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Food
Safety Risk Analyst / Risk Assessment Modeler – Washington, DC
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Job ID:
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11937
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Washington, DC - Metro
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About RTI
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Looking for challenging work in the area of food safety
risk assessment? Interested in developing methods and models to
prioritize food safety risks and assist domestic and international
agencies in evaluating risk mitigation strategies? Put your
knowledge to work protecting public health from exposure to chemical
and microbiological agents at RTI International's Environment,
Health, and Safety Division.
RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting
innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human
condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI
offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of
multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded
RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece
of the Research Triangle Park.
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Job Description
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We are seeking candidates for a Food Safety Risk Analyst
/ Risk Assessment Modeler with at least 2-5 years of experience that
possess a strong background in the development and use of
quantitative risk assessment methods and models, particularly those
relevant to food safety. The successful candidate will help to
develop methodologies and models used by federal and international
agencies in evaluating risks to public health associated with
contaminated food including, for example, ready-to-eat produce and
seafood. Work activities will involve all aspects of model
development, from creating the conceptual approach, through coding,
implementation, and testing of software. This work will support the
development of software and database systems that will be used,
ultimately, to develop strategies to optimize the reduction of public
health risks associated with exposure to contaminated food. In
addition to ranking and identifying the highest priority risks, the
candidate will be responsible for helping to develop cutting edge
methodologies to optimize resource allocation decisions. For example,
the techniques that are developed for our clients will support a
transparent, science-based analytical framework for decision making
that can be used to test assumptions, address uncertainties, and
identify optimum strategies for allocating resources to research,
risk communication, regulatory intervention, etc. The candidate will
work with a multi-disciplinary team from the conceptual design,
through the methodology development, the software/data management
system design, the data development and analysis, and the software
testing for various “scenarios” to test the model’s logic. Candidate
must be willing to be based in RTI’s Washington DC office.
The candidate will be working with a microbiologists, engineers,
programmers, database specialists, risk assessors, and food safety
specialists on a variety of projects for domestic and international
clients. In addition to collaborating across multiple disciplines,
the candidate will have significant opportunities to grow into
technical and project leadership roles, working closely with senior
technical staff to develop new skills. We offer a workplace that
provides the mentoring necessary for the candidate to establish a
clear career path and develop the necessary skills to achieve real
professional growth. The successful candidate will be expected to
contribute to publications and attend scientific conferences to
present our work.
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Qualifications
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• Master’s degree in applied mathematics, statistics,
risk analysis, quantitative modeling, or related field
• 2-5 years experience in model development, risk assessment, or
decision analysis.
• Excellent quantitative skills
• Experience in using modeling/programming packages (e.g., MATLAB,
MathCad, or Analytica)
• Familiarity with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java,
.net), and software design.
• Demonstrated writing skills and be comfortable working with
word-processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software
packages.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V***
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