Senior Program Officer, Integrated Surveillance for NTDs

Location: Seattle, WA, United States. Relocation support to Seattle is provided. Unrestricted work authorization in the United States is required; immigration-related sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $262,200–$406,400 USD annually for Seattle and Washington, D.C. locations.

Company

hirify.global is a global nonprofit focused on reducing poverty, disease, and inequity and expanding access to health services.

What you will do

• Lead the innovation agenda for post-validation and post-elimination surveillance across six priority neglected tropical diseases.
• Develop evidence-based surveillance strategies that combine disease-specific requirements with integrated, sustainable health-system platforms.
• Design and oversee operational research on reporting cadence, geographic resolution, trigger thresholds, sampling algorithms, and treatment cessation decisions.
• Generate evidence for WHO guidelines, ESPEN technical frameworks, and cross-disease surveillance standards.
• Partner with country programs and regional bodies in Africa, with an anticipated focus on Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Represent the Foundation with Ministries of Health, public health institutes, donors, multilateral agencies, technical working groups, and external innovators.

Requirements

• Advanced degree such as a PhD, MD, MPH, or equivalent in epidemiology, public health, infectious disease, or a related field.
• 10+ years of global health experience, including NTD or campaign-based health programs, disease surveillance, and multi-disease integration in Africa.
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading operational research in African contexts.
• Experience with digital health surveillance infrastructures and applying AI or epidemiological modeling to public health decision-making.
• Experience working with WHO headquarters and AFRO, Ministries of Health, and National Public Health Institutes across Africa.
• Must hold unrestricted work authorization in the United States; visa or immigration-related sponsorship is not provided.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no employee premiums.
• Generous paid time off, paid family leave, regional holidays, and Foundation-paid retirement contributions.
• Opportunities to participate in employee communities and an inclusive, diverse workplace.
• Commitment to health equity, local capacity strengthening, and inclusive global health approaches.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.