Global Health HIV Program Technical Specialist

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This is a primarily remote position that may be performed from Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Delaware. Candidates must reside in one of these states by their employment start date and must be within commutable distance of the GSSHealth Baltimore office. The position may require up to 15% international travel.

Global Scientific Solutions for Health (GSSHealth) is a public health consulting company dedicated to strengthening global health programs, health systems, and clinical and laboratory capacity in resource-limited countries. We partner with governments and international organizations to deliver technical assistance, training, quality improvement, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic program support that strengthens health systems and improves health outcomes worldwide.

GSSHealth is seeking a Global Health HIV Program Technical Specialist to provide technical guidance and implementation support for HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs implemented with government, military health, and funding partners across multiple countries. This is a technical advisory role; it does not provide patient care or involve clinical supervision or mentorship of physicians or other licensed healthcare providers.

The Technical Specialist will interpret national and international HIV guidance and help project teams translate it into practical workplans, tools, training resources, quality improvement activities, and program recommendations. The role will use program data and implementation findings to recommend corrective actions and support sustainable country ownership. The position combines HIV program expertise, technical writing, data-informed program improvement, stakeholder engagement, and international travel.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000 annually, based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Benefits include health insurance, dental and vision coverage, generous paid time off, and retirement plan with employer 3% match.

The employee must be able to perform the following essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Monitor current national and international HIV guidelines and provide programmatic recommendations for HIV prevention, testing, linkage, care, and treatment activities in partner countries.
• Help country teams translate applicable guidance into workplans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), algorithms, job aids, checklists, training resources, and quality improvement activities.
• Provide technical guidance on HIV program standards related to antiretroviral therapy, advanced HIV disease, HIV/TB integration, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), viral load monitoring, PrEP, differentiated service delivery, and other priority areas.
• Review implementation approaches, technical deliverables, and program tools for consistency with applicable guidelines, funder requirements, and established best practices; identify matters that require review by a licensed clinical professional.
• Analyze program indicators, assessment results, and implementation findings to identify service-delivery gaps and recommend feasible corrective actions and quality improvement priorities.
• Develop and adapt training and orientation materials and facilitate sessions (in-person or virtually) on HIV guidelines, program standards, and implementation processes for project staff and partner teams.
• Prepare technical reports, guidance documents, briefs, success stories, presentations, and other project documentation.
• Participate in technical and programmatic meetings with stakeholders.
• Support transition of program ownership to local health systems…