Job Description

We invite applications for Health Research Lead for the Health team at the Foundation. This is a full-time position, based in Bengaluru and will involve extensive travel and field work. Job Summary Get a deep understanding of the state of public health, determinants of health, health institutions, and health mechanisms in the country through extensive reading/research and through connecting with various players - government functionaries, NGOs, public health experts, etc. Understand and prioritize areas for research. Formulate research questions, design and conduct research on public and community health, focusing on the health needs of vulnerable and underserved communities. Program manage end to end all community health-based research studies including working with different internal and external stakeholders. Support the fieldwork to gather primary information. Do detailed analysis of the research data to arrive at conclusions. Document the work in health, good practices and lessons learnt through our work. Create mechanisms for disseminating the results of our research work. Support any other task related to the research work, as required. Qualification, Experience and Attributes 14+ years of experience in health research and program management. Experience in managing field level programs focused on the vulnerable population is a must Ability to handle data, create proformas for data collection, provide appropriate inputs on dashboard creation for monitoring work, organize, plan, and facilitate work across different teams and workstreams. Knowledge of statistical tools and software to analyze data and arrive at results. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Fluency in Hindi and Kannada is an additional desirable skill. Master\'s degree in Public Health or Social Work is desirable.

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