Senior Engineer/Scientist- Epidemiologist

Planned Systems International; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Group medical

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

AD&D coverage

Legal services

Identity protection

Accident insurance

FSA

HSA

401(k) matching

Professional courses

Certifications

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Technologies & Laboratories International, Inc. (ATL) seeks a Senior Engineer/Scientist with a PhD/ScD in epidemiology to lead cancer-related studies in military aviation contexts.

You will design and interpret epidemiologic analyses, assess occupational exposures, and contribute to literature reviews of aviation hazards. The role involves developing job-exposure matrices, coordinating with industrial hygienists and health physicists, and guiding study design for the MACS project

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field (e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics)
• Experience in the epidemiology of cancers
• Experience with occupational exposure assessment or industrial hygiene would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise on occupational exposures to radiation, chemicals, and fumes for study design and data interpretation of military aviation and firefighter data sets
• Oversee and assist developing and conducting statistical analysis plans for studies
• Contribute to job groupings into exposure groups and review tasks with industrial hygienists and health physicists
• Support literature reviews on aviation-related hazards in military and commercial aviation
• Assist in literature reviews to prioritize carcinogens of interest
• Develop job exposure matrices accounting for expert assessment uncertainty
• Quantify exposure to ionizing radiation associated with high altitude flight

Skills

MS Office

Teams

SharePoint

Education

PhD

Tools

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Overview

Advanced Technologies & Laboratories International, Inc. (ATL) is hiring a Senior Engineer/Scientist - PhD/ScD epidemiologist (MACS- Military Aviators Cancer Study) with experience with the epidemiology of cancers, affected worker populations, and carcinogenic occupational exposures.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise related to occupational exposures to radiation, chemicals, and fumes for the benefit of study design and data interpretation of military aviation and firefighter/1st responder data sets.
• Oversee and assist developing & conducting statistical analysis plans for various studies.
• Provide expert review of, or contribution to, job groupings into similar exposure groups. Works with team industrial hygienists and health physicists needed to review job titles and tasks and conduct expert ratings/rankings of occupational exposures to radiation, chemicals, and fumes.
• Contribute to a comprehensive literature review of potential aviation-related hazards in both military and commercial aviation and support crew activities.
• Assist in a literature review of potential aviation-related hazards, resulting in a comprehensive assessment of available evidence and prioritized list of potential carcinogens of interest.
• Assistance in developing job exposure matrices which takes into account uncertainty from expert assessments. Several job exposure matrices will be developed.
• Develop a job exposure matrix quantifying exposure to ionizing radiation associated with high altitude flight.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD
• Experience in the epidemiology of cancers

Required Technical/Business Tools Experience

• MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
• Communication tools (Teams, SharePoint)

Company Benefits

• paid leave
• employer sponsored group medical
• employer sponsored group dental
• employer sponsored group vision
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• life insurance
• AD&D coverage
• legal services
• identity theft
• accident insurance
• Flexible spending account
• health saving account
• The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested
• professional courses
• certifications
• tuition reimbursement programs

EEO Commitment

It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing [e-mail], or by dialing 703-575-8400.