On-call Environmental Epidemiologist

Description

To support ICF’s dynamic growth and expanding client base, we are seeking an On-call Environmental Epidemiologist to work in our Health Science Practice. This group of 100+ science professionals provide toxicology, hazard assessment, epidemiology, risk assessment, exposure assessment, environmental modeling, and related support that addresses the full spectrum of potentially hazardous agents, including chemicals and microbes. We specialize in identifying and quantifying the effects of environmental pollutants, such as metals, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds, on human health and the environment.

The Environmental Epidemiologist’s project work would support federal agencies (such as U.S. EPA and NIEHS), state agencies, and private sector clients in assessing the human health impacts of pollutants. Specific tasks would involve qualitative and quantitative analyses that form the basis of human health hazard, exposure, and risk assessments.

This position will be in Durham, NC, or Reston, VA, with hybrid or remote options available and will be part-time, on-call.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and provide technical leadership on systematic literature reviews for potentially hazardous agents, including:

  • screening available studies for relevance to a research question,

  • extracting relevant study data,

  • evaluating study design and the risk of bias for included studies,

  • synthesizing evidence to reach a hazard conclusion,

  • performing quantitative analyses to develop dose-response relationships and meta-analyses, and

  • documenting methods, assumptions, conclusions, and key data gaps in a report

• Task and project management

• Interaction and correspondence with clients

• Review of work produced by others

• Development of technical publications and guidance, presentations at conferences, and proposal sections

• Mentoring and training other technical staff

Note this position does not involve hands-on laboratory or field work.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD in epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, or related subject with focus on environmental epidemiology with 5 years of relevant experience

• Experience assessing human health impacts of hazardous agents, including support of systematic literature reviews, preferably for government regulatory programs

Professional Skills:

• Proactive and problem-solving approach to challenges

• Strong quantitative and statistical skills

• Proficiency in statistical software packages (e.g., R, SAS, or STATA), as well as Microsoft Office software

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Attention to detail

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work collaboratively under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Working at ICF

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