Senior Global Health MLE Leader (Remote)

Evidence Action; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International health care

HSAs/FSA options

Retirement plans with matching

Generous leave options

Job summary

Evidence Action is seeking a senior program leader to design, run, and evaluate the Syphilis-Free Start program, working across design, evaluation, and partnerships. The role combines program leadership with MLE excellence, and is based remotely in the United States with significant travel.

You'll shape theories of change, assess new technologies, engage Ministries of Health, manage pilots, and deliver evidence-based recommendations for scale.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in global health programs with MLE background in LMIC contexts.
• Experience designing program models for new interventions or pilots and defining how to measure them.
• Experience using evidence to make recommendations to continue, adapt, or stop a program.
• Experience managing routine data collection and analysis.
• Strong quantitative skills with Stata, R, or similar.
• Ability to operate as both a program lead and an MLE lead; translate findings into decisions.
• French language skills are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Design testable program models to answer outcomes, delivery platform, and technology questions.
• Develop and pressure-test the theory of change for expanding outcomes beyond syphilis.
• Assess alternative service delivery platforms and pilots.
• Define formative research questions, measurement frameworks, and evaluation approaches.
• Oversee day-to-day pilot implementation with partners and contractors.
• Adapt management approaches to different delivery models and contexts.
• Contribute to planning, workplans, and reporting; flag risks early.
• Integrate indicators into HMIS and DHIS2 where feasible.
• Serve as primary contact with Ministries of Health and oversee partners.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Stata

R

Program management

MLE leadership

Cross-cultural communication

Remote work

Education

Master's in public health

Epidemiology

Tools

Stata

R

Excel

DHIS2

HMIS

Job description

Evidence Action is seeking a senior program leader to design, run, and evaluate the Syphilis-Free Start program, working across design, evaluation, and partnerships. The role combines program leadership with MLE excellence, and is based remotely in the United States with significant travel.

You'll shape theories of change, assess new technologies, engage Ministries of Health, manage pilots, and deliver evidence-based recommendations for scale.