Adama Ndir

Physician-epidemiologist and biostatistician with 24+ years of experience designing, executing, analyzing, and communicating clinical, observational, surveillance, and public-health research. Brings a Doctor of Medicine with infectious-disease residency, postgraduate training in advanced epidemiology and biostatistics, and extensive experience collaborating with clinicians, investigators, laboratories, universities, Ministries of Health, and international research networks. Led 15+ observational and surveillance studies; managed clinical-trial and cohort data; developed protocols, questionnaires, statistical analysis plans, data-quality frameworks, and research reports; and contributed to 25+ peer-reviewed publications, including work published in The Lancet, International Journal of Epidemiology, JAIDS, and Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Experienced in human-subjects protection, GCP-compliant research, IRB/ethics submissions, multidisciplinary scientific review, and translating analyses into research and programmatic decisions.

Program Coordinator, Master's in Field Epidemiology (FETP) - Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor - Remote / Maryland

(2026-06)

• Direct a 2-year, 120-ECTS professional Master's program built with WHO and Africa CDC and aligned with CDC-FETP Advanced and One Health standards.
• Oversee curriculum and applied research training spanning epidemiology, biostatistics/data science, research methodology, GIS/spatial analysis, outbreak investigation, program management, and thesis research.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary faculty, mentors, field placements, and student research activities across physicians, veterinarians, pharmacists, dentists, laboratory scientists, and public-health professionals.

Chief Executive Officer - Nutrivision Consulting - Dakar, Senegal / Remote

(2024-01)

• Provide epidemiology, biostatistics, health-data analysis, and research-methodology consulting to public-health and clinical partners, including CDC, WAHO, AFENET, and International Medical Corps.
• Designed rapid epidemiologic analysis and evidence-synthesis workflows for the WAHO Mpox outbreak investigation in Nigeria (2025).
• Deliver advanced epidemiology and data-analysis training to health professionals and Ministry of Health teams across West Africa.

Senior Scientist, FETP Resident Advisor & Associate Director for Science - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Mali, Burkina Faso & Cameroon

(2010-01 - 2024-02)

• Directed and supported applied epidemiologic research and surveillance programs across Central and West Africa, working with CDC headquarters, country offices, laboratories, clinicians, Ministries of Health, universities, and international partners.
• Designed and led 15+ observational and surveillance studies, including protocol development, sampling strategies, data-management plans, statistical analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.
• Designed and executed a SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study across 10 regional capitals of Cameroon (>17,000 data points), including protocol development, sampling design, SAS/R analysis, and dissemination to national and international partners.
• Established pharmacovigilance and vaccine-safety signal-detection systems covering 391,000+ administered vaccine doses and supported evaluation of vaccine-related safety and program outcomes.
• Developed and implemented data-quality assurance frameworks, automated QC checks, completeness monitoring, and analytical reporting systems, improving aggregate data quality from 74% to 94% across a 16-country network.
• Maintained human-subjects/IRB-equivalent approvals and protocol compliance across research and surveillance activities in 15+ countries; collaborated with technical reviewers, laboratory personnel, and program leadership.
• Directed FETP scientific training and mentorship across 16 countries, strengthening investigators' capacity in study design, biostatistics, analysis, scientific writing, and research dissemination.

Senior Technical Advisor — HIV/AIDS & GHSA Epidemiology - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Mali & Burkina Faso

(2011-01 - 2017-12)

• Led epidemiologic study design and analysis, including the Mali 2012 National DHS HIV component: sampling design, data-collection instruments, weighting procedures, and SAS-based analysis of 15,000+ household records.
• Collaborated with national and international investigators on HIV surveillance, program evaluation, and applied epidemiologic research.

Chief, Care & Treatment, Monitoring and Evaluation - National AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health - Dakar, Senegal

(2004-01 - 2010-12)

• Directed national HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation systems across 200+ facilities, including data-collection instruments, QC frameworks, reporting systems, and evaluation activities.
• Managed the IeDEA West Africa cohort program and harmonized longitudinal data for 17,000+ patients across 17 clinical centers in 6 countries; research findings were published in The Lancet and International Journal of Epidemiology.
• Collaborated with clinicians, researchers, national programs, WHO/UNAIDS partners, and international research networks on evidence generation and program improvement.

Clinical Research Assistant & Data Manager — Phase III Antiretroviral Trials - ANRS / IMEA - Dakar, Senegal

(2001-01 - 2004-12)

• Supported Phase III antiretroviral clinical trials and managed clinical research databases and data-collection systems for cohorts of up to 500+ participants.
• Designed/managed case report forms and study documentation, supported GCP-compliant data collection, and contributed to clinical research publications in JAIDS.
• Provided direct clinical care during infectious-disease residency, including HIV/TB and oncology-related services, strengthening clinical understanding of research questions and patient outcomes.

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Medicine with residency emphasis in Infectious Diseases - Université Cheikh Anta Diop (1991-01 - 2000-12)

MSc - Nutrition & Food Science (Epidemiology & Research Methods) - Université Cheikh Anta Diop (2000-01 - 2002-12)

Postgraduate Diploma - Advanced Epidemiology & Biostatistics - Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern (2005-01 - 2005-12)

Certificate - Applied Data Science Program - MIT Professional Education (2023-01 - 2024-12)