Assessing, implementing and maintaining the epidemiological surveillance systems/monitoring (if needed) according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to contribute to appropriate evidence-based decision making using well managed health data in outbreak and emergency MSF programmes.
Defining, coordinating and monitoring the epidemiological activities, ensuring the development of appropriate methodology and the quality of studies according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to identify risk factors for diseases and to determine the optimal treatment approaches to clinical practice and the preventive medicine to be used in the medical projects.
Role of the Epidemiologist :
- As an epidemiologist you can be employed in the field of programme monitoring and evaluation, and/ or field epidemiology.
- In the field of monitoring you will assure that relevant and validated programme data are available. You will assure that indicators are debated within the medical team and inform operational decision. In addition, you’ll assure that data collection and analysis adapt when project activities are re-oriented.
- In the field of evaluation you will assess the performance of projects. You will provide recommendations for operational research (mostly using programme data, less frequent are prospective studies) to evaluate new tools (drugs, lab tests, …) or new operational strategies.
- In the field of field epidemiology you will be responsible for initial assessments when outbreaks are suspected, and you will assure epidemiological surveillance /monitoring systems are in place to inform operational decision making during outbreaks and other emergency programmes. When indicated, you will be involved in surveys to orient operational decisions.
Requirements
- Master in Public Health with relevant professional experience in epidemiology or an MSC in epidemiology
- Relevant professional experiences of at least 2 years is mandatory
- Proven practical skills in design, implementation and evaluation of surveys, and in quantitative/ qualitative research methods.
- Experience with relevant software packages
- Outbreak investigation / management experience (e.g. cholera) is an asset.
- Experience with tropical medicine and infectious diseases is desirable.
- Availability of 6 - 12 months for each assignment
- Adhere to our Behavioral Commitments and MSF Charter
Checklist
Please consider the following criteria for working with MSF:
Have you read the principles of MSF?
Do you meet the general criteria for working in the field?
Do you meet the specific requirements for the role you are going to apply for?
Are you clear about what to expect from the life on a mission, including but not limited to security and cultural contexts, living conditions and stress from emergency work?
Do you know our behavioural commitments and our ongoing actions to promote a work environment free of harassment, exploitation and abuse?
Do you know what MSF offers to our field workers?
Have you read our arrangements on assessment?
Do you understand that this is an application for our field worker pool, and that you will be matched to a role later on if your application is successful?
Now that you have thoroughly understood the above, you are invited to begin your MSF journey with us.
First, you will complete the online application. Please note that you have 30 calendar days from account creation to application submission. If you do not hear from us within 12 weeks, you may consider your application unsuccessful.
Given the volume of applicants vis a vis needed positions in the field, please also note that priority processing will be given to multi-lingual (French, Spanish and/or Arabic) applicants as part of our hiring needs.
Should you need further clarifications or encounter problems while applying online, please contact us at: field.recruitment@hongkong.msf.org
