OGH intends to submit a proposal for the development of an evaluation framework for Vaccine use in outbreak response. To support our team in this assignment we are looking to hire a health economist with a background in infectious disease epidemiology. The appointment will be conditional to a successful bid.

The Epidemiologist will support the team in developing the evaluation framework for GAVI investments in vaccines for Outbreak Response Interventions (ORI). This will include conducting a review and landscape analysis of existing epidemiological models and evaluation frameworks, developing the new framework for GAVI, validating the framework as part of a proof-of-concept study, and contributing to dissemination of results.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Conduct literature review and landscape analysis of

• existing quantitative epidemiological models that have been used to plan or evaluate outbreak response immunisation (ORI) for five priority diseases (cholera, ebola, meningococcal disease, typhoid, yellow fever).
• reports and evaluation of previous outbreaks and interventions for the five priority diseases and compile an overview of lessons learned.
• the economic and societal impact of previous outbreaks of the five priority diseases

• Conduct a structural comparison of existing models and define their applicability to different outbreak/intervention scenarios and research questions
• Conduct interviews with global experts in vaccine manufacturing and supply chains and with country experts to establish the feasibility of different intervention scenarios
• Define key indicators for the impact of ORI that can be used in communication with stakeholders
• Develop a framework that will allow GAVI to quantify the impact of investments in vaccines for ORI for the five priority diseases and across the GAVI portfolio
• Prepare a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and a report for dissemination of the framework

Academic Qualifications:
• Masters/PhD level degree in epidemiology, infectious disease or vaccines with a background in mathematical modelling

Experience:
• 3+ years of experience in applying mathematical models to real-world public health questions
• Experience in working on vaccination strategies or outbreak response
• Experience in evaluating the impact of interventions in a public health context (epidemiological, economic, societal)
• Experience in conducting systematic literature reviews
• Experience in working with national/international public health organisations

Skills required:
• Ability to understand and formulate mathematical models of infectious disease transmission and intervention and apply them to real-world questions
• Ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders – understand their needs and conceptualise them in a way that is amenable to quatitative evaluation, explain abstract concepts to non-experts in a way that conveys their relevance to practical implementation
• Competent in using maximum likelihood/Baysian methods for fitting models to data
• Competent in at least one programming language (Python, R, Julia)
• Fluent in English and excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented setting with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds and skillsets