KeyResponsibilities:
Work as an integral member of the Product Development Teams (PDT) in 1 or more disease areas, providing strategic input for discovery, early and late-stage development, and policy implementation.
Collaborate with the Senior Director, Epidemiology and PDTs to develop critical path epidemiology research plans in one to two disease areas.
Serve as an integral part of the IAVI Epi Team by leading research in 1 or more disease areas and providing technical assistance in other disease areas and across IAVI departments.
Develop research consortium, protocols, and implement epidemiological and related research in close collaboration with the Clinical Development, Quality and Global Access departments as needed.
Collaborate with internal and external colleagues to ensure robust analysis of quantitative and qualitative outputs.
Lead and contribute to proposal writing to secure funding for epidemiological and related research to generate evidence to support end-to-end product development.
Manage the planning, execution and delivery of funded projects in accordance with current regulatory guidelines and internal procedures, including reviewing and approving study reports.
Disseminate outputs to internal and external stakeholders, including academic researchers, policymakers, multilateral organizations, and key funders.
Ensure that IAVI internal process and international best practices for research are followed.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant epidemiological methodologies, vaccine science, product development, and disease areas.
Publish regularly, at least annually, as first or senior author.
Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
Education and Work Experience:
Advanced degree in Epidemiology or related field (MSc or PhD) is required; PhD is highly preferred.
Minimum of 5 years post-graduate epidemiology experience with PhD or a minimum of 8 years' experience with a Master's or advanced degree required.
Minimum of 2 years of direct experience developing and implementing epidemiological research in LMIC is required.
Experience obtaining and leading external, competitive, peer-reviewed grant funding is required.
Experience leading high impact, peer-reviewed manuscripts that reflect area of expertise is required.
Experience working in the development of pharmaceutical products is desired.
Honorary or adjunct appointment in a university epidemiology department is desired.
Qualifications and Skills:
Experience in epidemiological methodology and ability to apply it within the context of product development, using best practices is required.
Expertise in applied statistics for epidemiology and a statistical software package (STATA, R, SAS) is required.
Experience building a coherent and robust program of epidemiological research to answer prioritized research questions is required.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to be resourceful and proactive are required.
Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with experience working collaboratively with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines, countries, and cultures are required.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentations skills, with the ability to critically review documents by colleagues and collaborators, including protocols, study tools, and manuscripts.
Strong publication record in peer reviewed journals is required.