorough understanding of statistical methods including, but not limited to, linear, logistic and conditional logistic regression models, as well as, survey statistics. Develops sampling methods, survival analysis, spatial analysis and non-parametric methods.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in statistics or mathematics plus 6 years of relevant experience. Doctoral degree preferred.

Senior Economist

Performs Functional Economic Analysis (FEA) to evaluate the costs of alternative ways to accomplish functional objectives. Develops investment costs, benefits, and risks as part of return on investment or benefits cost analyses. Develops and maintains systems to analyze complex and highly visible actions such as public health scientific legislation, executive directives, Departmental policy issuances, voluntary changes in practice by influential organizations or groups, as well as other influential statements of policy with the potential to impact the activities of the division, center, and/or coordinating center. Develops reports that reflect an in-depth analysis and interpretation of policy matters involving relevant public health issues. Presents expert analysis on such factors as well as advice to senior leadership on the impact of these highly visible policy actions. Provides options and guidance for responding to complex issues and is responsible for the development of proposals in response to the organization's policy needs (including legislation).

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral in economics degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Senior Epidemiologist

Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement. Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission. Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree in public health plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Designs data collection instruments for collecting qualitative and quantitative data via focus groups and interviews. Analyzes data for reporting and making recommendations for program changes or improvements. Develops reports and supporting documentation. Typical assignments require developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. The employee identifies best practices and advises organizational leadership on how they could be adopted in other programs. Identifies and analyzes issues, problems, and challenges facing the program; formulates and evaluates possible courses of action for resolving them; draws conclusions based on relevant facts; and recommends solutions to organizational leadership.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree in behavioral science, public health, social science, health science plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Senior Public Health Analyst

Serves as a leading authority and integrates knowledge and experience of public health programs and policies to provide guidance on cross cutting procedural and multilayered and multifaceted policy issues to other components of the agency and other governmental agencies; resolve problems, modify procedures; develop and interpret complex policies to meet new and novel conditions; and defend public health policies before representatives of other governmental agencies, State and local governments, private industry, academia, consumer organizations, Congress, and the scientific community. Actions taken and solutions devised cut across the bureau or agency.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree in health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science or economics plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Senior Research Scientist

Leads the design, development and implementation of studies to analyze key research questions related to project outcomes and effectiveness. Has working knowledge of and expertise with various research designs and quantitative/qualitative methods. Analyzes research findings and makes recommendations for future research needs. Typical assignments require developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. The employee identifies best practices and advises organizational leadership on how they could be adopted in other programs. Identifies and analyzes issues, problems, and challenges facing the program; formulates and evaluates possible courses of action for resolving them; draws conclusions based on relevant facts; and recommends solutions to organizational leadership.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree in health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science or economics plus 2 years of experience.

Senior Survey Scientist

Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews. Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials. Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations. Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results. Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting. Develops, selects, adapts, and employs qualitative and quantitative methods, procedures and systems for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of programs; program policies, practices and procedures; and program-level administrative operations, processes and mechanisms. Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to assess progress toward program goals and objectives. Prepares reports and briefs to program or higher-level leadership which convey study results and recommendations. Designs, oversees, implements, and conducts major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems. Identifies and analyzes public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large. Develops and or uses innovative methodologies and techniques.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Doctoral degree health services research, public health, social science plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Senior Training Specialist

Develops, produces, and presents training packages and courses. Gathers, organizes, and analyzes data and information in order to tailor packages and courses to meet CDC requirements. Supervises training efforts and training consultants. Responsible for all aspects of creating and supplying off-the-shelf and customized off-the-shelf training packages and courses. Works with CDC Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or Technical Monitor on training and course requirements. Ensures adequacy, accuracy, and quality of training materials to meet project deliverables. Prepares relevant presentations and reports on progress in meeting deliverables.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in education, health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science, economics plus 5 years of experience.

Subject Matter Expert

Serves as subject matter expert possessing in-depth knowledge of a particular area such as policy, behavioral science, epidemiology or public health. Provides technical and applied knowledge in the planning, design and delivery of training materials.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science or economics and 4 years of relevant experience. Master’s degree preferred.

Survey Scientist

Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews. Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials. Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations. Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results. Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting. Develops, selects, adapts, and employs qualitative and quantitative methods, procedures and systems for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of programs; program policies, practices and procedures; and program-level administrative operations, processes and mechanisms. Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to assess progress toward program goals and objectives. Prepares reports and briefs to program or higher-level leadership which convey study results and recommendations. Designs, oversees, implements, and conducts major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems. Identifies and analyzes public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large. Develops and or uses innovative methodologies and techniques.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Master’s degree in public health, social science, health science plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Task/Data Manager Serves as task/data manager for large and small, complex task orders (or a group of task orders) management personnel. Responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and ensuring that the requirements and schedules in the task order are being fully supported in a timely manner. Organizes, directs, and coordinates estimating, planning, conducting, producing, monitoring, and reporting of all the support activities. Assigns, schedules, and reviews work of subordinates. Plans, directs, controls, schedules, coordinates, and organizes utilization and management of tasks and projects. Evaluates alternatives for more efficient and effective accomplishment of work; establishes procedures, and develops documentation. Interfaces with CDC management personnel, CDC technical monitors and staff, and other cognizant CDC officials. Escalates problems in accordance with established procedures. Expertise in completing project tasks and reporting. Experience in the collection of qualitative and quantitative data through various sources and methods such as interviews, focus groups, literature reviews, database queries.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in health services research, public health, social science, business plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Technical Writer/Editor

Writes and/or edits scientific documents and other general or technical materials. Analyzes the subject matter and audience in order to plan clear and accurate presentation of materials. Adapts the style and format of the product to the medium or publication in which it will appear. Performs final review of materials for technical accuracy, style, proper organization, emphasis, and editorial aspects before release.

Supervises development of all instructor and student materials. Supervises training consultants. Designs and conducts complex training needs assessments; develops and implements courses and professional development activities. Manages design and implementation of learning activities and develops long-term strategies. Supervises and/or trains personnel by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, or seminars. Develops, implements, and maintains training scenarios, approaches, objectives, plans, tools, aids, curriculums, and other state of the art technologies related to training and behavioral studies.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree English, communications, education, public health, and health services research plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Training Specialist

Works under direction of Senior Training Specialist in development of all instructor and student materials. Assists in training personnel, commensurate with education and experience, by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, or seminars. Assists with and/or develops, implements, and maintains training scenarios, approaches, objectives, plans, tools, aids, curriculums, and other state of the art technologies related to training and behavioral studies.

Education/Experience and/or Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree in education, health services research, public health, social science, laboratory science, policy science, economics plus 2 years of experience.