Senior Scientist

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Senior Scientist within the Drug use and Infections Team. In general, the post holder will be expected to lead on the implementation and management of one or more surveillance systems within the division. This post will require project management and management of staff. The post holder will lead on behalf of the division on developing and designing datasets, managing the collation and validation of data, and the timely production of outputs ( reports and articles). The post holder will be expected to lead on the analysis of datasets, to provide advice and guidance on specialist aspects of the analyses, to interpret and prepare scientific reports and articles of the results and to undertake further research. The post holder will contribute to the teaching activities of the division.

Job description

Main duties of the job

SurveillanceOutbreak InvestigationResearchPublications and presentationsTeaching and TrainingOther

For more information on these headings please see below.

Surveillance

Develop, manage and maintain the surveillance databases.Manage existing national surveillance systems and co-ordinate the development of new surveillance systems for hepatitis, HIV and/or STIs and to supervise and advise junior scientific and administrative staff in the maintenance and development of integrated or enhanced surveillance datasets.Conduct complex statistical analyses of data drawn from a variety of surveillance sources in response to ad hoc enquiries from Government agencies, international agencies (ECDC, WHO), public health practitioners, academics and members of the public.Advise scientific and administrative staff conducting routine analyses of surveillance datasets for standardised outputs and ad hoc enquiries.Supervise junior scientific colleagues and the administrative team in the production of surveillance reports and publications.Help coordinate the activities of scientists in partner institutes involved in collaborative surveillance programmes.Provide technical advice and assistance to public health practitioners on the design, maintenance, analysis and interpretation of surveillance databases.Assist in the design and development of new surveillance and data management systems in response to developments in the application of microbiological typing methods including contributing to the drafting of Standard Operating Procedures.Write or contribute to the drafting of scientific papers for publication in peer reviewed journals and detailed reports for UKHSA or Government departments.

Outbreak Investigation

Manage the technical and analytical aspects of outbreak investigations, under the supervision of the Senior/Consultant lead, by: designing outbreak databases;liaising with relevant specialists to collect epidemiological data;coordinating and advising incident teams;interviewing clinicians and patients to collect clinical and risk factor data during incidentsoverseeing data entry and ensuring quality control of databases;collating and interpreting epidemiological and microbiological data drawn from a variety of sources;conducting complex statistical analyses of datasets;providing statistical analyses for government agencies, health protection units and others;writing briefing notes and situation reports;presenting epidemiological data to Incident Management Teams;contributing to the production of outbreak reports and subsequent publications.

Research

Contribute to the development of research proposalsCoordinate the collection and collation of data from collaborators based in specialist laboratories and other institutions throughout the UK.Conduct statistical analyses of epidemiological and microbiological data for grant funded research projects and UKHSA programmes.Provide complex statistical analyses of surveillance/research datasets to academic units and other agencies involved in collaborative epidemiological and microbiological research studies under the guidance of the project leader.Contribute to the process of writing scientific papers for publication in peer reviewed journals and project reports to funding bodies.

Publications and presentations

Supervise scientific and administrative staff in the production of departmental outputs and editorial material for the Health Protection Report.Produce surveillance newsletters and/or reports.Present epidemiological findings at national and international meetings and conferences.Regularly update the BSHSH web-pages with data and associated information.

Teaching and Training

Develop and present lectures and teaching materials on the epidemiology and surveillance of hepatitis, HIV and/or STIs for UKHSA, university postgraduate and professional development training programmes.Contribute to the training for new members of staff on the epidemiology and surveillance of hepatitis, HIV and STIs.

Other

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.� You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required.� The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

Person specification

Essential criteria

First degree in a science subject and a higher degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or an allied subject, or equivalentHigher degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or an allied subject, or equivalentPostgraduate work/study in public health, epidemiology or an allied subjectInterpreting and evaluating epidemiological data, using Access/ SQL databases, spreadsheets, statistical and graphics packages to an advanced levelStatistical analysis of large and complex epidemiological datasetsManaging epidemiological studies and outbreak investigationCommunicate ideas and methods clearly and succinctly to include excellent oral and experience of writing scientific papers and/or project reportsIdentify and solve day-to-day practical problemsAbility to work on several separate tasks at the same time, whilst keeping to agreed deadlinesAbility to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources and to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision makingAn understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

Desirable criteria

Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders and an ability to liaise with a range of health professionals and scientific specialists

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �42,716, UK Health Security Agency contributes �11,533 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%

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