Senior Technical Lead

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems. 

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.  

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries.

WJCF is an Indian not-for-profit entity, registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act 2013, and has an affiliation agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Our mission is to save lives and improve health outcomes in the country by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health systems. WJCF has partnered with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and state health departments since 2007, providing technical and operational support across key health priorities, including infectious diseases (COVID-19, hepatitis, HIV, TB, vector-borne diseases), non-communicable diseases (cervical cancer, diabetes, sickle cell disease), maternal and child health (anaemia, immunisation, diarrhoea, pneumonia), sexual and reproductive health, health insurance and digital health (AB PM-JAY, ABDM), oxygen and hypoxemia management, safe drinking water, and climate and health.

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About the project:

Under the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) of MoHFW and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), WJCF is supporting the National TB Elimination Program's (NTEP) active-case finding (ACF) initiatives to increase TB case-detection across multiple states. The project deploys ultraportable x-ray machines, coupled with AI interpretation of x-ray images, to detect TB at an early stage and hence break the transmission of the causative agents. Diagnosing TB at the community level also reduces out-of-pocket expenditure and morbidity from the disease.

The project is being implemented in 33 (urban and rural) districts across 11 states of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Ladakh, Nagaland & Meghalaya.

The project aims to generate evidence and examine operational feasibility of various targeting, mobilization, and service delivery models across diverse geographic and population settings to inform appropriate deployment and support future scale-up.

Position Summary:

We seek a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding strategic thinking, problem-solving ability, and communication skills to lead the project. The Senior Technical Lead must be able to function independently, be comfortable working and coordinating the operations of cross-functional teams, be flexible, and have a strong commitment to excellence. Reporting to the Project Director and working closely with other strategic partners, the Sr. Technical Leadis expected to lead the implementation of the project; coordinate closely with a diverse set of stakeholders, partners and donors, rigorously monitor and review operations, design and execute execution strategies, oversee budgeting and reporting, and ensure proactive learning and dissemination to shape scale up.

We place great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, teamwork, interpersonal skills, responsibility, tenacity, energy, and work ethic.

• Lead the project at the national level through strong program management while closely working the implementing partners (Sub Recipients) at the state level.
• Manage a team comprising a communications expert, monitoring and evaluation analysts, administration and procurement officers and state leads.
• Engage with the national and state TB departments to facilitate necessary support for availability of drugs, diagnostics and necessary manpower support required for the project interventions.
• Represent WJCF and the project at the national level to ensure the required programmatic and policy support are facilitated at every stage of the project.
• Engage and coordinate with key programmatic, technical, and government stakeholders (MoHFW, NTSU, STSU, NTEP National and State level) for seamless project execution.
• Manage and coordinate with suppliers/vendors, government agencies and procurement teams to ensure timely resolution of technical issues for x-ray devices.
• Conduct periodic programmatic reviews to identify gaps and ideate solutions, and facilitate cross-learnings between state teams for sharing best practices.
• Track project progress regularly through internal metrics, supervisory field visits and direct engagement with State teams.
• Develop high-quality audience-specific reports for the purpose of internal and external dissemination.
• Develop sustainability plans for the continued use of the machines by state governments and proactively support transition towards the end of the project period.
• Ensure up-to-date documentation is in place to support handover and maintenance of the x-ray devices.
• Disseminate project learnings, research findings, and best practices with key stakeholders, and advocate for scalability and sustainability of the intervention through domestic budgets.

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Health Informatics, Public Health, Public Policy, or Management
• Minimum 7 Years of progressive experience in project/technical leadership, program management, or business development roles, with demonstrated success in large-scale multi-site technology deployment initiatives
• Proven track record managing the launch/deployment of new products/services or driving adoption of existing solutions
• Established experience effectively engaging with government officials and/or multilateral organizations, particularly in translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing large field teams in the development sector, sales, or marketing functions (highly desirable)
• Strong understanding of effective engagement strategies with government bodies, NGOs, and diverse stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated ability to work across varied professional and cultural contexts
• Advanced problem-solving capabilities with experience addressing complex implementation challenges
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively to operational states within the country
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize competing demands
• Results-oriented mindset with focus on achieving measurable outcomes

Last Date to Apply: 21st September, 2025