Senior Scientific Evaluator

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Are you interested in working at a cutting-edge organization that values both your physical and psychological health and wellness, provides rich career development opportunities and rewards innovation? Health Canada is among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2021 in addition to being
recognized as Top employer for Young People since 2015 and as Best Diversity Employer since 2010! Don’t miss your opportunity to not only enjoy the unparalleled benefits of the public service, but to get so much more on our award-winning team! Health Canada is committed to improving the lives of all of Canada's people and to making this country's population among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system. Health Canada offers opportunities for qualified employees seeking new challenges and career advancement. It is important to us that our employees have the opportunity to lead healthy, balanced lives. Depending on the type of work performed, managers can allow employees to work flexible hours, telework and work a compressed work week.

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various
language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section. In addition, this
process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment within 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 opportunity to apply.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Essential Education

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in biological, natural, physical or applied science with specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Essential Experience
Significant* experience in leading, planning and conducting scientific and regulatory evaluation.
Significant* experience in analysing, reviewing and interpreting scientific data.
Significant* experience in writing scientific reports, analysing, integrating and summarizing key scientific information from multiple sources.
Significant* experience in providing advice or recommendations based on interpretation of regulations, policies and guidelines.
* For the purposes of this process, "significant experience” is defined as an experience which is normally acquired over a period of THREE (3)years, and for which these tasks are performed on an on-going basis as part of the main duties of the position.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Essential Stream Specific Experience

Stream 1 – Toxicology
Significant* experience in the assessment of hazard or risk to human health posed by chemical substances.

Stream 2 – Dietary and/or Occupational/Residential Exposure
Significant* experience in the assessment of risk to human health posed by pesticides (or other chemical substances).
Significant* experience in the integration of results from pesticide (or other chemical substances) exposure evaluation into human health risk assessments.

Stream 3 – Entomology/Plant Pathology
Significant* experience in entomology or plant pathology.

Stream 4 – Environmental Risk
Significant* experience in conducting assessments of the environmental risks of pesticides (or other chemicals) in the environment.
Significant* experience in assessing and interpreting scientific studies related to the environmental toxicology or fate of pesticides (or other chemicals) in the environment.

Stream 5 – Re-evaluation coordination and risk management/issue management
Significant* experience in conducting the assessment and management of risk
to human health or the environment posed by pesticides (or other chemical substances).
Significant* experience in leading multi-disciplinary scientific teams in a regulatory context.

* For the purposes of this process, "significant experience” is defined as an experience which is normally acquired over a period of THREE (3) years, and for which these tasks are performed on an on-going basis as part of the main duties of the position.

Common Knowledge Requirement
Knowledge of uses, effects and regulation of pesticides.

Stream 1 – Toxicology
Knowledge of theories and procedures relevant to the assessment of toxicity (for example, mammalian physiology, carcinogenicity, pharmacology, neurotoxicity, etc.).
Knowledge of the standard protocols, theories and principles of human hazard and risk assessment of chemical substances.

Stream 2 – Dietary and/or Occupational/Residential Exposure
Knowledge of the theories and principles of human hazard, risk assessment and risk management of pesticides (or other chemical substances).
Knowledge of dietary and/or occupational/residential exposure studies to conduct human health risk assessment for pesticides (or other chemical substances).

Stream 3 – Entomology & Plant Pathology
Knowledge of experimental design, experimental procedures, data collection, and data analysis in entomology/plant pathology.
Knowledge of production sites and practices for crops grown in Canada.
Knowledge of pest management practices, including uses and application methods of insecticides/fungicides.

Stream 4 – Environmental
Knowledge of the assessment of environmental fate (transformation and transport processes) or ecotoxicology of pesticides or other chemicals.

Stream 5 - Re-evaluation Coordination
Knowledge of theories and principles of human health or environmental risk assessment and risk management of pesticides (or other chemical substances).

Abilities

Required for All Streams
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to plan and manage workload effectively and independently
Ability to provide scientific/regulatory advice and recommendations.
Ability to lead and manage a project.
Ability to prepare concise reports or presentations.

Stream 1 – Toxicology
Ability to critically evaluate and interpret toxicology data, based on sound scientific judgement.
Ability to conduct an integrated hazard assessment.

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

Willingness and ability to work overtime.
Willingness and ability to travel upon request.

Conditions of employment

Condition(s) of employment

Enhanced Reliability
Secret

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLY MISSING INFORMATION.

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

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.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/927/identifytheorganization-responsibleforrecognition.canada

Volume management strategies may be used (for example: top down approach may be used)

We thank all those who apply.

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.