Minimum mandatory criteria:
Education: Graduate degree in epidemiology, public health or science from a recognized CanadianFootnote* post-secondary institution.
Experience: 48 months relevant experience.
Typical duties may include:
- Evaluating the design of surveillance programs for human diseases
- Evaluating the design of screening or sampling programs for health products and food
- Evaluating the design, scope and scale of studies
- Conducting the evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data and providing statistical relevance to that data
- Coordinating the activities of research projects, studies, etc.
- Investigating disease outbreaks
- Developing statistical models to test specific hypotheses
- Performing strategic planning and development of research projects, studies, etc.
- Advising senior officials on the potential impact of research projects, studies, etc. on current and proposed programs and policies
- Advising senior officials on the results of investigations into disease outbreaks and the potential impact of such outbreaks
