Surveillance Lead
Lead and manage the Urban Disease Surveillance program in Ahmedabad, engaging with government and ensuring effective response.
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Overview
Lead and manage the Urban Disease Surveillance program in Ahmedabad, engaging with government and ensuring effective response.
You have:
- MBBS from a recognised institution; postgraduate qualification in public health, community medicine, or epidemiology (MD, MPH, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
- 5–7 years in public health programme implementation, with experience in disease surveillance or urban health and at least two years of direct engagement with government health systems at district or municipal level.
- Demonstrated ability to work alongside government systems, supporting institutional processes such as joint reviews, inter-departmental coordination, and policy sign-offs without displacing government ownership.
- Experience facilitating upskilling programmes and simulation drills for government health workforces.
- Working knowledge of IDSP, IHIP reporting, and outbreak investigation protocols.
- Strong communication in English and Gujarati or Hindi.
- Willingness to spend approximately 60% of time in the field across government offices, wards, and medical colleges.
- Prior experience with NCDC, IDSP surveillance units, or National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) urban health programmes.
- Familiarity with Smart City infrastructure or GIS-based surveillance tools.
- Prior experience in urban disease surveillance, outbreak response, or epidemic preparedness programmes
- Exposure to National Health Mission (NHM) financial and planning guidelines, including the Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) process.
- Working knowledge of AI productivity tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for report drafting and data synthesis.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time you successfully led a government engagement initiative. | Interviewers ask this to gauge your experience and effectiveness in public sector interaction. | Highlight specific actions you took, the government stakeholders involved, and measurable outcomes. |
| How do you ensure quality and compliance in surveillance activities within government systems? | This assesses your attention to detail and understanding of protocols in a governmental context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Provide an example of how you facilitated training or simulation drills for health workers. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you describe how you manage risk and accountability in public health projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about your experience with disease surveillance systems in urban settings. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you maintain relationships with senior officials and stakeholders? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methodologies do you use for data analysis in disease mapping? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain the significance of inter-departmental coordination in health programs. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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