Lab Biologist III

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Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 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/workstream and/or group and level to apply.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 words (maximum)

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

Education:
ED1: Graduation from post-secondary institution with a minimum of a Master of Science degree in a biological science such as biology, biochemistry, immunology or toxicology with acceptable specialization* in computational biology related to health sciences, genetics or molecular biology, or in a field relevant to the duties of the position.
*The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken in a university but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
E1. Experience working on research projects relating to genomic and transcriptional data analyses;
E2. Experience working with biological applications and online databases related to toxicogenomics and RNA sequencing data;
E3. Experience with scientific data collection, analysis and record keeping;
E4. Experience conducting statistical analysis of “genomic” and in vivo or in vitro toxicological data;
E5. Experience in designing, conducting and interpreting in vivo or in vitro toxicological or biochemical laboratory assays.

NOTE FOR ALL EXPERIENCES: “Experience” means experience gained during graduate studies or remunerated work within the last 5 years.

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

Asset Experience:
AE1: Experience performing biological pathway analysis, mode of action analysis or mechanism of action analysis using transcriptome datasets;
AE2: Experience working on research projects relating to proteomic data analysis and pathway analysis.

NOTES FOR ALL EXPERIENCES “Experience” means experience gained during graduate studies or remunerated work within the last 5 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
K1. Knowledge of experimental design in toxicogenomic studies.
K2. Knowledge of Next generation sequencing as it applies to RNA.
K3. Knowledge of the theory and practices of toxicology
K4. Knowledge of dose-response analyses, statistical methods and experimental design as they relate to toxicology studies
K5. Knowledge of biological applications and databases used in mining genomic and transcriptional data
K6. Knowledge of genomics, including the validation and interpretation of genomics data
K7. Knowledge of laboratory safety requirements and procedures in a laboratory.

Abilities:
A1. Ability to plan, conduct and assess experimental studies in the area of toxicology and/or toxicogenomics
A2. Ability to perform scientific data analysis, data visualization and to interpret the results;
A3. Ability to set priorities for the immediate workload and select favourable approaches to accomplish the tasks.
A4. Ability to communicate effectively orally;
A5. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
PS1: Teamwork
PS2: Leadership
PS3: Dependability
PS4: Judgment
PS5: Effective Interpersonal skills
PS6: Respectful of diversity

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Operational Needs:

• Willingness and ability to work with toxic and carcinogenic chemicals
• Willingness and ability to work with laboratory animals
• Willingness and ability to work outside normal working hours

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other conditions of employment:

1) A valid Pre-Placement (Category 3) health evaluation in accordance with the Occupational
Health Evaluation Standard (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561); and,
2) Undertake a periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational
Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doceng.
aspx?id=12561&section=HTML).

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 required 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.