Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of research, data analysis and deliverable development for the following key activities:
  • Assess the public health needs/gaps and data collection capacity and processes​ within Gulf-CDC member states
  • Collaborate with the Public Health Programs and Polices and Public Health Emergencies unit to identify disease or risk factor specific information essential to surveillance and analytics
  • Collaborate with external IT consultants to develop a regional surveillance and early warning system for the Gulf region
• Work with the Manager, Surveillance and Analytics in the coordination among cross-functional teams (e.g. Knowledge Sharing and Translation, Public Health Programs & Policies, Data Governance and Policy) and Country-Level Officials
• Support the writing of Surveillance and Analytics reports and documents
• Gather and analyse data for the tracking of Surveillance and Analytics key performance indicators

Qualification

• A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, epidemiology or related field with familiarity of disease epidemiology and surveillance
• Nationality of one of the GCC Member States

Experience

• At least 2 years of professional experience acquired in positions relevant to the job description
• Strong hands-on experience and skills in project management
• Working experience from an international, multicultural setting
• Experience in IT functions within the areas of public health, microbiology and/or bioinformatics
• Experience in scientific communication to authorities, peers and community