Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse is looking for a Medical Advisor: Tropical & Infectious Diseases; Climate, Environment & Health (French-speaking)

Medical Advisor: Tropical & Infectious Diseases; Climate, Environment & Health

Location: Genève, Suisse
Department: Médical

Role scope: Provide specialized, complementary knowledge by actively engaging with operational counterparts to support the management of neglected, epidemic-prone, climate sensitive diseases & health conditions.

Description de l'offre d'emploi

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.
Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?
At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

To contribute, as a medical advisor within the Tropical Medicine Unit, to maintaining a high level of technical expertise in the OCG Medical Department by providing specialised and complementary knowledge, and by actively engaging with operational counterparts to support the management of neglected, epidemic-prone, and climate sensitive diseases and health conditions..

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Provide expert support to the Medical Department, Operations Departments, Missions and Project teams on topics related to tropical medicine and environmental health.
• Collaborate with the other Tropical Medicine Advisors to ensure that core areas of work are adequately covered from a technical capacity perspective (e.g. common and/or serious outbreaks, neglected tropical diseases), and that emerging needs are anticipated and addressed (e.g. increasing range and incidence of vector-borne diseases).
• Deepen OCG’s understanding of the links between climate, environment and health – particularly the health impacts of anthropogenic climate change and the risks posed by climate-linked emergencies and climate-sensitive diseases in MSF projects.
• Work with Cells, Missions and Project teams to implement concrete, evidence-based approaches towards operational adaptation to minimise the detrimental health impacts of climate change.
• Consult and collaborate with intersectional counterparts and external experts to ensure a harmonised, evidence-based, best-practice approach to the prevention, diagnosis and management of tropical diseases and other climate-related health problems (e.g. heat).
• Undertake regular field visits to priority projects (as defined by need, level of complexity, strategic ambition etc) to provide direct support in the form of clinical oversight, peer-to-peer education, workplace-based training, evaluations etc, as necessary.
• Contribute to operational research and other knowledge-building exercises on an appropriate, as-needed basis, prioritising those activities which address specific gaps relevant to OCG’s medical operations and the care we provide to our patients.
• Contribute actively to the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Intersectional MSF platform, and learn from shared intersectional knowledge, position OCG on specific NTD strategies, WHO, DNDi and other NTD partners, advocate and innovate (e.g. field implementation of new algorithms or guidance).
• Provide expert inputs into OCG policies and strategies relevant to tropical medicine and climate, environment and health.
• Represent OCG in relevant external forums on topics specific to tropical medicine and climate, environment and health.
• Provide capacity building by providing support training and mentoring MSF medical staff and contribute to internal training initiatives and learning platforms.

Your profile

Education

Essential

• Medical degree
• Specialization in Tropical Diseases, Infectious Diseases or related fields
• High level of understanding of public health and epidemiology

Desired

• Master of Tropical Medicine, Public Health or Global Health
• Specific postgraduate studies in environmental health
• Knowledge of recent developments in the field of humanitarian relief, international public health, tropical medicine and planetary health

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience in Infectious and/or Tropical Diseases
• Field and/or HQ experience with MSF or similar medical organisation
• Field experience in emergencies, epidemics, malaria and/or NTDs

Desired

• Programmatic or field experience with neglected tropical diseases

Languages

Essential

• Fluent English
• Fluent French

Desired

• Spanish
• Arabic

Knowledge & Expertise

• Medical project management, including epidemic response and operational support
• Understanding of medical humanitarian work with regards to the medical-technical and the political dimensions
• Knowledge of innovations in diagnostics, therapeutics, and international guidelines for viral haemorrhagic fevers, malaria, cholera, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including dengue, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, snakebite envenoming, and skin NTDs.
• Ability to analyse and synthesise medical data
• Relevant clinical skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Good training skills

Behavioural & Managerial Competencies

• Results, innovation and quality oriented
• Problem solving and service oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills, team spirit, networking and communication skills
• Able to travel (30% of her/his time).

Terms of employment

• Full-time position 100% (40h/week)
• Open-ended contract
• Working place: Geneva, Switzerland
• Ideal start date: May 4th, 2026
• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 102’180.- to CHF 116’484.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)
• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.
• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.
• Relocation support available for eligible candidates.

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)

Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is April 5th , 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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