epidemiologist / bio-statistician / researcher - Toronto, ON, Canada - Employment and Social Development Canada

Description

Health Canada- Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch-Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate
Calgary(Alberta),Vancouver(British Columbia),Halifax(Nova Scotia),Ottawa(Ontario),Toronto(Ontario),Québec(Québec)
96,131 to $110,646 For further information on the organization, please visit Health Canada
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Apply online

Health Canada is committed to increasing representation of Black employees and other racialized groups, Indigenous People, women and persons with disabilities.

Health Canada would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves.

As the objective of this process is to assess qualifications needed for the position(s) to be staffed, let us know if you have a functional limitation/ disability, which may affect your performance.

Should you then proceed to the next assessment stage, such as an exam or interview, we will send you an e-mail with additional information on the assessment format so that you can determine if you may require an accommodation (such as a different test format, an adaptive technology, or additional time).

Health Canada welcomes applications from Veterans.

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that comprises individuals who have an array of identities, abilities, background, culture, skills, perspectives, and experiences that are representative of Canada's current and evolving population.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, civil union or relationship status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other status protected under federal law.

CANDIDATES MUST APPLY ONLINE.
Duties

• Support the Toxicovigilance Team with signal detection, assessment, notification, supporting regulatory risk assessment/ public health investigation and subsequent actions as well as monitoring effectiveness of interventions.
• Contribute to pan-Canadian data requests for poison centre data on priority health issues and ensuring information is properly interpreted, used and disclosed by working with clinicians, data authorities and users.
• Contribute to development of surveillance methodology and procedures to support the Canadian Surveillance System for Poison Information (CSSPI) program which is currently being implemented to aggregate, analyse and interpret pan-Canadian poison centre data.
• Provide epidemiology technical authority advice and guidance to colleagues, leadership and partners as well as supporting development and delivery of briefs and outreach.
• Fostering collaboration with Canadian poison centres, multidisciplinary toxicovigilance partners as well as pan-Canadian working groups focused on data quality, training and surveillance.
• Intent of the process The intent is to staff an indeterminate bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB) position in Quebec City (Quebec).

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar position in this group and level and various linguistic profiles in other Health Canada - Canadian Poison Centre locations: This process may also be used for various positions and tenures (including but not limited to term and indeterminate appointments, internal assignments, secondments, deployments, and acting appointments).

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics AND graduation with a Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Epidemiology, Biostatistics or Public Health, or in another field relevant to the duties of the position.

The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Experience in conducting statistical analysis and interpretation of results.

• Experience peer reviewing epidemiologic scientific manuscripts.
• Experience using SAS and/or R to analyse epidemiologic data.

PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or in another field relevant to the duties of the position
Experience working with data from Poison Centers

• Experience planning, designing and maintaining surveillance systems
• Experience in managing large data sets including quality assurance and data comparability
• Experience in toxicology or pharmacology related to human exposures to drugs or chemicals.

Ability to work overtime on short notice

• Knowledge of theories and principles of epidemiology and biostatistics.

Ability to communication effectively in writing.

• Ability to provide advice and recommendations to Senior Management
• Senior Management is defined as Director level and above

Respectful of diversity

• Aboriginal peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.

Other information The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve.

A test may be administered.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

Preference Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.