Senior Statistician job posting at OHSAH (fwd)

[Richard Lockhart <lockhart@cs.sfu.ca>]

Richard Lockhart,  Chair

Stat & Act Sci; Simon Fraser Univ.     Phone:  (778) 782-3264
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6                     FAX:    (778) 782-4368
e-mail:   lockhart@sfu.ca

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Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:13:58 -0800
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Subject: Senior Statistician job posting at OHSAH


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Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC
#301-1195 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 3X5
  Tel: 604-775-4034   Fax: 604-775-4031  Web: www.ohsah.bc.ca

Senior Statistician
Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH) in BC
Making Healthcare a Healthier Place to Work

Start Date:  January 2009
Application Deadline: December 12, 2008
Position type: Part-time (0.5 FTE to 0.8 FTE)
Position duration: 22 months (Based on 0.5 FTE)

About Us
OHSAH is jointly governed by both unions and
employers and provides innovative approaches to
improving workplace health and safety in the
healthcare sector.  Our mission is to work with
all members of the healthcare community to
develop guidelines and programs designed to
promote better health and safety practices and
safe early return-to-work plans, to promote pilot
programs and facilitate the sharing of best
practices and to develop new measures to assess
the effectiveness of programs and
initiatives.  We are looking for a unique
individual seeking to make a direct positive
impact on BC’s healthcare community. For more
information about our Agency please visit our
website: <http://www.ohsah.bc.ca>www.ohsah.bc.ca

Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Disability
Prevention and Principal Investigator of the
project Multimorbidity and Work Disability in
Canadian Nurses, the incumbent will be the
primary statistician on this project. The project
involves analyzing cross-sectional data, using
primarily structural equation modelling, from a
large cohort of over 18,000 Canadian nurses,
using a database housed at Statistics Canada’s Research Data Centre.

Duties
·       To work with the Principal Investigator
and Co-investigators to design the statistical analyses for the project
·       Independently select,  conduct and interpret statistical analyses
·       Prepare preliminary drafts of statistical results

Qualifications

Education and Experience
·       Masters degree in statistics, epidemiology, or related field
·       Minimum of three years experience in a similar role
·       Previous experience working with Structural Equation Modeling
·       Previous experience working with Statistics Canada data at RDC center
·       Experience in healthcare, academic or research environments

Skills and Abilities:
·       Solid knowledge of the following statistical methods:
                     - Structural equation
modeling with categorical and count outcomes
                     - Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses
                     - Multi-group analyses
                     - Latent class analyses
·       Experience in using Stats Can large data sets and weights
·       Knowledge of SEM software, such as Mplus
·       Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with staff
·       Ability to work independently and within
a team environment and meet timelines

The recruiting hourly wage range for this
position is from $32.00 to $33.30 with 4% added in lieu of vacation.

The successful candidate will be required to
obtain Government of Canada security status
(which involves a criminal record check) to work
in Statistics Canada’s Research Data Centre as a condition of employment.

Please submit your application in confidence to:

HR Coordinator
OHSAH
#301 – 1195 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC  V6H 3X5
Email: <mailto:tina@ohsah.bc.ca>jobpostings@ohsah.bc.ca
Fax : 778-328-8001
We thank you in advance for your interest.
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.