Epidemiologist / Biostatistician

Core responsibilities:

• Writes software code (in R and/or Stata) to manage, visualize, analyze, and model a variety of health data types
• Identifies and applies appropriate quantitative and statistical methods for the problem at hand
• Liaises between public health partners and analysis partners
• Prepares reports and presentations to effectively communicate methods and findings to stakeholders, including ministries of health and other partners
• Trains, supervises, and collaborates with partner individuals and institutions to support upskilling of local public health analytics talent

This role uses analytics and systems thinking to design system-level solutions essential for reducing disease burden in Africa, working directly with countries to support priority-setting and decision-making in public health.

Required qualifications:

• Ph.D. in epidemiology or biostatistics, or DrPH; alternatively, Ph.D. in a related quantitative field and at 2+ years' experience working with epidemiological or public health data
• Experience in statistical analysis, including statistical tests and basic regressions
• Experience in analysis of epidemiological, public health, clinical trial, or other health data
• Professional proficiency in English or French
• Proficiency in data manipulation and at least one data analysis language (R or Stata)
• Proficiency in data visualization, including making maps
• Clear and effective communication of quantitative work to non-experts

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the posting.