Junior Expert - Vaccine-preventable diseases/Vaccines

Job description
We are now looking for a new team member to ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) in Stockholm. You will work as a Junior Scientific Expert and support the DPR Unit (Disease Programme Unit) and in particular the Epidemic-Prone Diseases section. The section looks at Food-and Vector Borne Diseases, Respiratory Viruses and Legionella.
This is a temporary assignment starting as soon as possible and four months forward.
ECDC has introduced a hybrid working model with a minimum presence in the office of 2 days/week. It is a requirement that you are based in Sweden or can relocate here immediately. No remote work (from another country/city) is possible for this position. 
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.
To apply, please submit your resume in English in the Europass CV format together with a motivational letter of maximum one page (in the same document) explaining which job specific expertise and personal characteristics that you would bring to the job. Please apply as soon as possible, application closes on the 4th of March.

Responsibilities
Facilitate surveillance and response activities by producing annual epidemiological reports.
Validating indicator-based surveillance data.
Monitoring and investigating potential cross-border foodborne outbreaks (following an established procedure).
Take part with the rest of the team to the roster for monitoring a generic mailbox.
Support the preparation of the annual epidemiological report for seasonal influenza with contributions from the rest of the team (foreseen in the second half of May).
Support procurement activities, such as the coordination of contracts on lab capacity building.
Support the organisation of working groups and network meetings for respiratory viruses and lab.


Qualifications
Education at university level in an area related to the activities of ECDC such as medicine, public health or similar, and relevant professional experience of at least 1 year following the award of the degree.
Good analytical and writing skills,
Good organisational skills,
Knowledge of epidemiology,
Ideally some knowledge microbiology and infectious diseases,
Very good MS office skills (intermediate level in Excel),
Very good English language skills.


About the company

Randstad
At Randstad, we see the possible in people. With business all over Sweden and in all areas of expertise, we help people find work that feels good, where they get the opportunity to develop and realize their true potential.

With close to 600 000 employees in 38 countries, Randstad is the global leader in the HR services industry. Our mission is to become the world’s most valued working life partner. By combining our passion for people with the power of today’s technology, we support people and organizations in realizing their true potential. We call it Human Forward.