Senior Scientist

In this role you will be expected to lead on the implementation and management of our Hepatitis C Dashboard development using PowerBI. Additionally, you will be building evidence analysis of surveillance data, public health monitoring, evaluating the impact of interventions, and preparing surveillance outputs, scientific reports, and articles., As the Senior Scientist your main responsibilities will include:
Surveillance
+ 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.
+ Supervise junior scientific colleagues and the administrative team in the production of surveillance reports, publications and ad-hoc enquiries.
+ Help coordinate the activities of scientists in partner institutes involved in collaborative surveillance programmes, as well as 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.
Outbreak Investigation
+ Manage the technical and analytical aspects of outbreak investigations, under the supervision of the Senior/Consultant lead
Research
+ Contribute to the development of research proposals, the coordination, collection and collation of data from collaborators based in specialist laboratories and other institutions throughout the UK, and conduct complex statistical analyses of surveillance/research datasets
+ 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.
+ Present epidemiological findings at national and international meetings and conferences
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 and contribute to the training for new members of staff on the epidemiology and surveillance of hepatitis, HIV and STIs.
Please review the Job Description for a full list of responsibilities.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary., You will be required to complete an application form and Statement of Suitability. Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section). You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW
This stage will involve an interview via MS Teams.
As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Candidates will also be asked to participate in a session where they will be required to prepare and deliver a 5-minute presentation to the panel. This will be followed by a question-and-answer segment. The presentation will be designed to assess each candidate’s experience in line with the requirements of the role. Full details will be provided prior to the interview.
The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours will be used at the interview:
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Making effective decisions
+ Changing and Improving

+ First degree in a science subject and Higher degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or an allied subject, or equivalent
+ Postgraduate work/study in public health, epidemiology or an allied subject
+ Analysing, Interpreting and evaluating complex epidemiological data, using Access/ SQL databases, spreadsheets, statistical and graphics packages to an advanced level
+ Managing epidemiological studies and outbreak investigation and writing scientific papers and/or project reports
+ Ability to work independently and take responsibility for own technical work and time and to work as an effective team member and to work on several separate tasks at the same time, whilst keeping to agreed deadlines
+ Communicate ideas and methods clearly and succinctly to include excellent oral and written communication skills
+ Identify and solve day-to-day practical problems and have the ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
+ Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
+ An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Desirable
+ Having a thorough understanding of recent advances in the epidemiology and microbiology of hepatitis, HIV and/or STIs and presenting scientific papers at national and international conferences.
Please review the Job Description for the full criteria., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's locations (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Specialist or regional roles will be based at the appropriate UKHSA site. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based on individual requirements and business needs.

• Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.

Working Pattern – Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working and Hybrid Working., 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. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
+ An environment with flexible working options
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%