Senior Public Health Officer (Data)

About the role

The Advanced Methods and Analytics Division is hiring a Senior Public Health Officer (Data) to strengthen public health surveillance and outbreak response. You will develop AI solutions and turn complex data into clear, actionable insights that support evidence-based decisions and interventions, in a fast-paced environment requiring you to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop AI prototypes, including LLM-powered agents with capabilities such as RAG and conversational AI for public health intelligence
• Develop and optimise strategies to obtain and process infectious disease data, detect outbreak patterns, assess risk levels and trigger timely alerts
• Design and develop data visualisations fit for public health decision-making
• Build scalable data processing pipelines and automate reporting and business workflows
• Conduct model evaluation and performance monitoring
• Partner with stakeholders to scope projects, address analytical gaps and translate complex findings into clear outputs for diverse audiences
• Support the division's other operational priorities as required

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience developing and deploying AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms (preferably AWS), including LLM-based applications, model evaluation and AI safety
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or a related quantitative field preferred
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, including vendor management and delivering projects on time
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Public health, healthcare or infectious disease analytics experience is an advantage

Required skills

• Python and R
• SQL
• Tableau or Power BI for dashboards, data pipelines, workflow automation and enterprise system integration