Responsibilities:

• Design and implement statistical and mathematical modelling studies to evaluate the impact of malaria interventions at national and sub-national levels in multiple high-burden countries. Specifically, the modelling outputs will support:
  • Strategic and operational questions on implementation of malaria control interventions at subnational level by National Malaria Control Programs

• Strategic decisions by major donors, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as well as the President Malaria Initiative
• Methodological development of modeling malaria transmission and interventions as part of the Malaria Modelling Consortium

• Lead and manage a technical team of disease modellers and epidemiologists toward project deliverables
• Lead synthesis and communication of modelling outputs to diverse policy audiences
• Disseminate findings through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications
• Any other tasks as required

Skills and qualifications:

• PhD in epidemiology, ecology, biostatistics, biomathematics, bioinformatics, computational biology or related quantitative discipline
• 3+ years of experience related to the above responsibilities with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership
• Demonstrated experience in infectious disease modelling (preferably malaria)
• Experience in working with and communicating to government officials and other partners, including academics, donors, Ministries of Health and other relevant stakeholders
• Proven experience leading technical staff
• Experience with programming in R, geospatial data and software and in cluster computing environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to improvise with a variety of quantitative approaches to solve complex problems despite unreliable data
• Ability to work independently and in teams, to adapt to new challenges and operate as part of a multi-cultural team
• Experience working in fast-paced, output-oriented environments
• Idealism, humility, and desire to see quantitative approaches make a difference in the world
• Good intuition for the aesthetics and technical aspects of information visualization
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English
• Willingness to travel extensively

Applicants with previous expertise in infectious disease epidemiology and experience with providing analytical support to health authorities are highly encouraged to apply.