Job Opportunity in Germany as a Data Scientist at WHO
By: World Health OrganizationLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
SpecialityPsychology and Sociology
Skills− Team-player with good inter-personal skills., − Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Age
- No specific age required
Years of Experience
- 2-3
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Job Type
- Full time
Job FieldsOther
Opportunity FieldScience
Job locationGermany (Berlin), Canada
Needed documentsCV, Application form
Opportunity description
World Health Organization is offering a Job Opportunity in Germany as a Data Scientist.
Benefits:
- An annual base salary starting at USD 50,377
- 30 days of annual leave
- Allowances for family members
- Home leave
- An education grant for children.
Duties & responsibilities
- Research and identify sources of information related to public health emergencies.
- Carry out analysis and develop information products, such as presentations, activity reports, etc. to communicate technical information to technical partners with particular attention to data about outbreak and emergency response and interventions.
- Actively participate and collaborate in the development and implementation of state-of-the-art analysis-sharing and dissemination strategies within a planned framework, aims and objectives.
- Participate in the design of new tools and adapt data and analysis in existing tools, to ensure transparent development and sharing of analysis and insights.
Eligibility criteria
Education:
- Essential: First university degree in epidemiology, demography, statistics, health sciences, or a related discipline that includes quantitative methods.
- Desirable: Postgraduate diploma in any of the above areas.
Experience:
- Essential:
- At least two years' professional work experience in data analysis or data visualization.
- Demonstrable experience documenting processes and/or writing scientific research articles.
- Experience working directly with internal and external partners to define requirements for data analysis and reporting.
- Desirable: Experience in the analysis of infectious disease data using surveillance data and context data. Experience in WHO or UN, UN Agencies an asset.
Skills:
- Excellent organizational and data management skills
- Ability to multi-task and produce accurate results under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with emphasis on writing skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills .
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Producing results
Language Skills:
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
- Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of WHO Language.
About WHO:
The organization's goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people. They strive to combat diseases; infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease. They also help mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age, and ensure the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink, and the medicines and vaccines they need.
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