Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. A public institution under the authority of the Minister of Health, formed through the merger of several public institutions and established by Ordinance 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, the agency works to promote public health. As a scientific, expert, and public health safety agency, its missions include:

1. Epidemiological observation and surveillance of the health status of the population; 
2. Monitoring health risks threatening the population;
3. Promoting health and reducing health risks;
4. Developing prevention and health education;
5. Preparation for and response to health threats, alerts, and crises;
6. Issuing public health alerts.

The agency is organized into 12 divisions—some scientific, some cross-functional, and some providing operational support.

The agency’s strategic priorities and work program, established by its Board

, are structured around three priorities: Strengthening the capacity for anticipation and rapid response to health threats; Measuring and assessing the extent of diseases and risk factors to guide their prevention and control; Strengthening the health impact of all public policies and the prevention and promotion of health.

Department: Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (DMNTT)
Unit: Perinatal, Early Childhood, and Mental Health Unit

Responsibilities

Within the Perinatal, Early Childhood, and Mental Health Unit (UPEPS) and reporting
to the unit director, the scientific project manager participates in
the unit’s work to ensure the epidemiological monitoring of mental health
—particularly children’s mental health and maternal mental health—in
coordination with other agency divisions involved in the field of mental health
.

Activities

The Scientific Project Manager’s main activities will aim to/focus on:
On an ongoing basis or between editions of the Frisbee survey:

• conducting and organizing a literature review in the relevant fields; participating in mental health surveillance efforts; participating in the unit’s cross-functional scientific activities, particularly regarding other surveys conducted within the team, the division, and the agency;
• producing mental health indicators (for adults and children), descriptive and multivariate analyses, and interpreting and disseminating these results;
• serve as a liaison with the agency’s other departments.

When conducting a round of the Frisbee survey:

• lead the team in charge of the Frisbee survey;
• coordinate the work related to the Frisbee survey’s committee structure (namely, for the 2028 edition
  , the Scientific Committee for Thematic Support, the Survey
  Steering Committee, and the Liaison Committee);
• organize working meetings with the project’s operational partners;
• collaborate with the administrative and financial coordinator on budget monitoring;
• contribute to data management and conduct statistical analyses;
• disseminate the results of the work (reports, briefings for decision-makers, scientific articles
  , publication on the SpFrance website, participation in conferences
  and symposia, etc.).

Depending on the needs of Santé publique France, the employee may be called upon to assist with the
surveillance of other public health issues. The employee will be required to participate in Santé publique France’s weekday and weekend on-call shifts and will receive training for this purpose.