Job Description

Technical Lead, Digital Health and AI Integration - Employee, Global Health

Location:
District of Columbia
United States

POSITION TYPE: Employee: Full Time, US

POSITION TITLE:Technical lead, Digital Health and AI Integration

DIVISION: Global Health

REPORTS TO: Chief Health Officer

HR (Human Resources) WILL DETERMINE FSLA STATUS: Exempt

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 500 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability and transparency.

The Technical Lead, Digital Health and AI Integration is an HQ-based role within Project HOPE's Technical Unit, reporting directly to the Chief Health Officer. The position provides technical leadership and strategic direction for Project HOPE's health informatics, digital health, and AI integration portfolio across all geographies and program areas.

The Technical Lead will drive the implementation of Project HOPE's organizational strategy on digital health and AI integration, advancing the use of technology to improve program efficiency, enhance data-driven decision-making, and strengthen health outcomes across the portfolio. The role works collaboratively the senior advisor, health informatics, MEL teams, country-based informatics staff, and program teams across the Technical Unit to ensure coherence, quality, and innovation across all digital health functions. The Technical Lead serves as the organization's primary resource on health information systems, interoperability, data architecture, AI-enabled program integration, and digital health innovation, and is critical to Project HOPE's ability to deliver on data-driven awards and to strengthen its positioning in an increasingly technology-driven global health landscape.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic leadership and Digital health vision

• Strengthen and continuously evolve Project HOPE’s organizational digital health and AI integration strategy, ensuring alignment with global strategies on digital health, national health architectures, and evolving donor and global health data priorities
• Identify, evaluate, and champion the integration of AI and machine learning tools into Project HOPE’s health programs including AI-enabled surveillance (e.g. EIOS), predictive analytics for global health programs, and automated data quality assurance systems
• Serve as Project HOPE’s representative on health informatics and digital health innovation in external forums, technical working groups, and donor consultations
• Advise the Chief Health Officer on emerging digital health technologies, risks, and opportunities relevant to Project HOPE’s portfolio and strategic direction.

Technical Oversight and Program Support

• Collaborate with Senior Advisor, Health informatics, MEL team and Country-based informatics staff to ensure quality, consistency, and strategic alignment across all digital health programming
• Lead technical design and oversight of health information and technology systems component across Project HOPE program portfolio ensuring interoperability and alignment with national digital health strategies
• Provide technical leadership on data systems supporting milestone-based award management, including real-time dashboards, automated alert systems, and expenditure to results monitoring frameworks required under DoS Fixed Award Amount (FAA) mechanisms
• Oversee the design and implementation of AI-enabled epidemic intelligence tools (including EIOS 2.0 integration) within Project HOPE’s GHS/HIV programs ensuring technical soundness and operational feasibility
• Ensure all digital health investments align with national data governance frameworks, data privacy and security regulations, and donor data management requirements

Program Development and Innovation

• Lead or co-lead health informatics and digital health technical sections in proposals, concept notes, and Statements of interestacross all Project HOPE portfolios
• Identify and develop funding opportunities specifically in digital health, AI integration, and health data systems
• Leverage and continuously improve Project HOPE’s Program Intelligence Assistance (PIA) and related technology differentiators as competitive proposal assets, working with the PDU to embed these tools across new program development processes.
• Build and maintain partnerships with digital health innovators, academic institutions, technology companies, and peer implementing organizations to advance Project HOPE’s AI and informatics capabilities

Team and Organizational development

• Provide mentorship and peer technical support to country based teams, contributing to a collaborative and high performing digital health team

• Build organizational capacity in digital health and data literacy across TU, country teams and program staff through trainings, guidance notes, and knowledge management
• Contribute to TU strategic planning, portfolio review, and cross-thematic integration with GHS, Infectious diseases, RMNCH, MHPSS program areas

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

· Master's degree or higher in health informatics, computer science, public health informatics, information systems, or a related field; advanced clinical or public health qualification an advantage.

· Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in health informatics, digital health, or health data systems, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.

· Demonstrated expertise in health information system design, implementation, and scale-up in low- and middle-income country contexts, with strong DHIS2 proficiency required.

· Experience with AI, machine learning, or automated data analytics applied to global health programs strongly preferred.

· Demonstrated experience with U.S. Government-funded health programs and familiarity with PEPFAR, DoS/GHSD, or CDC data reporting requirements (DATIM, PHEM, HMIS).

· Strong understanding of health data interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, OpenHIE architecture).

· Experience managing or mentoring technical staff in a matrixed, multi-country organization.

· Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

· Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 30% of time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel internationally.
• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Work environment

• Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
• Emergency deployments may be in resource-deprived environments with austere living conditions.
• Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.
• While international travel is not a regular part of every job, programmatic needs may require it intermittently.
• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.

Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.