State Lead Mizoram
State Lead Mizoram
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SUMMARY
The State Program Lead will oversee and lead the technical assistance and support to state health departments in the deployment and integration of AIdriven solutions to enhance public health initiatives. This position will focus on strengthening existing health programs while ensuring the seamless adoption of advanced AI tools for improved health outcomes. The State Program Lead will manage a dynamic team of program officers and AI deployment specialists to deliver technical assistance ensure best practices are followed and drive program success at the state level.
Location Mizoram
ABOUT US AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health agriculture education and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments social sector organizations academic and research institutions and domain experts to identify realworld problems and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.
We have over 30 AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USAID and . With a team of over 200 professionals our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation software engineering domain knowledge design and user research.
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1. Program Leadership and Oversight:
Lead the planning implementation and evaluation of AIdriven health solutions across state health departments.
Coordinate and ensure the successful deployment of AI technologies to address critical health program needs including disease prevention health surveillance resource allocation and population health management.
Collaborate with state health department leadership to understand needs and provide strategic guidance on program implementation and health system strengthening.
Provide leadership technical direction and mentorship to a crossfunctional team of program officers and AI specialists.
2. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building:
Offer ongoing technical assistance to state health departments to effectively deploy AI tools focusing on systems integration data management and workflow optimization.
Design and conduct training programs for health department staff on AI technologies datadriven decisionmaking and utilization of digital health tools.
Facilitate workshops webinars and other knowledgesharing activities to promote AI literacy and strengthen the capacity of health professionals.
3. Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
Build and maintain strong relationships with state health department officials technology vendors academic partners and other stakeholders to ensure successful program implementation.
Serve as a primary point of contact for all statelevel program activities providing guidance and support as needed.
Work closely with policy experts and stakeholders to advocate for AI solutions as part of state health initiatives and program strategies.
4. Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting:
Monitor program progress ensuring milestones are met and timelines are adhered to.
Develop and implement evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of AI solutions in achieving health program objectives.
Prepare and present regular progress reports performance metrics and impact assessments to leadership and stakeholders.
5. AI Strategy and Program Improvement:
Lead the strategic development and refinement of AI solutions tailored to specific health program needs ensuring alignment with state health priorities.
Analyze data and feedback from AI deployments to identify areas for improvement and optimize health program outcomes.
Ensure that AI solutions are used in an ethical transparent and responsible manner in compliance with relevant regulations and privacy standards.
6. Team Management:
Supervise and mentor a team of program officers and AI specialists fostering a collaborative highperformance environment.
Provide regular guidance performance reviews and professional development opportunities to team members.
Ensure the team is wellequipped with the necessary resources and skills to execute the deployment of AI solutions and support health program strengthening efforts.
REQUIREMENTS
Expertise in designing and implementing M&E frameworks data systems and research studies.
Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies implementation research approaches data quality improvement program management information systems data visualization and reporting.
Proficiency with statistical and analytical software (e.g. SPSS R Stata) and digital data management tools.
Strong strategic thinking communication and leadership abilities.
Familiarity with the social sector landscape and policy context in India.
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Excellent facilitation oral and written communication skills.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse team.
We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief ethnic or social background gender gender identity and disability. If you have any questions please email us at
Employment Type
Full-Time
