Job Description & How to Apply Below
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide overall strategic leadership to the Innovation & Learning Site, positioning it as a centre of excellence for last-mile telemedicine and AI innovation.
• Identify, incubate, and scale innovative concepts, pilots, and proofs of concept across telemedicine, AI-CDSS, digital public goods, and health system strengthening.
• Translate emerging technologies (AI/ML, data analytics, clinical decision support, digital platforms) into deployable, scalable, and policy-aligned solutions.
• Align innovation priorities with organizational strategy, government priorities (e.g., ABDM, eSanjeevani), and donor expectations
• Lead a portfolio of complex programs involving academic institutions, and technology collaborators.
• Ensure high-quality program design, implementation, monitoring, learning, and adaptation.
• Drive disciplined execution while maintaining agility for experimentation and innovation.
• Oversee program budgets, timelines, deliverables, and reporting with strong accountability
• Lead and mentor a diverse, high-performing team comprising of Public health and program professionals , Technology and product professionals , AI/ML engineers and data scientists, Researchers and M&E specialist
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, learning, and ownership.
• Build internal capacity to manage advanced technologies and complex health system engagements.
• Work closely with technology and AI teams to ensure solutions are:
Clinically safe and ethical, Operationally feasible at the last mile. Aligned with government workflows and regulations.
• Provide leadership on AI governance, explainability, validation, and responsible deployment in real-world health settings.
• Identify and engage local philanthropists, Hi-Net worth individuals to leverage funds/resources for supporting the innovative site.
• Work with partnership and fundraising teams to identify the opportunities for raising funds for the innovation site.
• Serve as a senior representative of Intelehealth with key stakeholders, especially health departments and implementing agencies at the District/State level
• Build and manage partnerships with, Government institutions, Academic and research organizations, Technology partners and startups, Donors and multilaterals
• Ensure robust documentation of learnings, evidence generation, and best practices from pilots and programs.
• Work with the policy advocacy department to support dissemination through policy briefs, publications, learning events, and global forums.
Key Skills &
Competencies:
• Strategic & Systems Thinking
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Leadership & People Management
• Technology & Innovation Fluency
• Stakeholder Management
• Execution Excellence
• Communication & Influence
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Director - Digital Health Innovation]
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