Senior Environmental Epidemiologist

To support ICF’s dynamic growth and expanding client base, we are seeking an Senior Environmental Epidemiologist to work in our Health Science Practice. This group of 120+ 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.

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:

• A Master’s degree in epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, or related subject with focus on epidemiology with 3+ years of relevant experience.

• 3+ years of relevant experience must include management consulting experience and/or work in support of federally funded public health programming.

Preferred Skills:

• A PhD in epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, or related subject with focus on environmental epidemiology will be highly preferred.

• Base SAS certification; Advanced SAS certification

• Strong quantitative and statistical skills.

Working at ICF

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