Senior Epidemiologist, NIEHS Literature Review (Proposal)

Abt Global

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Epidemiologist will provide scientific and technical leadership supporting systematic evidence mapping, literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and health hazard assessments. This role involves working closely with the Principal Investigator, toxicologists, exposure scientists, and other multidisciplinary experts to lead the evaluation and interpretation of human health evidence for environmental health and toxicological decision-making. The position is critical for assessing epidemiologic literature, conducting study quality evaluations, synthesizing scientific evidence, and contributing to technical reports and peer-reviewed publications that inform public health and regulatory decisions. This role supports the evidence evaluation and health hazard assessment activities overseen by the Principal Investigator. Candidates from the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area are preferred. This role is contingent upon award of the project.

Requirements

P5 level = Master's degree +15 years or PhD + 10 years of relevant experience. P6 level = Master's degree +13 years or PhD + 8 years of relevant experience.
Degree in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Public Health, Biostatistics, Population Health, or a closely related scientific discipline.
Demonstrated experience conducting epidemiologic research, systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, or environmental and occupational health evaluations.
Strong expertise in study design, causal inference, risk-of-bias assessment, and interpretation of epidemiologic evidence.
Experience evaluating observational studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional analyses, and environmental health investigations.
Knowledge of systematic review methodologies, evidence evaluation frameworks, and health hazard assessment approaches.
Experience integrating epidemiologic findings with toxicological, exposure, and mechanistic evidence.
Proven scientific writing experience, including peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, regulatory documents, or scientific assessments.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience working as part of multidisciplinary scientific teams.
Experience supporting NIEHS, NTP, EPA, CDC, NIH, FDA, or other federal health agencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting quantitative evidence synthesis, meta-analysis, or advanced epidemiologic modeling.
Knowledge of statistical software and analytical tools such as R, SAS, Stata, or Python.
Experience with AI-enabled evidence synthesis, literature review automation technologies, or natural language processing tools.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior epidemiology subject matter expert supporting systematic reviews, evidence synthesis activities, and health hazard assessments.
Lead the evaluation and interpretation of epidemiologic studies examining associations between environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes.
Design and contribute to systematic evidence maps, scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and evidence evaluation protocols.
Conduct and oversee literature screening, data extraction, study quality assessment, risk-of-bias evaluations, and evidence integration activities.
Apply epidemiologic principles and evidence evaluation frameworks to assess causality, strength of evidence, and potential public health impacts.
Evaluate study design, exposure assessment methodologies, confounding factors, statistical approaches, and other elements influencing study validity.
Collaborate with toxicologists, exposure scientists, pathologists, and statisticians to integrate human, animal, and mechanistic evidence into comprehensive health hazard assessments.
Draft, review, and contribute to Technical Reports, Toxicity Reports, DART Reports, Immunotoxicity Reports, Research Reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and other scientific publications.
Support scientific briefings, presentations, and interactions with the client federal partners, advisory committees, and external peer reviewers.
Contribute to quality assurance activities to ensure scientific rigor, methodological consistency, and regulatory compliance across all project deliverables.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior epidemiologists, analysts, and research staff.
Evaluate and utilize innovative approaches, including AI-enabled literature review tools, machine learning applications, natural language processing technologies, and data visualization methods to enhance evidence review and synthesis processes.
Support project planning, technical risk management, and achievement of contract milestones and deliverables.