HIV Program Specialist - Epidemiologist

About the role

The HIV Program Specialist – Epidemiologist will provide technical advisory services and thought leadership on HIV surveillance, epidemiological analysis, data modelling, and implementation science across Palladium’s health projects in Kenya. Based in the Nairobi office, the role supports national and county‑level data use, program evaluation, and policy‑relevant analytics.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on HIV epidemiological analysis, modelling, and use of routinely collected program and surveillance data.
• Lead and support implementation science, operational research, and evaluation activities related to HIV/TB programs.
• Assist the Ministry of Health, United States Government, and other stakeholders with data modelling and epidemiological reviews.
• Coordinate protocol development, data quality assurance, and ethical/non‑research determinations.
• Produce high‑quality analytic outputs such as reports, abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, and policy briefs.
• Support capacity‑building through training material development and stakeholder trainings.

Required profile

• Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Health Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum five years of experience in public health research, evaluation, or implementation science, preferably HIV/TB.
• Strong publication record in peer‑reviewed journals; first‑author publications are a plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement, leadership, and technical writing skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency with epidemiological and statistical analysis tools: Stata, R, SAS, SPSS, Python.