SENIOR Bio-Statistician - Two Streams

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Assessment accommodation

Stream 1: SENIOR Bio-Statistician
Stream 2: SENIOR Bio-Statistician – Statistical Genetics specialization

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 3 Indeterminate position(s) with an English Essential profile.
In addition, applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level across Health Canada.
As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of position/work stream and/or group and level to apply.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education
Graduation with a Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in statistics or biostatistics.

For those with a degree from post-secondary institution outside Canada, please see the Degree equivalency link below:

Degree equivalency

Experience

Common to all streams:
Experience in the collection, review and analysis of scientific literature related to health
Experience in writing reports including statistical data related to health
Experience using at least one of the following software: SAS, R

For Senior Bio-Statistician Stream:
Experience in compiling, analyzing and interpreting health data

For Senior Bio-Statistician - Specialization in Statistical Genetics Stream:
Experience in compiling, analyzing and interpreting genomics data

NOTES FOR EXPERIENCE
“Experience” means a minimum of five (5) years (post-doc and/or employment)

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Education

Ph.D. from a recognized university in a specialization relevant to the duties of the position such as statistics, genetics, probability or mathematics.

Peer-reviewed publication in the field of Food Research, Statistical Research related to Health or Statistical Genetics.

For those with a degree from post-secondary institution outside Canada, please see the Degree equivalency link below:

Degree equivalency

Experience

Common to all streams:
Experience working with national nutrition survey data or conducting risk assessments
Experience using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) method to evaluate usual intakes
Extensive Experience using at least one of the following software: SAS, R

For Senior Bio-Statistician Stream:
Extensive Experience in compiling, analyzing and interpreting health data

For Senior Bio-Statistician - Specialization in Statistical Genetics Stream:
Extensive Experience in compiling, analyzing and interpreting genomics data

NOTES FOR ALL ASSET EXPERIENCES
“Extensive Experience” means a minimum of seven (7) years (post-doc and/or employment)
“Experience” means for approximately three (3) years (post-doc and/or employment)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

Common to all streams:
Knowledge of the theories and practices of statistics or biostatistics

For Senior Bio-Statistician Stream:
Knowledge of the statistical modeling applied to health research

For Senior Bio-Statistician - Specialization in Statistical Genetics Stream:
Knowledge of the statistical modeling applied to genetics research

Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to synthesize complex information, to interpret results of analysis
Ability to provide expert advice in statistics
Ability to work on multiple priorities with tight deadlines
Ability to develop and manage collaborative networks of professional contacts

Personal Suitabilities

Leadership
Reliability
Judgement
Attention to details
Respectful of diversity

Condition of Employment

Security level: Reliability

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

For this process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive results by email or if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

If you require technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

Please note that volume management strategies, such as random selection, top-down approach, invoking any asset(s) and/or cut-off scores, MAY be used at any point in the staffing process for the purpose of managing volumes of applications/candidates.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.