Applied Public Health Science Specialist

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada Public Health Ontario Full time

**JR101302**

**Applied Public Health Science Specialist**

**Location**:Toronto-661 University

**Department**: Analytic Services

**The Role**:
**Key Responsibilities-**
- Leads and/or contributes to initiatives that support Ontario’s Public Health Standards.
- Identifies population health assessment, surveillance and evaluation requirements, evidence-informed best practices, health equity impacts and implementation considerations.
- Represents PHO with public health and health care system partners, Ontario provincial ministries, and provincial and national advisory committees to facilitate and/or participate in discussions on gaps and priorities, in order to influence PHO planning and inform provincial public health policy, legislation and other initiatives.
- Ensures that scientific methodology guides all decision making and the development of PHO products, procedures and activities as these relate to the area of specialization:

- Applies scientific methods to the development and delivery of PHO evidence synthesis, program evaluations, and the identification of best practices, in concert with PHO program staff
- Develops and advises on standards, guidelines, methodologies and procedures used by PHO program staff, including scientific review of work by PHO program staff
- Develops and implements strategies to continuously improve rigour and relevance of PHO knowledge products and services
- Contributes substantive content and knowledge of the practice context to the development and conduct of research projects e.g., through contributions to study background and rationale, literature reviews, study design, methodology, analysis and knowledge exchange.
- Leads and/or contributes to cross-functional project teams to generate and synthesize evidence and disseminate scientific knowledge, including mobilizing expert team members, assigning project tasks, providing guidance and ensuring quality and timely products.
- Prepares and/or contributes to briefing and issues notes, letters, speeches, presentations, reports, summaries, and position papers for senior management and in response to correspondence.
- Provides response support in a health emergency as required.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Knowledge and Skills-**
- Credibility as a recognized expert with skills to facilitate and/or participate in key policy, planning, and related discussions and initiatives.
- Knowledge of PHO’s mandate, relevant legislation such as the HPPA and PHIPPA and the Ontario Public Health Standards.
- Knowledge of scientific research theories and methodologies, and skills to lead and/or contribute to projects to generate and synthesize evidence and disseminate new scientific knowledge and to ensure rigorous scientific methodology guides all decision making.

**Education and Experience-**

**Attributes and Competencies-**
- Written communication skills to prepare detailed scientific, technical and research reports, summaries and presentations as well as new public health scientific studies, programs and other content specific products.
- As a recognized expert in the field, develops collaborative efforts with provincial, national and international organizations and universities.
- Works within the framework of PHO’s mandate, services, priorities and procedures, and scientific standards and methodologies.
- Determines and implements optimum methods to generate new public health scientific studies, programs and other content specific products.
- Develops and implements strategies to continuously improve rigour and relevance of PHO, knowledge products and services.
- Ensures the quality of scientific evidence based advice is provided on a range public health science issues and concerns from clients.
- Promotes public health in the area of expertise, through research, new best practices and programs conducted within PHO and supported by PHO through grants and evaluations.

Duration: Contract (Fixed Term), 14 month(s)

Hours of Work: Full time, 36.25 hours per week

Compensation Group :Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Salary :$95,734.00 - $134,018.00

Posting Date: 05-27-2024

Closing Date: 06-11-2024

**Please note**:

- While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 14 months

Pay: $95,734.00-$134,018.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5G 0A3

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