Global Health Security, Vector-Borne Diseases Diagnostic Network and Laboratory Technical Consultant Service

FHI 360 requires qualified global health security, infectious, and vector-borne disease diagnostic network and laboratory-focused consultants. Selected candidates will join a roster to provide flexible, on-demand technical assistance and specialized support for infectious and vector-borne disease detection across human and animal diagnostic networks globally. Requested scope areas include assessing and strengthening diagnostic network and laboratory systems, governance, policies, strategic planning, capacity, testing systems, molecular diagnostics, and genomic sequencing. Work will be performed offsite, though consultants may be deployed internationally for assignments. Global world-wide organizations and onshore individual consultants are eligible to bid. Candidates generally need a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in public health laboratories or diagnostic networks, low- and middle-income country experience, and English proficiency. Applicants must submit questions to [email protected] by October 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT. Digital proposals must be emailed in MS Word or PDF format to the same address by October 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT, accompanied by a CV, daily rate in US dollars, and a cover letter. FHI 360 evaluates proposals based on best value, considering technical qualifications and the proposed daily rate. FHI 360 intends to issue individual consultant agreements for time-limited, task-oriented scopes of work for an initial 12-month period of performance, with options for extension or renewal. The budget details request proposed daily rates.