Staff Epidemiologist- Public Health

4 weeks ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID: 180649**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible Within The Province**
**Department: PH SSP Planning & Evaluation**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date: 5-Jun-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, Surveillance and Data Solutions, the Epidemiologist leads the development of high-quality surveillance systems for the Public Health system of Nova Scotia including Health Protection, Healthy Communities and Early Years areas of focus. They provide expert advice and leadership in epidemiology and surveillance and provide statistical and epidemiological analysis of public health and population health data to support health research, decision making, planning and policy development and administration. The Epidemiologist assists in the identification and evaluation of issues that threaten the health of Nova Scotians, and advances the epidemiological and surveillance decision support, information management and knowledge translation functions for the Public Health system.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Master’s degree in Epidemiology (e.g. MSc, MPH) and 5-7 years' related experience in a Public Health setting
- Eligible for registration with relevant health discipline/college or association, where applicable
- Thorough understanding of population health and epidemiological principles
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrated skills in advanced research methodologies and statistical analysis
- Demonstrated experience providing epidemiological advice to senior decision makers
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Project management skills to manage multiple/conflicting deadlines and priorities
- Advanced knowledge of statistical and analytical software such as SAS, Stata, or R; proficiency in general word processing (Word) and the development and maintenance of spreadsheets (Excel); and familiarity with presentation software
- Experience with data visualization tools/software such as Tableau, GIS (mapping) and Gephi (social network analysis) is considered an asset
- Knowledge of the Public Health system in Nova Scotia
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$42.93 - $56.57 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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