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Health Canada welcomes applications from Veterans. We recognize your contribution to Canadians and would like to offer you the opportunity to continue your career in an environment where multi-talented employees with diverse skills are appreciated and supported.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
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 are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experience to the success of the team.
BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
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.
• 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.
• Being a strong team player who supports their colleagues. The candidate must exemplify integrity and respect, work well with large diverse and innovative teams and have the ability to think things through.
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: Calgary (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Toronto (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario) and Quebec City (Quebec). 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).
Please indicate in your application if you are interested in working in any of the following work locations: Calgary (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Toronto (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario) and Quebec City (Quebec).
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Education:
• 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.
Note: Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Experience:
• Experience in conducting statistical analysis and interpretation of results.
• Experience in conducting literature reviews.
• Experience peer reviewing epidemiologic scientific manuscripts.
• Experience in developing questionnaires for epidemiologic studies.
• Experience using SAS and/or R to analyse epidemiologic data.
Education:
• PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or in another field relevant to the duties of the position
Experience:
• 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 emergency management
• Experience in toxicology or pharmacology related to human exposures to drugs or chemicals.
Operational Requirements:
• Ability to work overtime on short notice
• Availability to be called back for duty on short notice during emergencies
• Occasional travel may be required
Various language requirements
• Bilingual Imperative – BBB/BBB
• English essential
Information on language requirements
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of theories and principles of epidemiology and biostatistics.
Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communication effectively in writing.
• Ability to provide advice and recommendations to Senior Management*
• Ability to collaborate with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary stakeholders
* Senior Management is defined as Director level and above
Personal Suitability:
• Respectful of diversity
• Judgement
• Effective Interpersonal Relations
• Thoroughness
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-declaring as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.
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The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A test may be administered.
A situational exercise may be administered.
An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.
You must provide proof of your education credentials.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.
A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
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.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.