Management Sciences for Health · 3 hours ago
Technical Advisor, Surveillance
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$86K/yr - $121K/yr
7+ years expManagement Sciences for Health (MSH) is a global health nonprofit that aims to improve countries’ ability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. The Surveillance Technical Advisor will provide technical leadership for strengthening surveillance systems and ensure the quality of surveillance interventions in collaboration with health ministries and partners.
Health CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Lead the design, rollout, and monitoring of indicator-based and event-based surveillance strengthening activities
Support MOH and national public health institutes to improve pathogen detection, case reporting, and verification of public health events
Strengthen early warning systems, including digital platforms, data flows, interoperability, and real-time analytics
Support development of national protocols, guidelines, and SOPs for surveillance, data quality, and reporting to national and global systems
Provide technical direction for integrating surveillance and laboratory systems to improve detection-to-reporting cycles
Lead capacity strengthening activities and mentorship for national, regional, and other surveillance and epidemiology teams within the health system
Provide ongoing technical support to strengthen data analysis, visualization, and epidemiological interpretation for decision-making
Facilitate and improve coordination across MOH, national public health institutes, CDC, implementing partners, and government and regional bodies
Strengthen systems for timely data and information sharing in line with national policies and CDC requirements
Contribute to high-quality project documentation, assessments, reports, and learning products
Contribute to annual work planning, MERL processes, and performance tracking related to surveillance outputs and outcomes
Support cross-cutting GHS activities, including preparedness, workforce development, outbreak investigations, and rapid response
Qualification
Required
MPH, MS, MD, PhD, or other advanced degree in epidemiology, public health surveillance, disease control, or related field
Minimum of 7+ years of experience supporting or managing surveillance systems in low- or middle-income countries
Demonstrated expertise in disease surveillance, early warning systems, IBS/EBS, data analysis, and data-use systems
Experience working with Ministries of Health, government bodies, national public health institutes, USG partners, and multilateral organizations
Familiarity with CDC surveillance platforms, global reporting systems, and GHS technical areas
Strong technical writing, communication, capacity-building, and stakeholder coordination skills
Fluency in English is required
Preferred
Proficiency in French is preferred
Benefits
Substantial vacation
Sick and holiday policies
Training and development programs
Competitive insurance coverage for health, vision, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
401k plan
Flexible Spending Account
Company
Management Sciences for Health
Management Sciences for Health is a nonprofit international health organization.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marian Wentworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Kihuguru.
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President
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2025-02-11
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