Analyst Research

**Job Description**:
**Analyst, Research and Policy**

**Health Services - Health Protection**

**Status**: (1) 13 Month Contract Full Time**

**Salary Range: $84,335 - $105,417 per annum**

**Work mode: Hybrid* **_see below for more details about this work mode_**

**Location: 7120 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON**

**Hours of work: 35 hours per week**

**Who we are**:
Reporting to the Manager, Health Protection, you will provide research and analysis, project leadership, policy and strategic assistance, program planning and evaluation support to the Health Protection Division and the Medical Officer of Health on environmental health issues.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Research health issues that encompass the full range of environmental health practice; this includes air quality and climate change, food premise and personal service settings inspections, tobacco enforcement, enteric case and outbreak management and the investigation and management of environmental health hazards
- Assess the environmental health implications associated with local land use development projects such as those related to transportation infrastructure and waste management projects
- Evaluation and critical appraisal of relevant studies to inform evidence-based practice in environmental health
- Conduct and review health risk assessments and recommend risk management strategies involving a wide range of stakeholders from the community, government, and non-governmental agencies
- Develop policy positions on various environmental issues and monitoring and evaluating the local implications of provincial and federal health policy decisions
- Liaise with colleagues from other divisions within Public Health, members of the community, representatives of industry and environmental groups, government officials and staff from area municipal departments

**What the role requires**:

- Master’s degree in public health, toxicology, planning or other relevant public health discipline
- A minimum of three years related experience
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize, evaluate and integrate health, and environment information from multiple sources and provide recommendations related to preventing/mitigating health impacts, policy formulation and strategic planning/prioritization
- Broad knowledge of environmental public health issues, environmental risk assessment and management, and environmental and health impact assessments
- Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Superior organizational skills coupled with the ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a high degree of discretion and diplomacy
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong knowledge in qualitative and quantitative research methods and analytical skills including critical appraisal and appropriate use of evidence
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefit plan (where applicable)
- Automatic enrolment into the OMERS pension plan (where applicable)
- Accrue vacation on a monthly basis (where applicable)
- 3 paid personal days and floating holidays (where applicable)
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership as part of a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement (where applicable) as well as learning and development resources

**Work Mode & Job Location**:
In this role you will have the ability to work in a hybrid model i.e., both remote and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

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The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved._**

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

**As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced COVID-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.**

**New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both dose