[Hiring] Manager, AI Foundations @Clinton Health Access Initiative

Role Description

The Manager will report to the Associate Director, AI Foundations and play a central role in advancing CHAI's AI Foundations work. This includes:

• Providing strategic and technical assistance to ministries of health on the design and strengthening of AI governance frameworks, workforce capacity, infrastructure, and digital and data systems.
• Conducting and synthesizing research on AI for health trends, tools, and emerging practices to inform CHAI's strategy and country-level engagements.
• Supporting the AI Commons for Global Health, including stakeholder coordination and operational management.
• Managing relationships with key partners, including ministry of health counterparts, serving as a trusted advisor and thought partner on AI-related priorities.
• Building and maintaining relationships with technology companies, funders, and global health partners to advance shared goals related to AI for health.
• Developing tools, frameworks, and resources that ministries of health and CHAI teams can use to assess AI readiness and plan implementation.
• Identifying creative, practical solutions to novel challenges that arise in a fast-evolving and often ambiguous technical and policy landscape.
• Supporting the development of work plans, budgets, and reporting materials for AI-related programs.
• Preparing presentations, briefs, and other materials to communicate complex technical topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including government officials and donors.
• Coordinating across CHAI country and global teams to ensure alignment and knowledge-sharing on AI for health approaches.
• Representing CHAI at relevant convenings, working groups, and partner meetings related to AI for health.
• Contributing to fundraising efforts, including drafting proposals and donor updates related to AI for health work.
• Mentoring and supporting team members as needed.
• Participating in any other duties as assigned.

This role will require extensive travel, including the program countries, to support ministries of health and represent CHAI at partner convenings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in public health, public policy, data science, computer science, or a related field preferred, with 4-8 years of relevant professional experience (leveling for role will be commensurate with experience).
• Demonstrated interest or experience in AI, digital health, and/or health systems strengthening.
• Strong research skills, with the ability to rapidly synthesize complex information and translate it into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience building relationships with government officials, partners, and funders.
• Creative problem-solving ability, with comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments with limited precedent.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and technical materials for varied audiences.
• Exceptional work ethic with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously and prioritize effectively under tight timelines.
• Experience working in countries where CHAI operates and with government stakeholders highly preferred.
• High level of comfort leveraging AI workflows for research and resource creation preferred.
• Additional language skills relevant to CHAI's country programs are a plus.

Company Description

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 (LMICs). We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.