Dr. Viehbeck is the Chief Science Officer and Vice-President, Data, Surveillance, and Foresight for the Public Health Agency of Canada. In this role, Dr. Viehbeck is responsible for providing strategic leadership to oversee and support science excellence, science-policy integration and science promotion, as well as re-energizing the scientific vision and capacity across the Agency as well as strengthening the Agency’s surveillance and data systems, including those that guide public health risk assessment activities. Prior to this role, Sarah worked for 12 years at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, most recently as an Associate Vice-President. She holds her Ph.D. in health studies with a focus on science and policy integration in public health from the University of Waterloo.
