# Surveillance Scientist **Company**: UK Health Security Agency **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Salary**: GBP 37,749 - 45,353 per year **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/surveillance-scientist-110564?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_0872a5cf-c46 ## Description The Surveillance Scientist will contribute to the surveillance of hepatitis and vaccine preventable diseases through the ongoing development, maintenance and evaluation of surveillance systems. Responsibilities include: - Maintaining, developing and documenting surveillance databases and associated processes for areas of responsibility. - Extracting, validating, cleaning and analysing surveillance data from multiple sources. - Developing and maintaining database queries, data validation checks and quality assurance processes. - Producing routine surveillance reports, annual summaries, epidemiological analyses and responses to information requests. - Supporting outbreak investigations by providing surveillance data, epidemiological summaries and analytical support. - Working collaboratively with clinicians, microbiologists, epidemiologists, data managers, Health Protection Teams and laboratory colleagues. - Supporting the maintenance and development of surveillance dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and other analytical software. - Monitoring and maintaining data held within surveillance systems including CIMS, SGSS, MOLIS, Access, SQL-based systems, Excel, Power BI and statistical software such as R. - Contributing to scientific papers, conference presentations, national reports and policy-relevant outputs. - Contributing to the day-to-day operation of surveillance systems and associated administrative processes. - Line management/supervision of junior staff and providing support, training and quality assurance for their work where appropriate. - Identifying opportunities to improve data quality, surveillance processes and reporting systems. The post-holder will also: - Contribute towards the maintenance and running of enhanced surveillance of the selective neonatal immunisation programme, elimination of mother-to-child transmission programme and childhood hepatitis B and C surveillance programme (HIPSNet). - Support other viral hepatitis surveillance activities, which may comprise the sentinel surveillance of blood-borne virus testing, routine laboratory reports of hepatitis, enhanced surveillance of acute hepatitis A and B and any new hepatitis-related surveillance systems infections, including as part of outbreak response if required. - Be responsible for co-ordinating and carrying out data collection, validation, preparing and disseminating surveillance reports, and interrogating databases (including writing database queries) in response to information requests and surveillance publications. - Work closely and effectively with clinical, microbiological and other professional scientific and administrative colleagues at UKHSA, local Health Protection Teams (HPTs) and throughout the NHS. - Undertake administrative tasks to support and contribute to the day to day running of the surveillance systems and associated epidemiological analysis and research. - Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team. **Person specification:** Essential Criteria: - Science degree (or equivalent) in; Biological and Life Sciences (including Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Pharmacology.) Physical Sciences (including Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Geography, Geology, Materials Science, and Forensic Science) Mathematical and Computer Sciences (including Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Data Science.) Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Sciences (including Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, and Pharmacy.) or significant experience of working in communicable disease surveillance. - MSc in Epidemiology or allied discipline, or significant post-graduate experience working in epidemiology or in the field of infectious diseases and their control. - Knowledge and experience of a statistical software package (R or equivalent). - Knowledge and experience of data management and/or databases (Microsoft Access, SQL systems and related applications). - Good interpersonal and communication skills. **Benefits:** Alongside your salary of £37,749, UK Health Security Agency contributes £10,935 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. - 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 employer contribution of 28.97% ## Skills ### Required - R - Microsoft Access - SQL systems - data management - epidemiology - infectious diseases ### Nice to have - knowledge of infectious disease surveillance - ability to identify and solve practical problems - good organisational, prioritisation and time-management skills --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/surveillance-scientist-110564?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)