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