Senior Technical Advisor, Data Use and Decision Science (Remote - US, UK, France, DRC)
$120,000–$135,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Support epidemic intelligence activities in the DRC by developing innovative data use products, implementing automated pipelines, and mapping existing systems to strengthen real-time decision-making. Provide hands-on technical mentorship to DRC country office staff on digital tools like DHIS2 and R, while training counterparts in data management and analytics. Collaborate with HQ and global partners to coordinate Collaborative Surveillance implementation, generate strategic reports, and evaluate initiative impact. Investigate surveillance innovations including wastewater and genomic surveillance, applying advanced analytical methods to forecast risks. Synthesize operational learnings into strategic dissemination products for the global public health community. This full-time, remote position is for a fixed term of 2 years with up to 30% travel.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., public health, epidemiology, informatics, statistics)
- At least 5 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance and analytics, public health emergency management, or equivalent experience
- Full professional fluency (written and spoken) in both English and French
- Proven ability to technically accompany and mentor multidisciplinary in-country teams, building their capacity to lead data use projects, applying systems thinking and design thinking approach, with a strong emphasis on progressive knowledge transfer and developing local ownership of analytical workflows
- Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities for strategy and execution, including in areas of high complexity and ambiguity
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills for engaging and influencing non-governmental partners, civil society organizations, donors, and multilateral agencies
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative and highly matrixed environment with experience serving many different internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating inclusiveness and active listening skills
- Comfort operating in a remote and distributed work environment, with the ability to provide high-quality technical accompaniment through virtual channels
- Cultural agility and resilience: builds trust across cultural contexts with empathy and humility; navigates complexity and ambiguity with sound judgment and a problem-solving orientation
- Able to work remotely and convene in-person occasionally for team meetings
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%
Desired Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant field
- Proven track record of supporting public health operations and outbreak preparedness/response initiatives within the African region, with direct experience in supporting Ebola outbreaks and/or in the DRC preferred
- Demonstrated experience designing, producing, and implementing end-to-end public health information products (e.g., epidemiological bulletins, outbreak situation reports) with the ability to translate complex data into decision-ready outputs and ensure sustainable handover through clear documentation and SOPs
- Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering comprehensive capacity-building training programs for public health professionals, bridging technical skills with actionable, real-world decision-making
- Proficiency in R and R Markdown/Quarto for data management, analysis, and automated information product generation
- familiarity with DHIS2
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