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Epidemiologist Lead (Surveillance and Informatics)

Organization:

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Division:

Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS)

City:

Toronto

Language of Position(s):

English

Job Term:

1 Permanent

Job Code:

7A012 - Social07

Salary:

$80,595.00 - $117,142.00 Per Year

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Posting Status:

Open

Job ID:

168547

Consider this brand-new and exciting role with the Ministry of the Solicitor General, where you will lead the creation, development and implementation of a new provincial approach to analyze death investigation data and support evidence-informed recommendations to prevent deaths in Ontario with the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS).

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:
• provide strategic advice and recommendations to senior/medical management and external partners based on epidemiological analyses and evidence syntheses to support decision-making at the provincial level.
• lead informatics and surveillance, and aberration detection, initially focusing on drug-related and excess mortality related to the pandemic, and then expanding to other causes of death.
• lead and provide expertise in assessment and analytics activities at the OCC/OFPS to generate scientific and technical knowledge for evidence-informed mortality prevention, decision-making, and planning.
• assemble project teams of multi-disciplinary professionals on epidemiological work.
• build key relationships with other ministries, agencies and organizations, and provide leadership to students, seconded epidemiologists, and staff on unit projects/initiatives.

How do I qualify?

Technical Knowledge

You have demonstrated knowledge in:
• Principles and concepts of epidemiology, including methodologies to determine the frequency, pattern, and determinants of mortality, and application of this information to reduce mortality.
• Principles of biostatistics to define and test hypotheses, sample, descriptive and inferential statistics, power, and error.
• Principles of epidemiological research to identify potential sources of bias and confounding, to critically appraise and synthesize relevant sources of information.

Project Management, Statistical Software and Data Surveillance skills:

You have:
• Knowledge of statistical software packages (e.g., SAS, SSPS, or R), including the application of univariate and multivariate analysis techniques, analysis of categorical and continuous data, and modelling.
• Knowledge in health equity lens to prioritize projects and meet the needs of special populations.
• Project management skills to provide project planning and leadership on concurrent projects and to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Knowledge of theory and practice of computer science or information science relevant to epidemiology, including experience with SQL to support surveillance and analysis.
• Knowledge of mortality surveillance, including the ability to design and manage surveillance systems.
• Knowledge in the application of the information management lifecycle to privacy considerations in the conduct and communication of epidemiological studies.

Communication, Presentation and Analytical skills:

•You have demonstrated ability to relay detailed, complex data and principles to a variety of stakeholders, including the public, media, and senior leadership
• You possess writing and editing skills to prepare and present statistical data in understandable formats and provide advice to senior leadership.
•You can lead the identification of options for analysis and the selection of appropriate analytical methods to study complex high-volume data.
• You can lead informatics and surveillance including the collection, analysis and collation of sufficient and necessary information and epidemiologic evidence relationships with partners and stakeholders.
•You can provide support in the evaluation and critique of the unit's work and the quality and comprehensiveness of client satisfaction in the provision of epidemiologic content and expertise.

Consensus Building, Relationship Management and Negotiation skills:

•You can maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders to ensure decisions are made with full understanding of implications.
•You have ability to influence and guide diverse groups of stakeholders and establish strong professional working relationships.

OPS commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism:

OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.

Additional Information:

Address:

1 English Permanent, 25 Morton Shulman Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check

Compensation Group:

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

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Schedule:

Category:

Science

Posted on:

Friday, September 24, 2021

Note:

In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.

Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.

A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
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Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

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