Job Description

Program Manager - Tuberculosis

At Wadhwani AI, we use the power of modern artificial intelligence to help solve some of the most challenging problems in the world. We are looking for a candidate to join our team in Mumbai in a full-time role, who can represent Wadhwani AI at national and international avenues as our resident expert in the field of tuberculosis epidemiology.

Location: New Delhi

About Us

Wadhwani AI is a non-profit applied AI institute that brings artificial intelligence technology to social challenges in low and middle-income countries. Through our solutions, AI becomes an enabling technology that bridges the gap between problems and solutions, augments human capabilities and provides advanced decision support. We collaborate with social sector organizations, the government, domain experts and academic institutions to identify real-world challenges, create and deploy innovative AI solutions to reach intended users and beneficiaries - with the objective of creating sustainable, scalable impact.

Currently, we are building AI-based solutions in the agriculture and health domains, such as pest management, maternal, newborn and child health, tuberculosis and COVID19.

Our projects are supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USAID and Google.org.

Our accolades are as follows:

Wadhwani AI was the only Google AI impact challenge winner from India in 2019, and the first organization in the Asia Pacific to welcome a cohort of Google Fellows.

Our pest management solution, CottonAce earned an honorable mention at the Fast Company World Changing Awards 2021.

In April 2022, CottonAce was announced as one of the five winners of the Global Change Award (GCA) in 2022. The Global Change Award is an endeavor by the H&M Foundation to transform fashion and turn the entire industry planet positive.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Bring in domain and TB program expertise in team discussions and project plans.
• Participate in and contribute to project planning, staffing, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Implement project activities to ensure delivery of objectives in timely and quality fashion.
• Liaise with key stakeholders including project staff, external partners and government health functionaries at field, district and state levels.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison between the TB program and staff and partners in selected geographies (both domestic and international).
• Assist supervisor in identifying critical issues, mitigation strategies, and potential impact on various responses.
• Work with staff from selected geographies to document activities and successes, and write abstracts, success stories, journal articles, and other materials to share achievements.
• Develop content for communications and external events, including blogs, case studies, policy reports, fact sheets or briefs, newsletters, and presentations.
• Lead the on-field implementation. AI-based research and solution deployment in selected geographies (both domestic and international) through field experiments, pilots and scale-ups.
• Coordinate with and provide support to internal team of AI researchers, data scientists, engineers etc for acquiring data as needed, liaising with government stakeholders, conducting field research and field experimentations.
• Conduct supervision and monitoring of project activities to ensure cadence and delivery as per project work plans, timelines, resource allocations, and deliverable schedules through regular contact and coordination with relevant personnel.
• Conducting research, writing and tracking proposals and business development opportunities for the WIAI TB Program within the domestic and international health ecosystem.
• Perform duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

• Graduate degree in medicine (MBBS) or health sciences
• Post Graduation (MD/DNB) in Internal Medicine/Respiratory Medicine/Community Medicine or public health (MPH).
• 6-8 years of relevant professional experience. Experience in supporting and implementing public health programs especially NTEP is required.
• Experience in report writing and development of proposals for business development with a variety of domestic and international donors is preferred.
• Experience in working with emerging markets and emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (orally and in writing) complex issues in a concise, compelling, and easily understandable manner.
• Skilled in successfully working with geographically dispersed teams and working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Technical writing skills, such as synthesizing research findings, content for proposal sections, etc.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize deadlines and work in fast-moving environments and teams, while maintaining accuracy.
• Fluency in Indian regional languages especially Hindi preferred.
• Ability to travel frequently

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