Join MSF OCG as a Epidemiologist / Infectious Disease Modeller!

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

This is a field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva

Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

Epicentre is an organisation created by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 1986. We conduct field epidemiology, training, and research activities for MSF interventions. Our activities for populations in precarious situations are led from Uganda, Niger, and France, and through the programs of MSF and others. They mainly concern infectious diseases and malnutrition.

Be responsible to conduct a study on the impact of reactive Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) campaigns. The objective of the study is to generate evidence for the efficient planning and implementation of such campaigns, in the context of the global roadmap to eliminate cholera.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Act as co-PI of a multicentric retrospective study on the impact of reactive vaccination campaigns
• Construct and curate a multi-country cholera incidence dataset at a subnational level and link it to existing data about past reactive OCV campaigns,
• Perform a descriptive and in-depth analysis of the data
• (co-)develop and implement statistical and mechanistic models to measure the impact of OCV campaigns at different sites in >5 countries
• Lead interaction with national stakeholders in cholera affected countries and with international stakeholders and partners, including setting up collaboration contracts
• Organize research uptake activities with in country and international partners and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with ethical and regulatory standards, including data sharing and protection
• Be responsible for writing the study protocol and obtaining all required ethical and regulatory approvals, writing reports and scientific publications, and conducting training and capacity building with in-country partners.

Your profile

Education & Experience

• PhD in Epidemiology, Public health, Biostatistics, Life Science or similar with strong analytical, technical, and statistical skills.
• 5 years of experience working in a research environment and/or translating research into policy,
• Experience working with MSF and/or in the sector of international/aid organisations in low resource settings.
• Experience in epidemiological modelling of infectious diseases and translating model outputs into learnings applicable to public health.
• Experience in interacting with Ministries of Health, national and international partner organisations,
• Experience collaborating with international and humanitarian organisations and in low resource settings.
• Experience working with research funders an asset.
• Experience working on cholera and/or other vaccine preventable disease outbreak response and on vaccination policy.
• Experience leading epidemiological studies as (co-)principal investigator.

Languages

• Intermediate French
• Fluent English

Personal Abilities & Skills

• Expertise in using scientific programming tools including R, R-markdown, Git for collaborative coding. Knowledge of other programming languages is an asset.
• Experience in the design and use of large, shared databases.
• Competences in data science, data analytics and visualisation.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the design, calibration and validation of applied epidemiological models of infectious diseases relevant to public health and translatable to policy.
• Organisational and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Capacities to respect short deadlines, prioritise needs, respond to high standards and pay attention to details
• Availability and willingness to travel up to 50% of time.
• Excellent ability to successfully work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate commitment and support for diversity, gender-responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.

Terms of employment

• Fixed-term contract, until December 2026
• Part-time, 60% (24h/week)
• Working place : Geneva
• Start date: April 1^st, 2026

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is February 22^nd, 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.