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ICF

Senior Malaria Advisor (On-Call)

Reston, VA · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$90k-$152kDetected 6 days ago
AccountingPublic HealthMicroscopyCommunicationBiostatisticsEpidemiology

About the role

  • The practice has deep expertise in population-based surveys, health data systems, monitoring and evaluation, and technical assistance to national institutions.
  • The Advisor works closely with the program's samplers, biomarker specialists, methodologists, and analysts, and represents the program in relevant technical working groups.
  • This on-call, part-time position based on project needs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the exploration and strategic incorporation of malaria-related data collection innovations, including questionnaire refinements (e.g., to capture malaria immunization), biomarker technologies (e.g., new diagnostics), sampling strategies (e.g., approaches to reach school-age children), and analytic requirements (e.g., accounting for changes in malaria seasonality and geography).
  • Support malaria data collection in DHS and MIS surveys, largely in Africa, from design through implementation and analysis.
  • Advise on alignment with global malaria measurement guidance and partner priorities (e.g., WHO, the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative, and national malaria control programs), as needed.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated, hands-on experience with The DHS Program and with Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS), including working familiarity with their questionnaires, biomarker protocols, sampling approaches, and standard indicators.
  • Deep subject-matter expertise in malaria epidemiology and malaria data collection, including RDT- and/or microscopy-based parasitemia measurement and related biomarker methods.
  • Track record of translating technical and methodological innovation into practical, implementable survey guidance, and of working effectively across multidisciplinary teams and with in-country institutions.

Nice to have

  • Experience with emerging malaria data collection innovations, such as new biomarker technologies, questionnaire adaptations to capture malaria vaccination, or sampling approaches to reach school-age children.
  • Experience convening or actively participating in malaria technical working groups.
  • Working proficiency in French.
  • Professional Skills You Will Use
  • Able to make sound technical decisions under real-world timing and budget constraints, including protecting scientific integrity when tradeoffs arise.
  • Attention to detail, organized, and proactive
  • ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants.
  • We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

Compensation

  • $89,649.00 - $152,404.00

Benefits

  • Convene experts and participate in existing technical working groups to examine and propose potential solutions and to bring new learning back to the program.
  • Master's degree (or higher) in epidemiology, public health, parasitology or infectious disease, demography, biostatistics, or a related quantitative or biomedical field.
  • Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in malaria or infectious-disease measurement and population health, including substantial experience with population-based household surveys.
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