Senior Technical Advisor, Data Use and Decision Science

Role Overview

• Focuses on bridging the gap between complex epidemiological and contextual data and strategic public health action.
• Accompany in-country counterparts to generate stronger analytics and information products to support decision-making, integrating disease surveillance data with other contextual data.
• Contribute to the facilitation of two flagship programs
• Epidemic Intelligence training curriculum, and a co-design workshop
• to build national counterparts' capacity for epidemic intelligence and systems thinking.
• Collaborates with HQ-based staff and in-country embedded teams on data analytics, innovations and delivery. Responsibilities include:
• Support the implementation of epidemic intelligence activities that inform decision-making, including development of innovative data use products and implementation of automated production pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with in-country counterparts and across teams to map existing systems, data, and decision-making needs.
• Provide hands-on technical accompaniment, capacity building, and knowledge transfer, including providing hands-on technical mentorship that develops local talent.
• Training in-country embedded teams on the use of digital tools, such as DHIS2, Emergency Management Systems (EMS), R and R markdown for data management, analytics, GIS, and data product generation.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to develop a country workplan and budget for Collaborative Surveillance, coordinate the implementation, and generate strategic reports for leadership and donors.
• Collaborate with global (e.g., WHO, US CDC, UNICEF) and country-level partners to streamline and align Collaborative Surveillance initiatives.
• Provide technical oversight and methodologies to evaluate the impact of the Collaborative Surveillance initiatives.
• Lead consultative work to investigate and develop use cases for surveillance innovations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary epidemic intelligence team to pioneer innovations in data use for decision-making.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., public health, epidemiology, informatics, statistics). PhD in a relevant field is a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance and analytics, public health emergency management, or equivalent experience
• 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.
• 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.
• Proficiency in R and R Markdown/Quarto for data management, analysis, and automated information product generation; familiarity with DHIS2 is an advantage
• 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
• Fluency in English is required; Proficiency in French or Portuguese is highly desirable.
• Able to work remotely and convene in-person occasionally for team meetings
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%

Benefits

• Health insurance for you and your dependents
• Contributions toward retirement
• Paid annual leave and sick leave, in addition to public holidays
• Two paid, week-long organization-wide breaks at mid-year and end-of-year
• Professional development and home office setup benefits
• Up-to-date computer equipment