Epidemiologist at University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

• We are recruiting an individual through our affiliated international NGO Global Programs for Research & Training to serve as the Epidemiologist under the direction of the Deputy Director, Strategic Information.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following services to Global Programs and/ or its affiliates: -

• Provide leadership and oversight on assigned HIV surveillance projects.
• Maintain collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), CDC-Kenya and other agencies and institutions, and key partners.
• Develop survey protocols, tools and training materials.
• Develop and review analysis plans, provide interpretation for analysis and write up results.
• Develop and support implementation plans for assigned projects
• Provide feedback and guidance to the statistical team on analysis and statistical outputs.
• Facilitate and lead dissemination of surveillance data through preparation of presentations, reports and scientific manuscripts.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master’s or PhD degree in epidemiology or related field is required.
• Minimum of eight years working in epidemiology, public health, surveillance or related field is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of concepts of disease surveillance and epidemiology.
• Experience and technical expertise with surveillance systems and surveys using varying sampling methodologies.
• Experience preparing survey and surveillance protocols, technical reports and scientific manuscripts.
• Experience capacity building on surveillance and epidemiological methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills in working teams with varying areas of expertise to accomplish project objectives.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills; ability to effectively communicate both orally and written complicated epidemiological information to non-technical persons.
• Proficiency in either SAS, STATA or R statistical software packages.
• Fluency in English required.