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Job Description
WHO seeks a Lab Specialist in Beirut to strengthen Lebanon’s national laboratory system under the Pandemic Fund. The consultant will build laboratory capacity, update training and SOPs, assess laboratory-information systems, improve data quality and laboratory-surveillance integration, define data and interoperability requirements, develop external-quality-assessment strategy and roadmap, stren...
Key Details
Department
EM_LEB WHO Representative's Office, Lebanon
Position Details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
5 years
Employment type
Contractor / Part-time
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Bachelor's degree
Contract duration
60 working days over 6 months
Language Requirements
Required
English, Arabic
Summary of Responsibilities
- Update training packages, materials and technical SOPs
- Assess laboratory-information and data systems
- Define functional requirements for laboratory-information systems
- Develop data-quality and laboratory-data-management frameworks
- Define data elements and interoperability recommendations
- Develop external-quality-assessment strategy and roadmap
- Strengthen National EQA Reference Laboratory recommendations
Role Requirements
- First university degree in medicine, laboratory sciences, microbiology or related field
- Minimum five years of laboratory-systems-strengthening experience
- Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic
Desired Criteria
- Advanced degree in a relevant field
- Experience with Pandemic Fund, WHO, CDC or similar partners
- Experience in fragile or resource-constrained settings
Skills
Tools and Technologies
Additional Information
- Based in Beirut with weekly office visits
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from WHO Careers, on 26 Aug 2026.