Epidemiologist Senior

Position #: 9000158

Expected Start Date: July 28, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Population Health - Saskatoon

City/Town: TBD based on successful applicant's location

Department: Population Health Surveillance, Assessment and Reporting

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: August 31, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Epidemiologist - Senior $46.807 to $57.237

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Senior Epidemiologist is part of the Population Health department, working with partners across and external to the SHA. Builds effective working relationships with the QSS portfolio, MHOs, Primary Health Care, Provincial Programs, and corporate support departments, to inform the health system. Reporting to the SHA Senior Medical Health Officer, the incumbent reports on the health of the population through health equity integrated health status reporting at provincial, SHA Area and Health Networks levels; develops recommendations aimed at health system partners to improve overall population health. The incumbent advises and works closely with MHOs, EDs, and Directors, having direct and significant influence on high risk, community impact strategies and directions, including community and organizational policies, budgets, and human resources. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Three years' previous experience in population health
• Three year's experience in public health and/or health determinants surveillance

Education

• Master of Epidemiology
• Master of Public Health (MPH)

Other Education and Training

• Master of Public Health is acceptable
• Canadian Field Epidemiology Program (CFEP) preferred

Competencies

• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Supervisory skills
• Advanced - Verbal communication skills
• Advanced - Written Communication Skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to assist and develop policies and procedures according to best practice
• Proficiency in one standard stat software program (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R, WinBUGS)
• Ability to advise on the methodology of specific project evaluation(s)
• Knowledge translation experience
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of information sources related to Community Health
• Knowledge of analyzing, reporting of data and statistics
• Knowledge of communicable disease transmission
• Knowledge in translation
• Must be well organized and able to meet deadlines
• Skilled at performing quantitative and qualitative evaluations
• Knowledge of research methods involving collecting data analyzing
• Computer applications to provide & interpret quality epidemiology info
• competence in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
• Knowledge of process and principles, theories and practices of epidemiology
• Advance computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Access).
• Ability to plan, develop and oversee disease surveillance programs.

Other Information

• HSAS seniority in the SHA will be considered under the selection criteria
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Experience with publishing programs would be useful