Biostatistician

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Duties

Biostatistician Duties include:

Build collaborative relationships within the Department to analyse statistical issues and quantitative methodologies, and extend the application of statistics in the Department.

Plan, develop, and implement statistical analyses, including policies, guidelines, operating procedures, data management plans, and training to ensure consistency in statistical analyses.

Provide expert advice and consultative services to senior managers and researchers in the Department concerning technical aspects of statistical design, statistical concepts, methods and interpretations of statistical data.

Develop and/or modify methods and techniques to ensure that experimental and replication designs are able to provide results that are statistically valid and to improve the quality, reliability and appropriateness of data and conclusions.

Design and develop data collection strategies, statistical approaches, models and techniques for use in laboratory research.

Provide recommendations to improve existing data management strategies, and develop new methods of producing and evaluating data.

Develop reports, technical documents and briefing notes for senior managers, summarizing the findings of studies and providing conclusions to be used to support evidence-based decision making.

Work environment

Are you looking for a work environment where your knowledge, ideas, and professional opinions are valued? Do you want to be part of a collaborative, supportive team? Apply!

Come work in an organization that is passionate about helping the Canadian grain sector produce the best grain in the world. We are one of the few Government of Canada departments headquartered outside of Ottawa. In Winnipeg, you can enjoy all of the benefits of working in one of Canada’s largest cities, but with a small town feel thanks to our prairie hospitality!

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agricultural sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC, we strive to live our values of excellence, integrity, respect and accountability. We promote work-life balance. We have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff 1 full-time indeterminate position.

A pool of candidates may be created to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles and tenures (indeterminate, specified term, acting, assignment, deployment, secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

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 degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a natural, physical or applied science with specialization in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Sciences, Mathematics/Statistics, or Biological Sciences, or another specialization relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• At least two years of experience in statistical data analysis.
• Experience in data management.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience using Linux/Unix.
• Experience in coding languages and/or statistical software packages (Python, “R”, Perl, SAS, or equivalent).

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

Education:
• A master’s or doctoral degree (M.Sc or Ph.D/D.Sc) from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Sciences, Mathematics/Statistics, or Biological Sciences, or another specialization relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in bioinformatics, genomics and/or analysis of next generation sequencing
data.
• Experience in machine-learning algorithms.
• Experience in Linux/Unix system administration and system monitoring.
• Experience in data visualization.
• Experience at giving training.
• Experience working on different projects simultaneously.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of statistics used to plan scientific experiments (i.e. sampling and replications design).

Competencies:
• Initiative
• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork

Abilities:
• Ability to organize, summarize, and present complex scientific data and information through written and interactive communication.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates will be asked, as per the application process, to answer screening questions for each essential and other criteria (education and experience). Candidates will have to provide specific examples, for each screening question demonstrating how they have acquired the education and experience criteria. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.