Epidemiologist

Epidemiologist

Location: Toronto

Department: Outbreak Response & Support

Role Overview

The Epidemiologist provides specialized epidemiological and analytic subject matter expertise to the Communicable Disease Control (CDC) portfolio within Operations and Response, supporting the Outbreak Response and Support (ORS) team on surveillance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized expertise related to communicable diseases, including COVID-19.
• Design and coordinate surveillance data‑extraction and analysis processes to provide timely information to PHO and key stakeholders.
• Develop analytic code and perform complex manipulation of large datasets using R.
• Prepare data to support decision‑making and respond to stakeholder requests.
• Support epidemiologic research, population health assessment, and surveillance activities to generate scientific knowledge for evidence‑based communication and...