Field Epidemiologist (W / M) - Emergency Pool

Médecins sans Frontières; Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Médecins sans Frontières recrute un épidémiologiste à Paris pour évaluer et maintenir des systèmes de surveillance épidémiologique. Le candidat participera à des enquêtes, formera le personnel médical, et contribuera à l'analyse des données pour des prises de décisions éclairées lors de pandémies et crises sanitaires. Un environnement diversifié et inclusif est promu.

Qualifications

• Formation en épidémiologie ou domaine connexe.
• Expérience dans la supervision des systèmes de surveillance épidémiologique.
• Compétences en analyse de données et rédaction de rapports.

Responsabilités

• Mener des activités épidémiologiques, y compris des enquêtes épidémiques.
• Implémenter et maintenir des systèmes de surveillance.
• Former les équipes médicales sur les activités de surveillance.

Connaissances

Systèmes EMR

Santé au travail

Soutien de base à la vie

Soins primaires

Suturation

Compétence informatique

Formation

Éducation pertinente en épidémiologie ou santé publique

Description du poste

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) is an international medical humanitarian organization founded in 1971. It provides medical assistance to populations whose lives are threatened, mainly in situations of armed conflict, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. The French section operates in around thirty countries.

The role involves assessing, implementing, and maintaining epidemiological surveillance systems and monitoring, as needed, according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures. The goal is to contribute to evidence-based decision-making through well-managed health data in outbreak and emergency situations.

Mission

Assess, implement, and maintain epidemiological surveillance systems and monitoring (if needed) according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures. Contribute to evidence-based decision-making using well-managed health data during outbreaks and emergencies in MSF programs.

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiological activities such as outbreak investigations, including description, mapping, and collaboration with GIS teams; advise on operational responses.
• Implement and maintain surveillance systems to monitor epidemiological trends of relevant outbreak-prone diseases, collaborating with health promotion and community engagement teams.
• Guide medical staff on surveillance activities and active case finding, ensuring understanding of case definitions and data recording; brief new staff accordingly.
• Perform initial assessments, rapid health assessments, and surveys, developing protocols when standard ones are unavailable, with support from HQ epidemiologists.
• Plan and supervise HR processes for staff under responsibility, including recruitment, training, induction, evaluation, and development, ensuring staff competency.
• Supervise data encoding procedures, ensuring data collection and epidemiology software tools are accurate and timely; analyze results and prepare reports.
• Provide epidemiology training to medical teams to enhance response capacity.
• Advise MSF medical teams on epidemiological issues; design and implement epidemiological tools as needed.
• Coordinate with other MSF sections to ensure harmonization of tools.
• Participate in operational reports and assist in preparing epidemiological reports related to health facilities and research areas.
• Document lessons learned and experiences, including handovers and capitalization reports.
• Maintain regular collaboration with supervisors and managers across departments.

Profile and Requirements

Education, Experience, Languages, Knowledge, Skills

We seek candidates with relevant education, experience, language skills, and competencies such as engagement, flexibility, results orientation, and others.

Additional Information

MSF values diversity and promotes an inclusive, accessible working environment. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs, disability, or other aspects of identity.

MSF is committed to protecting personal data; application data will be handled securely and in accordance with privacy policies. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Key Skills

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Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: [Specify years]

Vacancy: 1