Job Opportunity for Program Manager – Tuberculosis at Wadhwani AI in Delhi

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

The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is the world’s first independent non-profit research institute developing AI solutions for social good. Our mission is to develop AI solutions to overcome challenges of societal importance in domains such as health, agriculture, financial inclusion, and infrastructure. Our team consists of world-renowned scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs from Stanford, Yale, Cornell, and the IITs, with experience at companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and DE Shaw. We have research collaborations with Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, University of Southern California, and the University of Washington.

 We are looking for Program Manager, Tuberculosis, who will coordinate and execute all activities of appointed TB projects under the direction and supervision of the Chief of Party, TRACE TB. This position will be based at Delhi.

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.

Requirements

• 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