[Hiring] Implementation/Translation Scientist SME @PCI Professional Services

Role Description

Lead implementation-science and evidence-translation support that helps DNPAO programs and recipients select frameworks, understand context, address implementation barriers, and sustain and scale effective interventions. This role directly supports Tasks 5 and 20 by applying implementation-science frameworks such as RE-AIM, CFIR, PRISM, or EPIS to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity-prevention programs. The scientist will:

• Assess barriers and facilitators.
• Guide implementation strategies.
• Develop fidelity and sustainability tools.
• Conduct rapid evidence reviews.
• Mentor staff and recipients.
• Facilitate learning collaboratives.
• Support scale-up and spread of effective interventions.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree.
• Experience: At least 8 years in implementation science, dissemination and implementation research, evidence translation, or a closely related field.
• Practical application of established frameworks, mixed methods, implementation strategies, fidelity, adaptation, sustainability, and scale-up.
• Experience in nutrition, physical activity, obesity prevention, chronic disease, community, or public health settings is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, timely, and high-quality work in a multidisciplinary, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, organization, judgment, and client-service skills.

Requirements

• Prior experience supporting CDC, HHS, another federal health agency, a public health recipient network, or a comparable mission-focused organization.

Core Competencies

• Public service orientation.
• Technical credibility.
• Cultural responsiveness.
• Collaboration.
• Clear communication.
• Accountability.
• Adaptability.
• Quality focus.
• Sound judgment.
• Ability to work effectively with CDC staff, recipients, partners, subcontractors, and subject matter experts.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• No discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation or identity, Veterans or Disability status.
• Preference may be extended to qualified Native American Indian candidates in accordance with applicable federal law.