Application Guide

How to Apply for Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor, Global Health Programs, STRIDES

at Path

🏢 About Path

PATH is a global nonprofit that transforms public health through innovation, partnerships, and evidence-based solutions. Working at PATH means joining a mission-driven organization that collaborates with governments, NGOs, and private sectors worldwide to tackle complex health challenges, making it ideal for professionals seeking meaningful global impact.

About This Role

This role involves providing hands-on technical assistance to strengthen infectious disease surveillance systems in multiple countries, directly contributing to pandemic prevention and global health security. You'll develop surveillance plans, conduct assessments, and build local capacity, making this position critical for advancing PATH's STRIDES initiative and improving outbreak response capabilities worldwide.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve virtual meetings with country teams to assess surveillance challenges, analyzing surveillance data to identify trends or gaps, developing technical guidance documents, and collaborating with PATH colleagues to design training materials. You'll balance direct technical assistance with strategic planning to strengthen surveillance systems across multiple countries.

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🎯 Who Path Is Looking For

  • An epidemiologist or public health professional with 5+ years of field experience implementing surveillance systems in low-resource settings, not just theoretical knowledge
  • Someone who has successfully developed and disseminated surveillance guidelines or tools that were adopted by national health programs
  • A collaborative problem-solver who has worked directly with country teams to conduct surveillance assessments and implement improvement plans
  • A professional who stays current with emerging surveillance technologies like digital health tools, genomic sequencing, or AI applications in disease detection

📝 Tips for Applying to Path

1

Highlight specific examples where you strengthened surveillance systems in resource-limited settings, quantifying improvements in detection time, data quality, or reporting completeness

2

Demonstrate familiarity with PATH's work by referencing specific projects like their malaria, TB, or COVID-19 surveillance initiatives in your application materials

3

Emphasize any experience working with the Global Health Security Agenda, WHO's International Health Regulations, or similar frameworks that align with STRIDES objectives

4

If you have language skills beyond English, explicitly mention how they've been used in surveillance work, as PATH operates in multiple regions

5

Show how you've adapted surveillance approaches to different cultural and health system contexts, as this role requires working across diverse countries

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your hands-on experience designing or improving surveillance systems in global health settings, with specific examples', "How your technical expertise aligns with PATH's collaborative approach to strengthening health systems through partnerships", 'Your ability to translate surveillance data into actionable public health recommendations that inform policy or response', 'Experience training or mentoring local teams to build sustainable surveillance capacity']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → PATH's STRIDES initiative and its specific focus areas in infectious disease surveillance
  • → PATH's country programs and partnerships where surveillance strengthening has been implemented
  • → Recent PATH publications or presentations on surveillance innovation or global health security
  • → PATH's approach to health equity and how it applies to surveillance system design

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you identified gaps in a country's surveillance system and implemented solutions that improved performance metrics
2 How would you approach building surveillance capacity in a country with limited resources and infrastructure?
3 What emerging surveillance technologies or methods are most promising for low-resource settings, and why?
4 How have you collaborated with diverse stakeholders (governments, NGOs, communities) to strengthen surveillance systems?
5 Describe your experience with surveillance data analysis and how you've used findings to inform public health decisions
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on high-income country surveillance experience without demonstrating adaptability to resource-limited settings
  • Presenting surveillance as purely technical work without addressing community engagement or health system integration
  • Failing to show how surveillance data leads to public health action or policy change in your examples
  • Using generic global health language without specific examples of surveillance system improvements

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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