| Job Title |
Environmental Epidemiologist |
| Job Description |
Plans, Directs, And Conducts Studies Concerned With Incidence
Of Disease In Industrial Settings And Effects Of Industrial
Chemicals On Health: Confers With Industry Representatives To
Select Occupational Groups For Study And To Arrange For
Collection Of Data Concerning Work History Of Individuals And
Disease Concentration And Mortality Rates Among Groups. Plans
Methods Of Conducting Epidemiological Studies And Provides
Detailed Specifications For Collecting Data To Personnel
Participating In Studies. Develops Codes To Facilitate Computer
Input Of Demographic And Epidemiological Data For Use By Data
Processing Personnel Engaged In Programming Epidemiological
Statistics. Compares Statistics On Causes Of Death Among Members
Of Selected Working Populations With Those Among General
Population, Using Life-table Analyses. Analyzes Data Collected
To Determine Probable Effects Of Work Settings And Activities
On Disease And Mortality Rates, Using Valid Statistical
Techniques And Knowledge Of Epidemiology. Presents Data In
Designated Statistical Format To Illustrate Common Patterns
Among Workers In Selected Occupations. Initiates And Maintains
Contacts With Statistical And Data Processing Managers In Other
Agencies To Maintain Access To Epidemiological Source
Materials. Evaluates Materials From All Sources For Addition To
Or Amendment Of Epidemiological Data Bank. Plans And Directs
Activities Of Clerical And Statistical Personnel Engaged In
Tabulation And Analysis Of Epidemiological Information To Ensure
Accomplishment Of Objectives.
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